Abstract: The invention refers to a garment and like pressing machine comprising a stationary buck mounted on a frame and a complementary head moveably supported relative to the buck. The head is after the pressing operation initially elevated upwardly from the buck and then rearwardly away from the buck. The head is mounted at one end of a double-armed lever, which is pivotally mounted at the upper end of a column. The column is at its lower end pivotally mounted to the frame and is actuated by a power-operated jack. A second power-operated jack acts on one end of a second double-armed lever having the same pivot axle as the column. The opposite end of said second lever is connected to the first lever through a link. The second jack can by acting on the second lever move the head vertically downwardly into pressing contact with the buck and elevate it therefrom resp.

Abstract: A bottle cap is disclosed having a pair of spaced score lines extending across the top of the cap and across a peripheral depending skirt to the edge. A sealing element is bonded to the surface of the inside of the cap. The bonded interface between the sealing element and the cap extends across portions of each of the score lines away from a downwardly depending tear-off flap. The bonded interface serves to prevent tearing of the score lines when the cap is removed. The sealing element is undamaged when the cap is removed so that the cap may be reused.