Troning and Glazing Machine or Apparatus.
Year: 1899

page_text: Date of Application, 24th Mar., 1899
Complete Specification Left, 4th Nov., 1899-Accepted, 3rd Mar., 1900
Troning and Glazing Machine or Apparatus.
FELIX ANDRÉ, Constructeur-Mécanicien, 72, Avenue de la Reine, Boulogne-
sur-Seine, France, do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as
follows:-
My machine is composed of a column which is fixed by means of four screws
on any table or any flat surface.
Fixed to the column are two supports to receive a bracket held by two axles or
main hinge. At one extremity of the bracket is a covered part shaped U receiving
a branch or lever forming chape. At the part rejoining the bracket and at its
other extremity is a swanlike neck finishing in form of main hinge to receive the
glazing irons."
Under the said lever is found a spring fixed at each end by two hooks, which
gives the pressure to be obtained by means of a screw with union junction.
My machine is invented with the hygienic object of avoiding the fatigue to the
workpeople in ironing and glazing the shirts, collars, cuffs, etc. The glazing irons
working with the machine have a hole at each extremity in order to receive the
swanlike neck branch at a part semi circular, for the glazing.
By means of the spring which gives a strong pressure on the branch receiving
the glazing irons the work can be done without fatigue and at a better result can
be obtained much superior to that obtained by the present system. And more-
over it produces double of the amount of work that can be obtained with the
hand.
The word “The Star" is visible on the machine in open worked letters.
rowing and Glazing Machine or Apparatus.
I, FÉLIX ANDRÉ, Constructeur Mécanicien, formerly of 72bis, Avenue de la
Reine, Boulogne-sur-Seine, in the French Republic, but now residing at 22, Rue
de L'Est, Boulogne-sur-Seine, do hereby declare the nature of this invention
and in what manner the same is to be performed, to be particularly described and
ascertained in and by the following statement;-
My invention consists essentially in the use of a double moveable joint which
may be moved easily about a fixed stud, in combination with a spiral-spring able
to produce a pressure on a smoothing or glazing-iron which pressure will be
superior to that exerted by the hand of a workwoman,
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page_text: On the annexed drawings Fig. 1 is a view of the whole machine, at rest, and the
Fig. 2 during a working period. Fig. 3 is a plan-view of the Fig. 1.
My machine consists essentially of a metallic column, a, which I fix by means
of four screws on any table, one side of the said column is provided with two
bearers a¹ a to receive a bracket which I keep in position as indicated on Fig. 1,
by means of the screw and its counter nut; it also serves as a pivot for the
moveable joint. At the end opposite to that I have now described the bracket b
is provided with a part bu, bi, opened in the shape of U to receive a metallic
hinge c, which is very light and the opening of which corresponds with the eve
of the bracket and the opposite end of which serves as a link for the eye of a
branch d, which ends in the form of a swan's neck, having a rounded extremity
to receive the usual smoothing-iron not shown.
Beneath the branch and nearly concealed I have lodged a spiral spring e
the catch e¹ of which is connected with the snug c¹ and the screwed end e¹l enters
a snug connected with d against which remains fixed a nut provided with two
wings (Fig. 1, 2).
The combination of the pieces a b c d which are the constituent parts of my
machine has been conceived in the view of hygiene, in order to preserve the work-
woman from the fatigue of ironing shirts, collars, cuffs, etc., etc.
The smoothing-iron to be used with the machine is provided with a hole to
receive the swan's neck shaped branch ¹, and with a curved part forming a heel
for glazing so that, when the branch is lifted from its bearer a Fig. 1, to
give it the position as, per example in Fig. 2 the spiral spring e produces an
energetic action upon which has for effect a heavier pression than that produced
by hand on the work-piece. Thus the work-woman works without fatigue and
produces a better work if not the double of that obtained up to day.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said
invention and in what manner that same is to be performed, I declare that what
I claim is:-
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1° In an ironing or glazing machine for shirt-fronts, collars, etc., providing
a column a, with the bearers a¹, all, in combination with a moveable joint con-
sisting of a bracket 6 the hinge and the branch the latter two parts being
connected with a spiral-spring e for the purpose to produce a pressure on a
smoothing or glazing-iron, which pressure will be superior to that exerted by the
hand of a work-women.
20 In an ironing or glazing-machine for shirt-fronts, collars, and the like,
providing a hinge, c, which forms a movable joint and permits the smoothing-
iron to take all the positions allowed by the span and the dimensions of the
bracket, b, and the branch, d, and under the pressure exerted by the spiral-
spring, e.
Dated thin Wuth 1 1900