Abstract: A body part (2) has an upper surface formed into a convex curve shape, and a cushion member (3) is overlaid on the upper surface of the body part (2). The body part (2) is vertically divided to include an upper section (2a) and a lower section (2b). The cushion member (3) includes an upper cushion member (3A) and a lower cushion member (3B). The upper cushion member (3A) and the lower cushion member (3B) are covered with a cushioning sheet member (4). The sheet member (4) includes attachment means (5) for attachment to the body part (2). An attachment site (6) for the attachment means (5) is provided at the body part (2). The sheet member (4) has a back side where the upper cushion member (3A) is provided. The body part (2) is covered with a cover (11) through the sheet member (4).

Abstract: The invention concerns an ironing board cover (2) to cover the top surface of an ironing board and to form a support for the clothing during ironing, characterised in that it comprises an upper cover part (3) in the form of a cover, in particular of a material on which a pattern can be printed, for example cotton, and at least one part (5) defining a so-called active envelope containing air in an airtight manner to form at least one layer of air, the envelope being placed between the upper cover part and the side of the cover that comes into contact with the upper surface of the board.

Abstract: A heat press (10) including a body (11), a heat plate (18), a handle (16), a cover (12), a control compartment (14) and an insulation portion (25). The body (11) includes a first end (1) and a second end (2). The heat plate (18) is located proximate the first end (1) of the body (11) and is configured to engage ironable materials (3). The handle (16) is located proximate the second end (2) of the body (11) and is configured to withstand forces (4) from a user. The cover (12) covers a portion of the body (11) and the handle (16). The control compartment (14) includes an electrical circuit (15), controls (19) and a display (17). The control compartment (14) is spaced away from and is at least indirectly electrically coupled to the heat plate (18). The insulation portion (25) is positioned between the control compartment (14) and the heat plate (18). The insulation portion (25) includes a first layer of insulating material (26).

Abstract: A flexible vibratory damping apparatus is defined by a sheet-like component that is formed from threads made from at least one elastomeric material and formed into a knitted configuration. The knitted configuration is defined by a plurality of adjacent loops wherein the sheet-like component can be wrapped about a structural component under load or otherwise attached thereto. Under an applied load, the adjacent loops act independently in terms of resonance wherein the size of the adjacent loops, the density of the formed mesh and the properties of the elastomeric material used can be suitably varied as needed in order to adjust or tune the damping characteristics of the apparatus. In at least one version, a constraining layer can also be applied onto at least a portion of the apparatus.

Abstract: An upper iron and a lower iron of a trouser-pressing machine. The trouser-pressing machine has an upper iron, a lower iron and a middle iron, and forms can be press both legs of a trouser at a time. In the covers of the present invention, inside peripheral parts of main parts of covers are formed non-porously corresponding to pressing surfaces of the upper iron and the lower iron. In the present invention, the part formed non-porously can be not only the entire inside peripheral parts but also the portions corresponding to one side end of the middle iron on which the crotch of the trouser is set.

Abstract: An improved compactor shoe of the type having a gull-wing shape formed by a first wing and a second wing that meet at a critical lower edge, and a top surface. The first wing has a first radius of curvature and the second wing has a second radius of curvature, and both depend concavingly from the top surface to the critical lower edge. The first radius of curvature of the first wing is less than the second radius of curvature of the second wing. The improvement includes a through bore extending axially through the shoe, which carries a coolant to avoid heat deformation of the critical lower edge.

Abstract: A collar press apparatus which in some embodiments may comprise a first casing member, a second casing member, a first press element, and a second press element. The first press element may comprise a first garment contacting surface which may be configured to be in thermal communication with a first side of a shirt collar, such as the exterior surface of a shirt collar, and which may be positioned proximate to the first casing member. The second press element may comprise a second garment contacting surface which may be configured to be in thermal communication with a second side of a shirt collar, such as the neck contacting or interior surface of a shirt collar, and which may be positioned proximate to the second casing member.

