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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 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 |
| 7305856 | Washing machine with dryer A cupboard-like washing machine includes a conveyer belt for moving the item to be washed in a cycle during a drying process. The dryer can be embodied as an air circulation dryer or an air evacuation dryer. Moving the item to be washed using the conveyer belt reduc... | 12/11/2007 |
| 7237348 | Spring pad for a sheet ironing machine An elongate spring pad for a sheet ironing machine includes an elongate backing strip, coil springs, and top plates. The backing strip encircles a roller of a sheet ironing machine. The coil springs are longitudinally spaced along the backing strip. Each coil spring... | 07/03/2007 |
| 7204159 | Fastening member removing force measuring device and holding device The fastening member removing force measuring device according to the present invention includes a holding unit (300) for holding and pressing a fabric (953) around a snap member (921), a restricting unit for restricting the snap member (921 | 04/17/2007 |
| 7131223 | Portable ironing pad assembly An ironing pad having a relatively flexible laminate structure including among its layers an integrally formed, independent layer supporting hollow core units which are disposed adjacent to one another and being received in an individual pocket formed in overlying l... | 11/07/2006 |
| 7089768 | Washing machine with conveyor device A cabinet-shaped washing machine includes a conveyor belt to move laundry goods in circulation, with the laundry goods passing through various successive steps of the laundry cycle. Following the actual washing process, a downstream pre-dehumidification as well as a... | 08/15/2006 |
| 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 |
| 7000341 | Sandwich press device for ironing clothes Disclosed is a sandwich press device used together with an ironing device having an ironing board installed on a table in order to retain trousers and a pressing plate rotatably placed above the ironing board in order to iron out wrinkles in the trousers while spray... | 02/21/2006 |
| 6836984 | Device for ironing laundry and resilient element therefor A device for ironing laundry, which device consists of a heated, semi-cylindrical bed and a roller arranged rotatably therein, the outer periphery of which lies some distance from the bed wall, wherein the roller periphery directed toward the bed is covered with a r... | 01/04/2005 |
| 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 |
| 6601325 | Flexible insulating head cover for garment presses An improved head cover for insulating a head of a garment press apparatus is disclosed having an inner layer of heat-resistant material configured to directly and contiguously cover a non-pressing upper surface of the head. An outer fabric covering of hea... | 08/05/2003 |
| 6360460 | Dryer-ironer with heated ironing cup and heat carrying fluid Dryer-ironer with heated ironing cup and heat-carrying fluid. In a dryer-ironer with heated cup (10), the cup is built so as to define a closed chamber (26) containing a heat carrying fluid between two parallel walls (18, 22). The fluid is set into motion thro... | 03/26/2002 |
| 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 |
| 5933988 | Ironing machine with heating cylinder and circulation of air In an ironing machine with a rotary ironing cylinder (14) comprising heating means (42) housed in an intermediary space (40) between the cylinder (14) and a fixed internal tube (34), air circulation is ensured inside the cylinder. Two ventilators (62, 68)... | 08/10/1999 |
| 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 |
| 5755049 | Thermal insulation cover set for steam and laundry press apparatus An insulation cover set for reducing heat loss from a steam press apparatus is comprised of a head cover and a buck cover, auxiliary inserts for closeout areas and a steam inlet hose wrap. A Nomex felt insulation material is utilized in combination with a... | 05/26/1998 |
| 5692326 | Shirt pressing apparatus with movable cuff clamps A shirt pressing apparatus includes a buck upon which a shin can be loaded before transferring the buck into a cabinet for pressing and finishing of the shirt. Movable with the buck is a pair of rods which have attached thereto cuff clamps. In accordance ... | 12/02/1997 |
| 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 |
| 5653049 | Resilient pad for a flat sheet ironing machine A resilient pad for resiliently supporting a felt cover on a rotatable drum of a flat sheet ironing machine, comprises a plurality of helically wound coil springs having an inner end adjacent to the drum and an outer end adjacent to the felt cover, a back... | 08/05/1997 |
