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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8025190 | Upgraded ironing machine for ironing trousers Upgraded ironing machine, particularly for ironing trousers, comprising a supporting structure (2) of at least two substantially vertical pressing plates (3), arranged so they are facing each other and moving from a home configuration, wherein the pres... | 09/27/2011 |
| 7438205 | Shirt finishing machine A shirt finishing machine includes a torso 2 for putting on a shirt 1 and a pair of right and left supporting arms 3. The upper part of the supporting arm 3 is provided with a lower iron 9 for setting an extremity end 1b ... | 10/21/2008 |
| 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 |
| 7181872 | Fastening device for fastening the cuff of an item of clothing on a device for pressing the item of clothing and fastening method A fastening device for fastening the cuff of an item of clothing on a device for pressing the item of clothing includes a base plate and a swing-action mechanism. The swing-action mechanism is fastened on the base plate and its pivot pin runs parallel to the ends of... | 02/27/2007 |
| 7100807 | Elongated pinch-grip hanger A pinch-grip hanger includes an elongated body with at least one pinch-grip positioned along the body. A pinch-grip has two opposed legs that meet at a pivot axis and the ends of the legs are movable about the pivot axis. At least one of the two opposed legs has a g... | 09/05/2006 |
| 7070073 | Pressing dummy with stiffening device at the sleeve end A method and a device for ironing items of clothing with sleeves, especially, shirts and blouses, by a form finisher include an inflatable bag placed inside the item of clothing when it is being ironed. The inflatable bag extends to the sleeves of the item of clothi... | 07/04/2006 |
| 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 |
| 7017786 | Ironing device for treating front top part of trousers An ironing device for treating creases in a front top part of trousers by pressing the trousers using movable iron plates, which are movable by pneumatic pistons. The trousers are fixed onto a body including a trouser fixing part formed below a front protrusion of a... | 03/28/2006 |
| 6957754 | Shirt sleeve pressing machine with pleat pressing heads Apparatus and method for pressing the sleeves of a shirt and the pleated areas of the sleeves adjacent the cuffs during the same pressing operation. ... | 10/25/2005 |
| 6910291 | Garment pressing station for pressing a finished garment A garment pressing station is adapted for pressing a finished garment. The pressing station includes a supporting frame and a vertical press board carried by the frame. A hand-held iron is suspended from the frame, and adapted for engaging and pressing the garment o... | 06/28/2005 |
| 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 |
| 6813852 | Cover for iron-receiving member 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 ir... | 11/09/2004 |
| 6805268 | Ironing device for application to machines for ironing trousers by blowing hot air therethrough An ironing device, to be used in ironing machines for ironing trousers by blowing hot air therethrough, comprises a driving construction, supporting a pair of carriages, each of which supports, in turn, at least an ironing block for ironing the trousers pockets, sai... | 10/19/2004 |
| 6792705 | Ironing device for uncreased-trousers ironing machines including means for ironing the trousers bottom portion The present invention relates to an iron device to be applied to ironing machine for ironing uncreased-trousers, the device comprising a supporting framework which supports an ironing head including trousers support elements as well as trousers bottom gripping eleme... | 09/21/2004 |
| 6758377 | Shirt finishing machine and cover put on torso There are provided a torso 2 on which a shirt 1 is put; a pair of front and rear press irons 6 for pressing against a front side and a rear side of the torso 2 to press finish the shirt 1; and a pair of right and left supporting ar... | 07/06/2004 |
| 6446369 | Automatic machine for ironing trousers such as jeans or elasticized or sports trousers The present invention relates to an automatic machine which has been specifically designed for ironing trousers free of folds, preferably of a jeans type, or made of elasticized or sports fabrics, which machine comprises a bearing framework rotatably supp... | 09/10/2002 |
| 6401992 | Short sleeve shirt press adapter A method and an apparatus for finishing a garment comprising, in combination a buck in the general form of a wearer having a front, a back and opposite lateral sides therebetween and adapted to hold at least a front and back of the garment in an orientati... | 06/11/2002 |
| 6389716 | Shirt sleeve pressing machine Apparatus for pressing the sleeves of a shirt comprises a pair of laterally spaced upright bucks over which the sleeves may be placed and pneumatically operated clamps mounted on the upper end of each of the bucks for holding the cuffs of the sleeves duri... | 05/21/2002 |
| 6095384 | Garment tool for expanding sleeves and pant-legs A garment tool for expanding a garment sleeve or pant-leg for the injection of steam therein, to thereby optimally prepare the garment for the pressing operation associated with the dry-cleaning of garments. The garment tool opens the sleeve or pant-leg o... | 08/01/2000 |
| 6052916 | Automatic plant for pressing and unloading articles of clothing An automatic plant (20) for pressing and unloading trousers (26, 27) using a plurality of machines (22, 23, 24, 25) for pressing said trousers by means of steam and/or hot air, each of which machines being provided with first means (10, 11) for blocking a... | 04/25/2000 |