Abstract: A spiral wrapping for an ironer roller for a chest ironer. Chest ironers have at least one rotatably drivable ironer roller, the lower half of which is surrounded by a stationary ironer bed. The ironer roller is surrounded by an outer spiral wrapping which comes into contact with the item of laundry to be treated. The spiral wrapping is provided with an outer layer produced from a coarse woven fabric which has a higher coefficient of friction. The coefficient of friction of the coarse woven fabric does not alter as the age of the spiral wrapping increases. This means that even in the case of older spiral wrappings, there is sufficient frictional engagement between the spiral wrapping, namely the outer layer, and the item of laundry to be smoothed out.

Abstract: A cap platen to securely hold headwear, such as caps, hats, and the like, so that graphics, including custom graphics, can be printed on the cap automatically. The platen has a vise plate to support the bill of a cap and a face plate attached to the vise plate to hold the crown of cap. Arms can be attached to the vise plate or the face plate to apply a biasing force against the sides of the cap pushed the sides of the cap outwardly away from the face plate.

Abstract: An ironer bed comprising a pair of metal plates (6, 7) that are joined by welding in two layers such that, between the plates, passages (5) are provided for a heat medium; and are configured such that they are capable of partially enclosing an ironer roller (12-15). The plate (7) that faces towards the ironing roller (12-15) is made of non-alloy or low-alloy steel; and the plate (6) that faces away from the ironer roller (12-15) is a plate of stainless steel which is thinner than the former plate.

Abstract: Generally, the present invention relates to an ironing surface for use in ironing ironable materials, and in particular relates to a pinnable pressable ironing surface on which ironable materials can be pinned and pressed with a hot iron.

Abstract: Items of clothing, such as dress shirts, may be smoothed or pressed by pulling them taut from within by way of an inflatable body that is linked with a base that is provided with a fan for inflating the inflatable body. In order to partially or completely prevent the inflatable body from being worn down, a covering is provided for the inflatable body, which is air-permeable across at least a part of its surface. The covering can be produced at substantially lower costs than the inflatable body so that it can be washed more often, while accepting the wear and tear thereby caused, since the covering can be replaced at a low cost. The covering may have a different shape and/or smaller dimensions in order to adapt to the type of the item of clothing to be smoothened.

Abstract: An elongate spring pad for a sheet ironing machine includes an elongate backing strip, coil springs, and top plates. The backing strip encircles a roller of a sheet ironing machine. The coil springs are longitudinally spaced along the backing strip. Each coil spring has a connecting portion at a first end engaging the backing strip and a fixing portion at a second, opposite end that transverses the coil spring. Each of the top plates is provided on the second end of the respective coil spring. Positioning means on each top plate engage the respective coil spring. A claw projects outwardly from the top plate for releasably engaging a felt cover. Each top plate contacts an adjacent top plate so that there are no spaces therebetween.

Abstract: Disclosed is a sandwich press device used together with an ironing device having an ironing board installed on a table in order to retain trousers and a pressing plate rotatably placed above the ironing board in order to iron out wrinkles in the trousers while spraying steam onto the trousers. The sandwich press device includes a plate having a rectangular shape, a winding section for winding the plate, a support rod for supporting the plate and the winding section, a base plate provided at an upper surface thereof with a hollow cylinder into which the support rod is slidably inserted, a height adjustment screw for fixing the support rod to the hollow cylinder, an iron seat positioned at upper end of the support rod, and a support wire connected to the iron seat and having a coil shape. The sandwich press device improves efficiency of ironing.

Abstract: A device for ironing laundry, which device consists of a heated, semi-cylindrical bed and a roller arranged rotatably therein, the outer periphery of which lies some distance from the bed wall, wherein the roller periphery directed toward the bed is covered with a resiliently yielding layer of textile, wherein between the roller wall and the layer of textile are arranged resilient elements which are each formed by an elongate carrier with a number of parallel strip-like resilient members directed transversely thereof and held by the carrier at an angle relative to the roller wall, which carriers are held fixedly in axial direction on the roller wall, thereby ensuring a better resilience and a better attachment of the covering to the roller.

