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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7324745 | Seat trim heater The device is a seat trim heater. It employs electric infrared lamps to heat the seat trim before the trim is placed over the frame and cushion material of the seat. The device consists of a basic frame on which the trim is placed. The frame is made from a series of... | 01/29/2008 |
| 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 |
| 7134581 | Apparatus for smoothing shirts A device for ironing items of clothing having sleeves, especially, shirts and blouses, by an ironing dummy includes an inflatable bag placed inside the item of clothing when ironing and reaching into the cuffs of the clothing item. To be better able to smooth out th... | 11/14/2006 |
| 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 |
| 7000340 | Shirts press with function for extending collar The shirt press of the present invention is formed to comprise a collar iron buck on which a collar is mounted while being expanded and a press iron for depressing against the buck. The upper surface of the buck corresponds to a central part of the collar and is not... | 02/21/2006 |
| 6834783 | Size restoring device The present invention provides a size restoring device for restoring the original size of collars, front plackets, and shirt cuffs using a relatively simple structure to achieve an effective and exact restoration. Also, the present invention provides a size restorin... | 12/28/2004 |
| 6269988 | Shirt collar former The present invention relates to an improved shirt collar former for use in laundry and dry cleaning applications. A tapered cone of suitable material, preferably a ceramic, contains a slot for holding shirt hangers. The cone is combined with a heat sourc... | 08/07/2001 |
| 6240559 | Garment collar former A collar former (10) for use in finishing garment collars (24) as a part of laundering of the garments (22). The collar former (10) includes a split-cone section (12), base section (14), and a control mechanism (16). The split-cone section (12) includes t... | 06/05/2001 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 5675918 | Shirt cuff pressing assembly 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 fla... | 10/14/1997 |
| 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 |
| 5385278 | Automated turning and pressing apparatus and method Method and apparatus for automated inverting and pressing of apparel components. A turning apparatus is provided for inverting run-stitched shirt collars or other apparel components and an automated pressing apparatus is provided for aligning a two-dimens... | 01/31/1995 |
| 4890401 | Shirt pressing apparatus employing cooperative platens 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 shir... | 01/02/1990 |
| 4529109 | Collar stretching apparatus Apparatus for stretching the neck of a garment includes a base shaped to fit within the yoke of a shirt or the like and a pair of upstanding members pivotally attached to the base. A turnbuckle is disposed between the upstanding members for adjusting the ... | 07/16/1985 |
| 4427139 | Collar pressing method and apparatus The present invention relates to an apparatus and method for forming collars, cuffs or like garment subcomponents, which are fabricated by stitching together a plurality of plies, inverting the stitched together plies and then pressing the inverted subcom... | 01/24/1984 |
| 4213547 | Method of and apparatus for processing parts of garments, such as collars Method of and apparatus for processing run-stitched collars, in which the points of the collars are trimmed, and the collars are everted and pressed. In the pressing operation, the collars are given a wiping action.... | 07/22/1980 |