| 5967386 | Trouser pressing apparatus An apparatus for pressing a pair of trousers includes a steam supply manifold with an inlet and an outlet end and right and left leg steam ducts which are in communication with the outlet end of the main steam supply manifold. The right and left leg steam... | 10/19/1999 |
| 5819446 | Sleever pad with residue and heat and moisture repellant features 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 sle... | 10/13/1998 |
| 5758437 | Sleeve cuff presser of shirt sleeve press A cuff presser which enables even an inexperienced operator to easily remove a shirt from a sleeve stretcher without wrinkling its sleeves and cuffs. The cuff presser has a cuff pressing member including two separate hollow cylindrical members. A cylinder... | 06/02/1998 |
| 5711097 | Press for the automatic ironing and finishing of the trousers This invention concerns a press for ironing trousers consisting of a triplet of vertical panels between which both the legs and the pelvis of the trousers are ironed, the latter being held open by a series of inflatable slabs and shapes supported by relev... | 01/27/1998 |
| 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 |
| 5361516 | Device and method for drying pants wrinkle-free Device and method for drying pants wrinkle-free by closing the waist and leg openings of the pants and by blowing pressurized air into the pants through an opening in an impermeable member which supports the waist of the pants. Pressurized air inside the ... | 11/08/1994 |
| 4807376 | Trouser presser having vertically and horizontally movable carrier A trouser presser includes a trouser carrier for holding a pair of washed trousers in a desired attitude. The trouser carrier includes a waist pad for receiving the waist portion of the trousers to shape it and a bottom stretcher for receiving the bottoms... | 02/28/1989 |
| 4607589 | Fluid dispensing apparatus An apparatus for the application of crease setting composition comprises at least one movable arm 12 capable of insertion into a leg of a pair of trousers to be creased, the arm carrying at, or near, one end thereof an applicator head 20 comprising a nozz... | 08/26/1986 |
| 4538370 | Waist expander for trouser finisher A trouser presser (10) includes a pair of front waist bucks (40) having front and opposing side surfaces for receiving and engaging the front torso part of a pair of trousers. A pair of rear waist bucks (41) is provided having rear and opposing side surfa... | 09/03/1985 |
| 4494683 | Steam kiln A steam kiln (10) for the setting of pleats in fabrics. The steam kiln (10) has shielding walls (32, 40) disposed at a distance from the lateral inside walls (26) and from the roof (22). These shielding walls form an integrated system of air guiding chamb... | 01/22/1985 |
| 4485572 | Waist expander for trouser finisher A trouser presser (10) is disclosed which includes a pair of front waist bucks (40) having front and opposing side surfaces for receiving and engaging the front torso part of a pair of trousers. A pair of rear waist bucks (41) is provided having rear and ... | 12/04/1984 |
| 4483467 | Expandable fabric mold An apparatus for use in forming fabric into a predetermined three-dimensional shape. The apparatus includes a contoured mold having at least two parts which are movable between a retracted position and an expanded position. A fabric holding mechanism is p... | 11/20/1984 |
| 4480398 | Trouser press with trouser inflator and waste heat reclaimer Waste hot air from side chests a pair of (23) is reclaimed by an air blower (110) contained within a blower housing (111). When the waist expander assembly (20) on which a pair of trousers is mounted is positioned over a center buck (22) in pressing posit... | 11/06/1984 |
| 4479314 | Trouser finisher with independently retractable and extendable waist and leg expanders A trouser finisher has independently retractable and extendable waist expander (20) and leg expander (26) assemblies which are mounted respectively, on pairs of spaced-apart Thompson rods (51 and 71). Each assembly moves in translation only movement indep... | 10/30/1984 |
| 4479313 | Trouser finisher with extended exterior dress point A trouser presser (10) has a waist expander assembly (20) and a leg expander (26) which are mounted for translation only movement to a point outside a presser frame (11) away from side chests (23) for dressing and removal of trousers from the waist expand... | 10/30/1984 |
| 4473961 | Trouser finisher center buck with vacuum, steaming, and drying apparatus A trouser presser (10) having vacuum ports is (22b) positioned in the top surface of a center buck (22) to exert a vacuum force on the area immediately above the top of the center buck (22) in the region of the trouser crotch. A wire skeleton (61) spaces ... | 10/02/1984 |
| 4437246 | Pressing and creasing apparatus A finishing apparatus for a pants-like garment is provided with a longitudinally extending support for a garment, a longitudinally extending, inflatable bag for supplying steam and air to the inside of the garment, and creasing blades that extend along th... | 03/20/1984 |
| 4371102 | Trouser pressing apparatus The invention relates to an apparatus for pressing pants or like garments in a single operation. There is disclosed novel pressing means and a pressing method.... | 02/01/1983 |
| 4351457 | Jacket pressing apparatus 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.... | 09/28/1982 |