Abstract: This invention relates to a cover of an iron receiving member arranged near a dummy in which a shirt is put on the dummy and a cuff of the shirt is inserted into and fitted to the cover. The product of this invention is formed into a bag shape to be fitted to the iron-receiving member and a fixing tool is provided with an opening-shaped port to be fixed to the iron-receiving member. The product of this invention is made such that the lower surface of the cover main body abutting against the lower side of the iron-receiving member is provided with a bag part in a form of pocket which is bulged with hot air supplied for the dummy into the sleeve for finishing in tension a tuck part of a sleeve.

Abstract: An improved head cover for insulating a head of a garment press apparatus is disclosed having an inner layer of heat-resistant material configured to directly and contiguously cover a non-pressing upper surface of the head. An outer fabric covering of heat-resistant material is secured to and covers the inner layer to form a single piece. The head cover contains a cutout portion and at least one slot, for accommodating a portion of a supporting mechanism attached to the head and a portion of a steam inlet conduit, respectively. First and second portions of the head cover are detachable from one another for easy installation of the head cover on a variety of heads.

Abstract: An improved head cover for insulating a head of a garment press apparatus is disclosed having an inner layer of heat-resistant material configured to directly and contiguously cover a non-pressing upper surface of the head. An outer fabric covering of heat-resistant material is secured to and covers the inner layer to form a single piece. The head cover contains a cutout portion and at least one slot, for accommodating a portion of a supporting mechanism attached to the head and a portion of a steam inlet conduit, respectively. First and second portions of the head cover are detachable from one another for easy installation of the head cover on a variety of heads.

Abstract: Dryer-ironer with heated ironing cup and heat-carrying fluid. In a dryer-ironer with heated cup (10), the cup is built so as to define a closed chamber (26) containing a heat carrying fluid between two parallel walls (18, 22). The fluid is set into motion through a stirring system integrated with the cup so as to provide the establishment of a uniform temperature along its entire length.

Abstract: Dryer-ironer with heated ironing cup and heat-carrying fluid.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a shirt pressing and finishing machine in which body buck assemblies are arranged upright between a pair of front and rear pressplates. The pressplates are provided with a metallic pipe having a superior thermal conduction through which steam is passed. The metallic pipe is contacted with the rear surface of each of the pressplates and bent into a state in which the front surface of each of the pressplates is heated uniformly. The pressplates are formed by sticking metallic plates from each other, and the rear surface of each of the pressplates is formed by a metallic plate having a superior thermal conductivity.

Abstract: In an ironing machine with a rotary ironing cylinder (14) comprising heating means (42) housed in an intermediary space (40) between the cylinder (14) and a fixed internal tube (34), air circulation is ensured inside the cylinder. Two ventilators (62, 68) take the air from regions at the ends of the space (40) via aspiration apertures (46, 48) and deliver it to a central area of the space via expressing apertures (50, 52).

Abstract: A sleever pad for use with a sleeve pressing device of the type that includes a buck upon which the sleever pad is designed to be mounted, a fabric bag adapted to be placed over the sleever pad, and a set of heating plates that are arranged to press a sleeve of a garment placed over the bag. Included on the present sleever pad are a relatively stiff internal core and a covering that surrounds the internal core. The covering includes an outer covering layer which faces outwardly toward the sleeve being pressed and an inner liner which faces inwardly toward the buck. A main feature of the outer covering layer is that it is configured for preventing moisture and/or solvents present on the sleeve of the garment being pressed from migrating through the outer covering layer to the internal core. In addition, the outer covering layer is also configured for inhibiting heat from being transferred from the heating plates through said sleever pad to the buck during a pressing operation.

Abstract: An insulation cover set for reducing heat loss from a steam press apparatus is comprised of a head cover and a buck cover, auxiliary inserts for closeout areas and a steam inlet hose wrap. A Nomex felt insulation material is utilized in combination with an aluminum sheet metal stabilizer, a vapor barrier, and a Teflon treated Nomex covering fabric. The cover set components are releasably securable to the press apparatus without requiring disassembly of the press apparatus.

