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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7886944 | Inflating body for pressing a piece of clothing The invention relates to an inflating body, for the drying and/or pressing of pieces of clothing, whereby said inflating body is made from sections with at least three different air permeabilities. ... | 02/15/2011 |
| 7594597 | Method for tensioning side portions of shirt and body tensioning device applied for the method A shirt side tension applying method is provided for finishing side portions of a shirt. The method includes the step of providing a first tension applying process in which side pressing members at both portions of a dummy having the shirt put thereon are extended u... | 09/29/2009 |
| 7530481 | Shirt press machine The present invention relates to a shirt press machine which comprises a front left side press; a front right side press; and a rear press for pressing a rear part of the shirt, wherein the front left and right side presses approach the front left and right side par... | 05/12/2009 |
| 7464840 | Garment presser with shoulder extender A garment-pressing device for shirts or blouses employs a buck having shoulder extenders which are movable between a retracted position and one or more extended positions. The shoulder extenders have a soft element that may be made from one or more air bags or chamb... | 12/16/2008 |
| 7392606 | Shirt finishing machine This invention comprises a torso 2 for putting on a shirt 1 thereon and press irons 3 to depress the front part and rear part of the torso 2 to press finish the shirt 1. The torso 2 is formed by plates 2a, 2... | 07/01/2008 |
| 7370778 | Solid finishing device for jackets This invention relates to a finishing device in which the jacket (2) is finished while it is put on the torso (1). This invention comprises a pair of front and rear skirt pressers (4) for pressing the front and rear skirts of the jacket (2 | 05/13/2008 |
| 7325330 | Apparatus and method for eliminating wrinkles in clothes Apparatus and method for eliminating wrinkles in clothes in a washing or drying machine using steam to eliminate the wrinkles in clothes, in a state in which the clothes are worn by a user or stored, as well as in a state in which washing of the clothes is terminate... | 02/05/2008 |
| 7322497 | Covering for an inflatable body of an apparatus for pressing items of clothing, and apparatus for pressing items of clothing equipped with the covering 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 th... | 01/29/2008 |
| 7314151 | Pressing apparatus for clothing A pressing apparatus for clothing including a dummy torso, grip members for gripping end portions of both sleeves of a shirt, a rear ironing member, and a front ironing member; the front ironing member being comprised of a left front ironing member and a right front... | 01/01/2008 |
| 7191921 | Apparatus for pressing shirt-like items of clothing Garments can be pressed with a shirt-like inflatable body that is stretched from the inside. The device has a bottom part with a blower for inflating the inflatable body. The bottom part also has a button-strip clamp for fixing the edges of the garments. In order to... | 03/20/2007 |
| 7178275 | Method of operating a drying and pressing apparatus for items of clothing and a drying and pressing apparatus A drying and pressing apparatus for items of clothing has a flexible pressing dummy which can be subjected to the action, from the inside, of an air stream generated by a fan. The apparatus has a top framework and a bottom framework. The pressing dummy has one secti... | 02/20/2007 |
| 7090099 | Method and device for ironing garments A method and a device for ironing garments using a form finisher, which has an inflatable bag over which the garments are placed. The bag includes a bottom construction and a tension device between the bottom construction and the inflatable bag. The tension device b... | 08/15/2006 |
| 7083072 | Inflatable body for pressing items of clothing, and apparatus for pressing items of clothing with the inflatable body Items of clothing are smoothed by pulling them taut from within by way of an inflatable body that is detachably linked with a base that has a fan for inflating the inflatable body. In order to releasably fasten the inflatable body, the base has second fastening devi... | 08/01/2006 |
| 7040516 | Shirt pressing device with improved cuff clamps An improved shirt pressing device for gripping both short and long-sleeved shirts. A buck having a pair of retractable arms for receiving a shirt is mounted on a base. A sleeve gripping member is provided on each retractable arm to grip the sleeve of the shirt to be... | 05/09/2006 |
| 6994235 | Appliance for the smoothing of shirts To smooth items of clothing, especially shirts, by an inflatable bag, the item of clothing, especially in a damp state, is placed on the inflatable bag, is pulled taut by the inflation of the bag, and is dried by heat. To this end, the inflatable bag is inflated wit... | 02/07/2006 |
| 6945758 | Drive support and cover assembly for tubeaxial fan A tubeaxial fan (10) broadly including a cylinder (12), a propeller (14) rotatably supported in the cylinder (12), and a drive assembly (16) operable to rotate the propeller (14) is disclosed. The propeller (14) inclu... | 09/20/2005 |
| 6840412 | Apparatus for pressing shirts Pressing of shirts on a shirt-shaped outer inflatable body advantageously takes place with tensioning the shirt in flat form. To achieve a non-round cross-section, in particular, in the trunk section of the outer body, a supporting framework and at least one inner i... | 01/11/2005 |
| 6543657 | Thermal manikin A thermal manikin has a closed perforated rigid frame covered by a breathable fabric extending over the frame and forming arms and legs. Water passages and a pump inside the manikin direct water around the manikin to simulate natural blood flow. The manik... | 04/08/2003 |
| 6237261 | Air control valve system for a garment press An air control valve system for a shirt body press wherein the shirt body press includes at least one mannequin which is positionable between two press plates. The mannequin defines at least two inflatable side air bags. The shirt body press further inclu... | 05/29/2001 |
