US1789869A - Implement for processing fur - Google Patents

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Jan. 20, 1931. J. H. HERRMANN 6 I IMPLEMENT FOR PROCESSING FUR Filed Sept. 19, 1929 WITNESS WM fmaw, I I MTWNEYJ Patented Jan. 1931;

UNITED STATES,

PATENT [OFFICE vJTJIIIIEIZ U'S HJHERRMANN, PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA IMPLEMENT FOR PROCESSING FUR Application filed September 19, 1929. Serial No. 393,712.

tially simultaneously so that the dampened.

fur has no opportunity to dry between the time when it is combed and that when it is ironed, and since the fur is initially dampened but very slightly, any material delay in the application of the iron after the combing is completed affords an opportunity for the fur to dry out to an extent where redampening is required if a satisfactory result is to be obtained. Consequently, particularly when processing large pelts, only a part thereof can be combed and ironed at a time, as, if the peltis fully combed and then ironed it has ordinarily dried outtoo much, especially in the vicinity of the parts which were combed first, to permit ofa successful, satisfactory ironing operation; on the other hand, if but a small portion of the pelt is combed and then. ironed immediately before it has had a chance to dry out, it is extremely diflicult, if not impossible, to give the pelt the same appearance throughout its extent, a condition which, of course, is eminently desirable where the pelt is to be employed in garment manufacture or the like. v

The principal object of my invention, therefore, is to provide an implement for use in the processing of fur by the means of which the difficulties to which I have referred may be entirely obviated and which, additionally, is effective 'in reducing the time required for the processing of a givenpelt with corresponding reduction in the cost thereof.

Other objects, advantages and novel features of design and construction comprehended by my invention are hereinafter more particularly mentioned or will be apparent from the following description of an implement constructed in accordance therewith and illustrated in the accompanying draw- H1 g. Y In the said drawing Fig. 1 is 'a central longitudinal vertical section through the impleo ment with certain parts shown in elevation;

- Fig. 2 is aside elevation of the implement;

Fig. 3 a bottom plan view thereof on a reduced scale and Fig. 4 a horizontal section substantially on the line 44 in Fig. 1, the same characters of reference being used to designate the same parts in the several figures.

As will be readily apparent from an inspection' of the drawing, the implement in its preferred embodiment as therein shown to some extent resembles an electrically heat- "ed flat iron and thus comprises a relatively heavy base 1, desirably of cast iron or the like, and having parallel upper and lower faces respectively desi ated .as 2 and '3; the lower face of the base 1s preferably smoothly finished and polished so as to effect a suitable contact with the fur while the upper face -may be left rough. In planary outline, as

best shown in Fig. 3, the base generally conforms in shape to the ordinary flat iron, the sides being parallel or substantially so for a considerable distance from its rear end and then converging oppositely inwardly to form a point or nose; beneath this nose the base is cut away inwardly or upwardly from its bot tom face 3 to provide a recess 4 which thus lies under the correspondingly thinner nose 1 of the base;

The base of the implement is adapted to be operatively heated in any suitable way and for this purpose, therefore, a heating element so of any suitabletype may preferably be disposed adjacent the upper face of the base where electricity is utilized as the heating medium as hereinafter more fully described. However, it will be understood that it is entirely within the scope and purview of my invention to utilize gas for heating the base in a manner generally similar to that employed in heating gas flat irons and the like, or, under certain circumstances, it may be preferred to heat the base of the element by placing it on a stove or the like in which case',"of course, any self-containedmeans for effecting the heating function may be entirely omitted. i V lifowever, as stated, I prefer to utilize elec- 9 tricity under most conditions as a heating medium and, with thatend in view and as shown in the drawing, a' heating unit of suitable construction may be disposed upon or adjacent the uppersurface of the base. This unit may in the usual way to terminal pieces 8 carried by the strips from which in turn connection is i made through the usual plug 10 and socket 11,

which latter is supported on the cover 12 of the implement, witha flexible conductor 13 extending to any desired source of electricity. The strips 66 and their surrounding turns.

of resistance wire are disposed between a pair of plates 1414 of mica or other insulating material on the uppermost of which is seated a relatively heavy and thick weighting elet ment 15 conforming generally in shape to the base of the implement but of smaller dimensions, while the lowermost plate 14 is desirably slightly spaced from the upper face of the base by washers 16; The heating unit and weighting element 15 are enclosed by the 'terial hollow cover12 which conformsin planary outline to the base and is held in positionthereon by bolts 18 extending downwardly through the cover, the weighting element and resistance unit into the base, as best shownin Fig. '1, each of the bolts being surrounded where re uired by sleeves 19 of insulating maposition by a yoke 21 disposed on the cover and secured thereto by the bolts 1-818. The socket 11, as shown, is supported in any convenient way adjacent the rear end of the cover and may be secured to the yoke by ascrew 22 to hold it in position and in general enhance 7 the rigidity of the assembly.

Thus the current passing into the implement through the flexible conductor 13 is effective to traverse the windings of resistance wire in the heating unit so as to heat the same and in turn the base ofthe implement in a manner generally similar to that in which the bases of electric flat irons are heated,- as will be readily apparent to those skilled in the art. A thermostat or other like device for manually controlling the heat may be providedin the customary way ifflesired but as the use of such devices is common, illustration thereof is omitted from the drawing for the sake of clearness'. y

In the recess formed adjacent the nose of the base are disposed a plurality of fine, normally vertically extending resilient pins or wires 30 which, in the aggregate, form a comb for combing the fur. These wires, which are preferably formed of suitable metal, are so arranged that their lower extremities lie slightly above the plane of the bottom face 0 longitudinally extending handle. 20 1s disposed at a convenient distance abovethe rear end of the base and is maintained in 3 of the base, and are desirably preferably so supported as to enable their convenient detachment from the base to thereby facili tate repair or replacement.- To this end, therefore, a supporting plate 31 maybe provided substantially corresponding in planary outline to the nose of the implement so that when positioned in the recess below the nose it will generally conform thereto; this plate may be removably secured to the superjacent nose by small screws 32 disposed along its marginal edge and extending upwardly into the corresponding portion of the nose, and is drilled or otherwise perforated at a plurality of points for the passage of the wires formin the comb. The upper ends of the latter are either turned over at right angles against the upper face of the plate or else are enlarged in Fig. 1, so that when the plate is secureddn the recess beneath the nose of the implementthe wires will be securely maintained in position. Desirably, the perforations in the plate are so arranged that the wires are disposed more closely adjacent each other toward the rear of the plate than at its forward end as best shown in Fig. 3.