Abstract: A shirt pressing apparatus includes a buck upon which a shin can be loaded before transferring the buck into a cabinet for pressing and finishing of the shirt. Movable with the buck is a pair of rods which have attached thereto cuff clamps. In accordance with the invention, each of the cuff clamps includes a pair of longitudinally chamfered pinch bars which are mounted in a clamp housing and biased into engagement with each other. The pinch bars are preferably made of Teflon.TM. and are readily replaceable when worn. The cuff portions of the shirts to be pressed are loaded between the pinch bars of the cuff clamps from below while the rods are located adjacent the buck. Thereafter, the rods are extended away from the buck to place sleeves of the shirt in tension during the pressing and finishing operation. When the shirt is finished and comes out of the cabinet, the rods remain in their extended positions during unloading of the shirt.

Abstract: A shirt cuff pressing assembly comprising an upper and lower cuff chest. The cuff chests have a forwardly protruding pressing surface defined by a protruding portion and a cut-out portion in which the cuff and pleated portion of a shirt sleeve may lay flat. The cut-out portion provides relief for the unpleated portion of a sleeve so that it is not pressed and the protruding portion allows the pleated portion of the sleeve to be pressed upon closure of the upper and lower cuff chests.

Abstract: A resilient pad for resiliently supporting a felt cover on a rotatable drum of a flat sheet ironing machine, comprises a plurality of helically wound coil springs having an inner end adjacent to the drum and an outer end adjacent to the felt cover, a backing strip windable about the drum and a plurality of plate-like elements connected respectively to outer ends of the coil springs. The inner end of each coil spring is supported by the backing strip with the coil springs spaced apart along the longitudinal extent of the backing strip. Each coil spring has two helically wound portions joined at the outer end of the spring by a transverse portion which is connected to a respective plate-like element, by crimping lugs on the element to the transverse portion or by welding, and each plate-like element has one or more claws on its outer surface for making catching contact with the felt cover to ensure that, in use, the felt cover rotates with the drum.

Abstract: A pad for use on a collar pressing apparatus which has a lower buck and pressing head adapted to press against and iron a collar which has been placed in the open position between the buck and head. The collar has an outer fold portion with a lateral edge and a button attached to a cloth extender which extends laterally outward from the lateral edge. The pad is removably attached to the buck and is formed with a first section configured to allow the collar to be spread out in the open position thereon. On a side portion of the first section, an area is formed for receiving the button attached to the extender. The area is thinner than the thickness of the pad when the pressing head is pressed against the pad so as to accommodate the button. By placing the button in the thinner area, the forced exerting by the pressing head on the button is reduced to prevent the fracture of the button.

Abstract: An improved roll cover for use on a flat work ironer is provided, having an improved resin coating. The roll cover is a sheet of thermally resistant fabric which is coated or impregnated with a mixture of an acrylic resin and a stiffening agent. The improved roll cover can be dyed to a particular desired color and will retain its color over extended use.

Abstract: Two-sided fusible tape is mounted in an effective manner upon the sleeve seam allowance of a garment comprising the steps of placing a jacket arranged inside out upon a heated stationary buck, the jacket being positioned on the buck so that the sleeve seam allowance is properly aligned. An exposed surface of a two-sided fusible strip is placed along the sleeve seam allowance, the other fusible surface being covered with a protective sheet. A vacuum communicating with the buck is drawn to retain the garment in the proper position. A pair of heated heads having pressing surfaces conforming to the shape of the buck are simultaneously driven toward the buck to press the fusible strip against the sleeve seam allowance of the garment, the heat from the buck and the heads activating the fusible. Steam may be ejected from the heads when the fusible employed requires steam for activation. The heads are withdrawn from the buck and the garment is removed in preparation for mounting a shoulder pad to the garment.

