Different Pressers With Common Smoother Elements Patents (Class 38/6)
  • Method and apparatus for finishing the sleeves and pressing the body of a shirt in combination with an integrated collar/cuff presser
    Patent number: 5636773
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for pressing a shirt comprising a shirt buck having a front and a back and opposite lateral sides therebetween and adapted to hold at least the front and back of the shirt in an orientation for being pressed, drive means to laterally move the shire buck between a loading zone and a shirt finishing zone, and a pair of chests positioned adjacent to the shirt buck at the shirt finishing zone, the chests being movable in pressing contact with a shirt on the shirt buck.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 15, 1995
    Date of Patent: June 10, 1997
    Assignee: Unipress Corporation
    Inventors: Michael K. Harrod, Charles E. Devrick
  • Apparatus for automatically and simultaneously ironing shirt front, rear and top portions
    Patent number: 5075989
    Abstract: An apparatus for automatically and simultaneously ironing front, rear and top portions of a shirt comprises two vertical movable ironing plates therebetween there is provided a dummy bearing a shirt to be ironed, the dummy including an upwardly movable top portion and the ironing plates having two concave top seats negatively reproducing the profile of the top of the dummy, the apparatus further comprising gripping elements to automatically grip and transfer the ironed shirt.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 19, 1990
    Date of Patent: December 31, 1991
    Inventor: Giovanni Cartabbia
  • Jacket pressing apparatus
    Patent number: 4351457
    Abstract: An apparatus for pressing a jacket or the like includes a plurality of pressing heads and bucks whereby substantially one half of a jacket may be pressed automatically.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 11, 1980
    Date of Patent: September 28, 1982
    Assignee: Maskinfirma Certus AB
    Inventor: Wilhelm Engelbart