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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7386943 | Clothes pressing method and apparatus A clothes pressing apparatus has a body block movable between a supply position at which an article of clothing can be placed on the body block and a press position at which pressing work can be achieved. A sleeve holder is also mounted on the base for holding sleev... | 06/17/2008 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 7266915 | Double-sided ironing board The present invention relates to an ironing plate. Double sides may be used for ironing. In the present invention, front and back surfaces as well as curved portions of clothes are effectively ironed without forming wrinkles in a state that clothes are putted onto a... | 09/11/2007 |
| 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 |
| 7146755 | Process and equipment used to iron the edges of slash pockets The present invention refers to a process and machine used to automatically iron the edges of slash pockets, comprising an ironing station with a pair of ironing buffers one over the other and two pairs of threads used to support and keep the section of fabric folde... | 12/12/2006 |
| 7032336 | Compact automatic ironing press for trousers A portable automatic ironing press for trousers includes two housings each having a rectangular pressing ironing plate pivotally mounted on a base. A central dividing plate is rigidly connected to the base and has a cut in its top part located between the pressing i... | 04/25/2006 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 6913172 | Apparatus for pressing shirts having a subdivided inflatable body A shirt-shaped inflatable body for pressing shirts and on which the shirt is stretched flat includes lateral cavities, which are inflated by an increased pressure, in the sides of the trunk section of the inflatable body. The cavities are supported by a frame locate... | 07/05/2005 |
| 6868995 | Sleeve pressing apparatus and shoulder tensioning system A sleeve pressing apparatus and shoulder tensioning system for removing wrinkles proximal to a shoulder seam of a shirt sleeve. The apparatus includes a means for mounting a pair of sleeves proximal to a working surface. A means for positioning moves the means for m... | 03/22/2005 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 6722063 | Shirts press with function for extending cloth The present invention enables the cloth shrunk through its washing to be finished in press to such a state as found in its new product. The present invention is comprised of a buck having a protruded curved upper surface on which a collar of the shirts 1 is mounted ... | 04/20/2004 |
| 6662980 | Vacuum control and air restriction barrier for a garment press A vacuum control barrier and buck cover system for positioning on the press buck of a garment press for reducing the force of the vacuum applied to a portion of a garment by the press buck. The vacuum control barrier includes a barrier sheet dimensioned t... | 12/16/2003 |
| 6253973 | Hat shaping arrangement A hat shaping arrangement. The hat shaping arrangement comprises an inflation assembly and a inflatable bladder assembly. The bladder assembly has an air receiving space, an air port, and a deflated state. The bladder assembly is configured to substantial... | 07/03/2001 |
| 6102973 | Process for treating garments A method for imparting durable press and softness characteristics to garments. The initial step of the process is to start with a garment in which the pH is between about 6 and 7. The garments are immersed in a mixture of water, a non-ionic wetter, a glyo... | 08/15/2000 |
| 6021931 | Combination auto mold machine and cooling rack for shaping and sizing hats A combination automatic molding machine and associated cooling rack for pressed items, such as hats, using advanced features which produce a pressed items, such as a completed hat form from an unshaped configuration of a moldable material, such as felt, w... | 02/08/2000 |
| 5732858 | Auto mold machine for hats A hat molding machine using advanced features will produce a completed hat form from an unshaped felt or wool configuration. The machine employs male and female hat molds. The female hat mold has embedded electric heating elements which are temperature co... | 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 |
| 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 |
| 5590820 | Auto mold machine for hats A hat molding machine using advanced features will produce a completed hat form from an unshaped felt or wool configuration. The machine employs male and female hat molds. The female hat mold has embedded electric heating elements which are temperature co... | 01/07/1997 |
| 5524531 | Method of compacting a plurality of flat, stacked, non-woven articles The present invention relates to a method of compacting a plurality of flat, stacked, non-woven cotton and cotton blend articles from a normal size to a greatly reduced size to form a package of such articles that saves exterior packaging, shipping, handl... | 06/11/1996 |
| 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 |
| 5459301 | Cyclic microwave treatment of pressed garments Pressed garments are treated with microwaves to activate chemicals without heating the garments, resulting in permanent creases without fabric damage. An apparatus controls the process or curing cross-linking agent impregnated cellulosic fabric with micro... | 10/17/1995 |
| 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 |
| 5417912 | Method of compacting a plurality of flat, stacked, non-woven articles The present invention relates to a method of compacting to form a package of such articles that saves exterior packaging, shipping, handling, and warehouse costs. The pressure and time dwell are selected to compact the stacked articles to the extent neces... | 05/23/1995 |
| 5381937 | Pocket-folding device A pocket-folding device for folding a pocket blank and securing the folded pocket to a pocket-carrying article, the device having a locating fixture supported by a frame to receive the unfolded pocket blank, a top die and movable bottom die supported by t... | 01/17/1995 |
| 5333765 | Method of pleating garments A method of pleating an unfinished garment, wherein an unfinished garment prepared by sewing cloth parts together is folded around a core plate, the unfinished garment, thus folded, is placed in a case. The case containing the folded garment is inserted i... | 08/02/1994 |
| 5309828 | Method of compacting flat, stacked non-woven articles The present invention relates to a method of compacting a plurality of flat, stacked, non-woven, cotton, cotton blend, and fibrous articles from a normal size to a greatly reduced size to form a package of such articles that saves exterior packaging, ship... | 05/10/1994 |
| 5181333 | Height adjustable pants presser with top finishing A height adjustable pants finishing device includes a pair of topping bucks positioned in the top portion of a pair of pants to be finished. Waist clamps hold the pants in the desired orientation; then, pressing plates engage pleats to hold the pleats for... | 01/26/1993 |
| 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 |
| 5042227 | Method & apparatus for compression packaging The present invention provides a method of compacting a sheet article, for example an article of underwear, to produce a stable, substantially rigid, compacted article. This reduces space required for storage and distribution and facilitates packaging of ... | 08/27/1991 |
| 5012962 | Indexing mechanism for a mannequin carriage having a slidable, pivotable support and index bar moveable by a fluid cylinder for movement between a dressing position and a garment press An indexing mechanism for use in a garment pressing machine includes a support frame, a guide rail secured to the frame, a carriage supported by the guide rail for linear movement between dressing and pressing positions, and a fluid actuator for moving th... | 05/07/1991 |
| 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 |
| 4903421 | Convex pressing board with surface projections A rounded pressing board substantially providing a line or point contact surface between the iron working surface and the bottom surface of a flat iron, thus reducing the force required to operate an iron and shortening the ironing time. The pressing boar... | 02/27/1990 |