Abstract: An ironing table (40) has an ironing board (41) which is perforated by a number of bores. A vacuum pump or suction fan is mounted in a housing (47) adjacent the board (41) and can communicate with a chamber (46) disposed below the board (41). The pump or fan operate to lower the pressure in the chamber (46) thereby forming a pressure gradient between top and bottom surfaces of the ironing board (41) whereby steam will be positively drawn from an iron through the garment being ironed, into the bores and into the chamber (46). The steam will condense on the relatively cooler walls of the chamber (46) and will drain to one end due to the inclined base of the chamber (46) and can be drained away after ironing via drainage tap.

Abstract: A vertical-type clothes press, in which clothes such as pants or the like held between a fixed board and a movable board can be pressed for smoothing or creasing, includes a mount base, a fixed board vertically mounted thereon and having a heater, a movable board having a hollow structure for hot-pressing clothes held between itself and the fixed board, a hinge mechanism which rotatably connects the lower ends of the fixed board and the movable board and mounts the movable board openably and closably on the fixed board opposite to each other, a lock mechanism for holding the movable board against the fixed board, a press sheet having one end attached to the connection between the fixed board and the movable board and rotatably provided between the movable board and the fixed board, reinforcements provided along the side end faces of the press sheet in a vertical direction, and a bias device provided on the opposite side of the hinge mechanism for pulling clothes or the like held between the fixed board and th

Abstract: An improved head and buck for a fabric pressing machine, each comprising a hollow casting. The head has an upper steam chamber and a lower spray chamber. A cowling surrounds the head steam chamber, having air intake holes at one end and an air valve near its other end directly connecting the cowling to the spray chamber. The head has a resilient peripheral sealing element engaging a peripheral rim on the buck when the head is closed thereagainst. The buck has a vacuum valve connecting the buck to a source of vacuum. With the head sealed about the buck, air in heat exchange with the head steam chamber within the cowling can be drawn through the workpiece during the drying step of the pressing cycle by opening the buck vacuum valve. The buck is provided with a grid plate, pad and cover assembly which is divided longitudinally into front and rear halves.

Abstract: A tunnel finisher for processing clothing articles that has an envelope formed of a sheet wound to a cylindrical shape in such a manner that its free longitudinal edges overlap one another. Pneumatic rollers are provided for defining an entrance or an exit of a clothing treatment space. Each roller has a shaft to which are connected discs. The envelope is secured to the discs.

Abstract: Apparatus for pressing shirts comprising an upper platen provided with a cut-out and a lower platen, between which a shirt is pressed. Nozzles permit moisture to be sprayed on the front of the shirt prior to pressing. An ejector rod enables a pressed shirt to be removed from the lower platen after pressing. A rod slidably secured to a casing allows the shirt to be correctly located on the lower platen by engaging with the neck apex of the shirt. An adjustment knob varies the distance between the upper and lower platens to ensure that the fabric of the shirt is not crushed during the pressing operation. Various controls are provided to adjust parameters affecting the pressing operation. In a modified form the lower platen may be duplicated in a carousel or sliding tray arrangement.

Abstract: A substantially wrinkle free ironing pad of convenient dimension that can be folded without creasing and carried with luggage and can be placed on a support surface for ironing without either need for an ironing board or risk of harmful effect of heat or moisture on the said surface comprises a central layer of a heat resistant foamed polymer, a layer irreversibly adhered thereon of a highly heat reflective metallized, preferably aluminized, polyester, polyethylene, or nylon film laminate, and a cover of either cotton, a cotton blend, or a synthetic cloth coated with a heat-resistant resin to improve iron glide and scorch resistance.

Abstract: This buck press pad overlies a perforated metal plate or grid fitted over the buck of a garment steam and vacuum supplied garment pressing machine. The pad is multi-layered to diffuse the steam coming up through the apertures in the metal grid and through which vacuum sucks air down to press the garment. Said pad comprises one or more pairs of layers, each pair comprising a lower preferably loosely woven fiber-layer and an upper preferably closely woven fiber layer. At the top of these layers is a thicker layer of rubber of felt or other resilient material covered at its upper side by a woven top cover layer on which the garment to be pressed, is placed. The top cover layer is preferably closely woven. At least the pairs of layers of the pad, is bound by a binder of high temperature material which is preferably coated with high temperature material such as Teflon or silicone, the stitching for the binder and pairs of layers, being preferably accomplished with high temperature thread.