| 5553410 | Collar pressing pad for dress shirts A pad for use on a collar pressing apparatus which has a lower buck and pressing head adapted to press against and iron a collar which has been placed in the open position between the buck and head. The collar has an outer fold portion with a lateral edge... | 09/10/1996 |
| 5551176 | Roll cover for flat work ironer An improved roll cover for use on a flat work ironer is provided, having an improved resin coating. The roll cover is a sheet of thermally resistant fabric which is coated or impregnated with a mixture of an acrylic resin and a stiffening agent. The impro... | 09/03/1996 |
| 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 |
| 5433034 | Ironing board with fluid flow therethrough An ironing table (40) has an ironing board (41) which is perforated by a number of bores. A vacuum pump or suction fan is mounted in a housing (47) adjacent the board (41) and can communicate with a chamber (46) disposed below the board (41). The pump or ... | 07/18/1995 |
| 5359792 | Free standing, upright clothes press A vertical-type clothes press, in which clothes such as pants or the like held between a fixed board and a movable board can be pressed for smoothing or creasing, includes a mount base, a fixed board vertically mounted thereon and having a heater, a movab... | 11/01/1994 |
| 5014453 | Steam press drawing ambient air in heat exchange with steam through a workpiece and having two pressing positions and having movable split head and back portions An improved head and buck for a fabric pressing machine, each comprising a hollow casting. The head has an upper steam chamber and a lower spray chamber. A cowling surrounds the head steam chamber, having air intake holes at one end and an air valve near ... | 05/14/1991 |
| 4891894 | Cover sheet attachment for a tunnel finisher pneumatic roll A tunnel finisher for processing clothing articles that has an envelope formed of a sheet wound to a cylindrical shape in such a manner that its free longitudinal edges overlap one another. Pneumatic rollers are provided for defining an entrance or an exi... | 01/09/1990 |
| 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 |
| 4360984 | Portable ironing pad A substantially wrinkle free ironing pad of convenient dimension that can be folded without creasing and carried with luggage and can be placed on a support surface for ironing without either need for an ironing board or risk of harmful effect of heat or ... | 11/30/1982 |
| 4187627 | Pads for bucks of garment pressing machines This buck press pad overlies a perforated metal plate or grid fitted over the buck of a garment steam and vacuum supplied garment pressing machine. The pad is multi-layered to diffuse the steam coming up through the apertures in the metal grid and through... | 02/12/1980 |
| 4128953 | Ironing mangle with pneumatically pressurizable roller covering An ironing mangle has a generally cylindrical and tubular roller received within a generally cylindrical tube that surrounds it through more than 270°. A plurality of cushions or bags is secured to the outer surface of the roller, the bags being angularl... | 12/12/1978 |
| 4043062 | Ironing pad An ironing pad which is substantially smaller than a standard ironing board is adapted to be placed on top of a table or other support surface for ironing. The upper surface of the pad is comprised of a heat resistant fabric. This fabric is adhesively bon... | 08/23/1977 |
| 3988490 | Cover cloth fabric A fabric in which resin coated glass yarns are interwoven with staple fiber spun synthetic yarns for a cover cloth used upon flatwork ironers. The fabric of the cover cloth has a work engaging surface that is relatively soft so as not to impress its weave... | 10/26/1976 |
| 3961430 | Pneumatic pad and roll cover for ironing rolls on industrial ironers An inflatable backup pad adapted to be mounted upon the ironer rolls of an industrial type ironer and having opposite ends detachably connectable, in combination with a roll cover adapted to surround the exterior surface of said pad and the ends of said c... | 06/08/1976 |
| 3950868 | Cover cloth fabric A fabric in which resin coated glass yarns are interwoven with staple fiber spun synthetic yarns for a cover cloth used upon flatwork ironers. The fabric of the cover cloth has a work engaging surface that is relatively soft so as not to impress its weave... | 04/20/1976 |
| 3950867 | Reflector sheet and pad for ironer roll An ironing roll reflector, pad, and cover means adapted to be mounted upon vacuum cylinders of industrial type ironing machines and having, as respective components in the preferred embodiment thereof; a sheet of heat reflective material provided with a p... | 04/20/1976 |
