Abstract: A portable automatic ironing press for trousers includes two housings each having a rectangular pressing ironing plate pivotally mounted on a base. A central dividing plate is rigidly connected to the base and has a cut in its top part located between the pressing ironing plates while at least one of the plates has a heating element. The base has a lower horizontal part and at least one lateral vertical part rigidly linked to each other. The vertical part of the base includes guiding elements and an extended shaft bearing an arm. In the base of the press are located the electronic control bloc, control board and at least one driving gear to guide the tools to open and press the pressing ironing plates and operate the extended shaft. The housing includes windows through which the lower part of the trousers can be discharged.

Abstract: An improved chain stitch sewing machine that includes a stitch skip mechanism that is activated by the sewing machine operator such that the operator may cause the sewing machine to skip stitches as desired.

Abstract: A thick fabric of poor surface smoothness, such as a fabric for wet suit, can be fed reliably, smoothly and uniformly to perform sewing of excellent finish, without requiring any oil application to the fabric surface before sewing, by arranging a presser foot body, a small presser foot and a roller as follows. The presser foot body is fixedly supported to a lower end portion of a presser bar supported to a sewing arm part so that it is free to move vertically and reciprocally. The small presser foot resiliently pressing the fabric to the upper surface side of a throat plate is disposed on the downstream side than a needle location hole of the presser foot body in the sewing direction. The roller is disposed on the upstream side than the needle location hole in the sewing direction and is rotatable such that its contact portion with the fabric is successively changed with the fabric feed.

Abstract: A tufting machine belt driven gauging element drive assembly (5) for use with a tufting machine (7) is disclosed. The drive assembly includes a spindle assembly (24) rotatably supported on the tufting machine with respect to at least one elongate gauging element drive shaft (31, 34). The spindle assembly is rotated in timed relationship with the rotation of a tufting machine drive shaft (16) by a drive sprocket (20) mounted on the tufting machine drive shaft, a flexible timing belt (21) encircling the drive sprocket and a driven sprocket (23) formed as a part of the spindle assembly. The spindle assembly has at least one adjustable cam assembly (52a, 52b) affixed thereto and having a stub shaft (54a, 54b) formed as a part thereof which is parallel to and offset from the longitudinal axis of the spindle shaft, and which orbits the axis of the spindle shaft as the spindle shaft is rotated.

Abstract: A foldable ironing board including forward and aft support legs which are foldable with respect to an ironing table. A lower rack is mounted to the support legs below the ironing table and includes two rack portions which are each pivotally connected to one of the support legs. The pivotal attachment permits each rack portion to rotate with respect to its attached support leg. The rack portions are telescopically attached to one another so as to permit displacement therebetween when the support legs scissor apart during folding. In the preferred embodiment of the invention, the telescopic interconnection between the rack portions includes three rod members extending from one rack portion which slidably engage with complimentary cylindrical tubes formed on the other rack portion. The present invention also contemplates an upper rack slidably attached to the ironing table near its heel through rails slidably disposed within rail guides located on the bottom of the ironing table.