Abstract: An ironing mangle has a generally cylindrical and tubular roller received within a generally cylindrical tube that surrounds it through more than 270.degree.. A plurality of cushions or bags is secured to the outer surface of the roller, the bags being angularly offset and angularly overlapping each other. These bags can be pneumatically pressurized to force items being ironed against the inner surface of the sleeve. A cover sheet extending circumferentially completely around the roller is secured to the roller at its leading edge underneath one of the bags and is gas-pervious. Similarly the bags are provided with tubular throughgoing fittings that allow gas passage through the bags without depressurization of them, while the surfaces of these bags are formed with a plurality of bumps and the roller has throughgoing holes that allow the interior of the roller to be depressurized to draw off steam generated during ironing.

Abstract: An ironing pad which is substantially smaller than a standard ironing board is adapted to be placed on top of a table or other support surface for ironing. The upper surface of the pad is comprised of a heat resistant fabric. This fabric is adhesively bonded to a layer of a heat resistant foam padding. The lower surface of the pad is comprised of a layer of skid resistant material and a layer of metal foil separates the foam padding from the skid resistant layer. The metal foil prevents heat and moisture from the iron from penetrating the pad and damaging the tabletop on which the pad is placed.

Abstract: A fabric in which resin coated glass yarns are interwoven with staple fiber spun synthetic yarns for a cover cloth used upon flatwork ironers. The fabric of the cover cloth has a work engaging surface that is relatively soft so as not to impress its weave upon articles undergoing ironing.

Abstract: An inflatable backup pad adapted to be mounted upon the ironer rolls of an industrial type ironer and having opposite ends detachably connectable, in combination with a roll cover adapted to surround the exterior surface of said pad and the ends of said cover also being detachably connected to define the outer operative surface of the ironer roll, said cover being distended to its full circumference when said pad is inflated and thereby cause said pad to frictionally engage both the ironer roll and said cover to prevent appreciable relative movement therebetween.

Abstract: An ironing roll reflector, pad, and cover means adapted to be mounted upon vacuum cylinders of industrial type ironing machines and having, as respective components in the preferred embodiment thereof; a sheet of heat reflective material provided with a plurality of perforations therein and having one end affixed to the cylinder and circumferentially wrapped around the cylinder so that the plurality of perforations therein communicate with the openings provided in the cylinder: a second component comprised of a resilient porous pad member directly overlying said heat reflective sheet and having one end thereof affixed to said cylinder coincident with affixed end of said reflective sheet circumferentially wrapped around said heat reflective perforated sheet member to form a single thickness of resilient padding upon the cylinder; and a porous fabric cover member having one end thereof affixed to the free terminal end of said resilient porous pad member and also circumferentially wrapped about the pad member to

Abstract: A fabric in which resin coated glass yarns are interwoven with staple fiber spun synthetic yarns for a cover cloth used upon flatwork ironers. The fabric of the cover cloth has a work engaging surface that is relatively soft so as not to impress its weave upon articles undergoing ironing.

Abstract: A mechanism for use on a boom-type vehicle includes load lifting forks carried by a low profile twist-resistant carriage which is one link in a low profile parallelogram linkage attached to a fly section of the boom and maintained level in all positions of the boom by a slave cylinder connected between the boom and a slave link which constitutes a member of the parallelogram linkage. The mechanism can be adjusted to many positions while automatically maintaining the relative position of the forks with respect to the vehicle frame for any boom angle. The mechanism can be adjusted to provide a long reach over or under obstructions in order to remove or place a load. It may also engage loads below ground level. Load pick-up or placement can be performed in confined areas which are unreachable by conventional forklift trucks.