| 6032837 | Shirt pressing and finishing machine 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... | 03/07/2000 |
| 5970637 | Automatic shirt pressing apparatus including a vacuum system and associated method An automatic shirt pressing apparatus includes at least a loading station, a pressing station and a movable support upon which a plurality of shirt receiving bucks are mounted for movement between the loading and pressing stations. A buck vacuum supply ar... | 10/26/1999 |
| 5862606 | Device for drying, washing and/or disinfecting protective suits The invention relates to a device for drying protective suits, for which the suit is put over a supporting framework, which consists of tubes and reaches into all extremities of the suit, the tubes having outlet openings at their ends for warm air that ha... | 01/26/1999 |
| 5732859 | Apparatus for pressing garments The invention relates to a garment pressing machine for ironing shirts, blouses and similar articles of clothing. The machine is provided with a dressing station, a pressing station, and a mannequin movable between the dressing station and the pressing st... | 03/31/1998 |
| 5722572 | Machine for ironing cloth articles such as shirts and the like The present invention relates to an improved ironing machine, in particular for ironing cloth articles such as shirts and the like. The machine comprises a base structure which supports a first ironing station provided with a dummy for supporting from ins... | 03/03/1998 |
| 5687278 | Portable clothing steamer A steamer (10) is provided having a tubular upper portion (11), a base (12) and a stanchion (13) extending between the upper portion and the base. The upper portion has a tubular upper bar (18), a tubular middle bar (17) and a lower bar (16), each having ... | 11/11/1997 |
| 5636773 | Method and apparatus for finishing the sleeves and pressing the body of a shirt in combination with an integrated collar/cuff presser 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 laterall... | 06/10/1997 |
| 5592750 | Portable clothing and equipment drier A drier for articles of clothing including a suitcase-like container having a storage section and an equipment section divided by a base plate. A plurality of conduit members are initially stored in the storage section, and can be removed and selectively ... | 01/14/1997 |
| 5561880 | Steam cabinet and steaming method A steam cabinet includes a base assembly with a water pan and an electrical resistance heater subassembly mounted in thermally conductive relationship therewith. The water pan includes a water inlet and a water outlet. A cabinet assembly is mounted on the... | 10/08/1996 |
| 5516012 | Apparatus for steam treatment and hot-air treatment of garments Apparatus for steam treatment and hot-air treatment of garments hanging on a conveyor by clothes hangers in a housing, into which the garments are introduced through an inlet lock and from which the garments are removed through an outlet lock. There is pr... | 05/14/1996 |
| 5494552 | Apparatus for applying fusible adhesive means to garments and the like 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 sea... | 02/27/1996 |
| 5474216 | Method and apparatus for concurrently pressing the front and back of a shirt and finishing the sleeves through the use of a single source of air pressure Method and apparatus for finishing a shirt comprising a buck with a first drive means to move the buck between a loading and a finishing zone; a pair of chests positioned adjacent to the buck at the finishing zone with a second drive means to move the che... | 12/12/1995 |
| 5419469 | Portable garment finishing machine A portable garment finishing machine (30) includes a hollow gripper (102) for gripping an edge portion of a suspended garment such that the gripper closes the edge portion upon itself in a spread condition. Treating fluid forced through the hollow gripper... | 05/30/1995 |
| 5356055 | Method of pleating garments A method of pleating a garment, wherein an unfinished garment, prepared by sewing cloth parts together, is folded, rolled and twisted, and then attached to a holder. The holder holding the garment is placed in a heat-treatment apparatus, and the unfinishe... | 10/18/1994 |
| 5305484 | Clothes steaming and drying cabinet A clothes steaming and drying cabinet comprising a housing defining an interior region for the clothes. Hangers and a bar are provided for suspending jackets and trousers respectively. Weighted bars tension the clothes during steaming. A sub housing house... | 04/26/1994 |
| 5148955 | Shielded inflatable side bags for shirt presser bag assembly A shield for the inflatable side bags of both shirt and sleeve presser bag assemblies to substantially prevent the folding or pinching of the inflatable side bags during pressing. The shields are preferably fabricated from the same material as the body ba... | 09/22/1992 |
| 5075989 | Apparatus for automatically and simultaneously ironing shirt front, rear and top portions 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 to... | 12/31/1991 |
| 4980981 | Automatic ironing machine An ironing machine for automatically ironing garments or other articles which are conveyed through the machine on hangers. The machine comprises an ironing zone to receive an article to be ironed and a heat applying means for applying heat to an article r... | 01/01/1991 |
| 4875301 | Cylinderical apparatus for holding table skirting for wrinkle removal A method and apparatus for removing wrinkles from a table skirt includes a cylinder capable of holding the table skirt and having a porous portion. The apparatus further includes devices for rotating the cylinder and for delivering steam from an outside s... | 10/24/1989 |
| 4728015 | Garment shaping system Mannequin 14 includes upper torso portion 15 and lower torso portion 16. Upper torso portion 15 moves vertically with respect to the lower torso portion, and both portions expand laterally to mechanically distend a garment placed about the mannequin. Stea... | 03/01/1988 |
| 4634030 | Laundry presser for simultaneously pressing multiple clothing sections A laundry presser includes body, shoulder and tack presser units which are driven for substantially concurrent pressing of several sections of an article of clothing such as a shirt, for saving of time, labor and a reduction in necessary equipment space.... | 01/06/1987 |