To modify the heating effect on the pelt of the superjacent nose of the base above the comb and which because of its thinness is very readily heated through by the heating un t, a'

shield 33 of asbestos or other heat insulating material is arranged beneath and desirably countersunk in the plate 31 and the wires ex-" tended therethrough; ordinarily this shield requires no means other than the frictional engagement of the wires therewith to retain it inposition, and it may therefore-be readily removed and replaced with a new one in case it should at any time become damaged.

The plate 31 at its apex may be provided with a downwardly extending preferably integral fin 34 terminating. a little above the ends vof the wires forming the comb and which is effective to prevent the implement and countersunk thereinto as clearly shown v being tilted forwardly by a careless operator for-an amount sufficient to be nd the wires beyond their elastic limit and thus give them a permanent angular set or inclination.

' In use,the implement, after being heated to the required degree is simply pushed forwardly over the dampened pelt so that'the hairs thereon are substantially simultaneously combed and ironed and are thus subjected tion as regards moisture or dampness, with the result that the processing of the fur irre- ,to both operations while in the same condi- .12o

spective of the size of the pelt is effected uno der the best possible conditions and with uniform and satisfactory results, while the fact that the combing wires throughthe contact of their upper extremities with the heated nose of the base are themselves warmed or heated to some extent, facilitates their roper passage through the dampened fur amftends to improve the ultimate appearance of the latter. I

While I have herein described a preferred form of the invention with considerable particularity, I do not thereby desire or intend to specifically limit myself to any precise details in the construction, arrangement and assembly of the various parts as the same are capa- 'ble of modification in numerous particulars if the same be deemed desirable without departing from the spirit and scope 'of the invention as defined in the appended claims.

Having this described my invention, I claim and desire to protect by Letters Patent of the United States:

1. An implement of the class described, comprising a base having a smooth under surface and adapted to be heated, and a plurality of normally vertical wires forming a comb arranged adjacent and carried by the base in position to precede the latter as the implement when in operation is pushed over the goods.

2. An implement of the class described, comprising a base having a smooth under surface and adapted to be heated, and a plurality of normally vertical wires forming a comb arranged adjacent and carried by the base in position to precede the latter as the implement when in operation is pushed over the goods, the lower ends of the wires terminating slightly above the plane of the lower face of the base.

3. An implement of the class described, comprising a base having a fiat, smooth under surface adjacent its rear end and converging to a point toward its forward end, means carried by the base adapted to operatively heat the same, and a plurality of wires disposed beneath the forward end of the base and forming a comb adapted to operate on the fur of a pelt in advance of the contact of the base therewith as the implement is pushed forwardly over the pelt.

4. An implement of the class described, comprising a base having a flat, smooth under surface adjacent its rear end and converging to a. point toward its forward end, means carried by the base adapted to operatively heat the same, and a plurality of vertically extending wires disposed beneath the forward end of the base and forming a comb adapted tooperate on the fur of a pelt in advance of the contact of the base therewith as the implement is pushed forward over the pelt, the wires being disposed more nearly adjacent each other as their individual distances from the forward end of the implement in- 'atively heating it, a handle carried by the base and a plurality of normally vertically extending resilient wires disposed beneath the forward end of the base, terminating slightly above the plane of the under surface of the rear part of the base and forming a comb adapted to operate on the fur of a pelt prior to the contact of the base therewith as the implement is propelled over the pelt while the latter is being processed.

6. An implement of the class described, comprising a heavy metallic base having its sides converging to a point at its forward end and a smooth, flat under surface adjacent its rear end, said base being cut away to form a recess beneath the point, means disposed on the base for .operatively heating it, a handle carried by the base, a plate removably secured to the under face of the point of the base in said recess, and a plurality of wires extending downwardly through the plate and carried thereby, the lower ends of the wires terminating slightly above the under surface of the rear portion of the base.

7. An implement of the class described, comprising a heavy metallic base having its sides converging to a point at its forward end and a smooth, flat under surface adja cent its rear end, said base being cut away to form a recess beneath the point, means disposed on the base for operatively heating it, a handle carried by the base, a plate removably secured to the under face of the point of the base in said recess, a shield of heat insulating material disposed beneath the plate, and a plurality of wires extending downwardly through the plate and the shield and having their upper ends lying adjacent the under face of the base.

8. An implement of the class described, comprising a heavy metallic base having its sides converging to a point at its forward end and a smooth, flat under surface ad acent its rear end, saidjbase being cut away to form a recess beneath the point, heating means carried'by the base, a plate removably secured to the under face of the point of the base in said recess, a downwardly extending fin adjacent the forward end of the plate, a shield of heat insulating material disposed beneath the plate, and a plurality of wires extending downwardly through the plate and the shield and carried by the, former, the lower ends of the wires terminating slightly above the under surface of the"rear portion of the base.

In witness whereof, I have hereunto set my hand this 18th day of September, A. D.

JULIUS H. HERRMANN.

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