Textiles: ironing or smoothing – Smoothing machines – Platen presser
Patent
1987-11-09
1989-03-07
Falik, Andrew M.
Textiles: ironing or smoothing
Smoothing machines
Platen presser
38135, 223 72, 108 65, D06F 7136
Patent
active
048094501
DESCRIPTION:
BRIEF SUMMARY
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
Ironing presses are already known which comprise a base having a board for supporting the articles to be ironed, and an arm that is articulated on the base and has a heated plate which is to be pressed against the board after the article to be ironed has been placed thereon.
These presses are very suitable for ironing relatively large pieces of material, but they are relatively difficult to handle for the careful ironing of small sections of clothing, especially shirt sleeves. In order to solve this problem, it has already been proposed, for example in French Pat. No. 2 038 767, to provide an accessory forming a sleeveboard, which can be used with an ironing press. This sleeve-board is placed above the ironing board and is located in an oblique plane in order to allow its entire surface to come into contact with the heated plate, the latter cooperating with the sleeve-board well before its normal ironing position on the board. As a result, ironing must be carried out on an inclined sleeve-board surface with a heated plate that is also inclined, which is not very practical for the user.
OBJECT AND SUMMARY OF THE PRESENT INVENTION
The object of the invention is to permit ironing, with a press, on a sleeve-board the plane of which corresponds to that of the ironing board.
To that end, the ironing press forming the subject of the invention is characterised in that it comprises a built-in sleeve-board and means that allow the press to be used with the ironing board or the sleeve-board, as desired, the working level being substantially the same for the sleeve-board and for the ironing board.
BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS
The attached drawings show diagrammatically and by way of example two embodiments and variants of the ironing press forming and subject of the invention.
FIG. 1 is a side view of one embodiment, the press being in the ironing position.
FIG. 2 shows the same press, but in the open position.
FIG. 3 is a bottom view of the press according to FIG. 1.
FIGS. 4 and 5 relate to two variants.
FIG. 6 is a side view of the second embodiment, the press being closed in the position for ironing by means of the main board.
FIG. 7 shows the press of FIG. 6 in the position in which it is open and arranged for use of the sleeve-board.
FIG. 8 is a view of the underside of the press of FIG. 6.
FIG. 9 is a front view of that press of FIG. 6.
FIG. 10 is a partial section along the line V--V in FIG. 8.
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION
The ironing press shown in FIGS. 1 to 3 comprises a base 1 formed by two parallel tubes 2 and 3 of square cross-section, these tubes being joined to a pillar 4 on which there is articulated an arm 5 having a heated plate 6. In known manner, the arm 5 is operated by means of two handles 7 and 8, the latter locking the arm 5 in the ironing position. In that position, the heated plate 6 is applied with a certain pressure against a board, on which articles to be ironed have been placed.
The ironing board is in two parts 9 and 10, both of which are supported by the base 1. The part 10 is mounted on a sliding carriage 11 which is guided between the tubes 2 and 3, and a mechaism makes it possible to slide the part 10 in order to move it, in horizontal translation, away from the part 9, which is rigidly joined to the tubes 2 and 3. The two parts 9 and 10 are shown separated from one another in FIGS. 1 and 2, while they are shown in their closed-up position in FIG. 3. In this closed-up position, these two parts together form the ironing board, while in their separated position it is possible to use the part 9 alone as a sleeve-board. Of course, each part is provided with a cover on resilient padding, such as a synthetic material made of heat-resistant foam.
As can be seen in FIG. 3, the mechanism for moving the rear part 10 of the ironing board comprises an operating handle 12 formed by the end of one arm of a bent lever 13, the other arm of which has a stud which is engaged in a slot in a lever 14 that pivots about an axis 15. This lever 14 is conne
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patent: 2888759 (1959-06-01), Nennen
patent: 3325928 (1967-06-01), Mazzolla
patent: 4689905 (1987-09-01), Vartan
Baruffa Olindo
Hochstrasser Walter P.
Roch Gertrud B.
Venturini Yves
Falik Andrew M.
Mefina S.A.
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