US1802313A - Garment press - Google Patents

Description

April 21', 1931.

J. C. LEDBETTER GARMENT PRESS lFiled July 2, 1924 2 Sheets-Sheet 1 lNVE-NTOR .fmes C'. edbe/er f r e@ 1 ATTORNEYS Patented Apr.' 21, 1.931 I UNITED STATES PATENT ori-TCE JAMS C. LEDBETTER, OF BROOKLYN, NEW YORK, ASSIGNOR, BY MESNE ASSIGNMENTS, T0 THE PROSPERITY COMPANY, INC., OF SYBACUSE, NEW YORK, A CORPORATION OI' NEW 'YORK GARMENT PRESS.

This invention relates to garment laundry pressing machines and particularly to improvements in power presses for imposing high pressure on the work.

An object is to produce a pressing ma chine capable of being convertedto eitherl which is undesirable because it permits the.

operator to accidently injure his ngers in the jaws; and for the purpose of illustrating my invention, I have chosen V-shaped ressing jaws ordinarily used for ironing cu and neck bands of shirts, but it is understood/that the principle of my invention together with its structure may as well be applied to pressing machines having flat large area wide.

opening pressing members.

In order to illustrate the principle of the invention, there is shown an example of an operator actuated press and a power press. The operator actuated press is a foot power machine, and the power press is a Huid expansion motor press. l

The first three views show the power press while the last view shows a foot press.

Figure 1 illustrates a side view of the pressing machine in open position; and Figure 2 also illustrates a side view thereof in closed position with the near side ofthe frame removed to expose parts of the machine.

Figure 3 shows a front view of the pressing machine in closed position and just prior to application of high pressure by the motor means.

Figure 4 shows a modified form of the invention, being 'a view of the foot operated press having the improved fluid pressure diaphragm motorl removed therefrom and replaced by a toggle anchor bracket.

l The frame of the machine may consist of trating the present invention,

parallel side pieces 10 assembled on 'a base 11 and which rise vertically and are provided with bolting flanges 12 at the top thereof.

This construction affords a wide open clear space within the frame of the machine tol assemble the pipe system and movin parts of the machine, For the pur ose o illushave chosen V-shaped cuff and neck band press jaws, but it is understood that a flat garment support or buck may as well be anchored to the bolting flanges 12. Similarly the head may as;

Well be flat, for the improved operating mech# anism herein described is as well adapted to move a at head back and forth across the buck as the V-type cuff and neck band jaw herein disclosed. The present foot operated press closing means is well adapted to close lV-type press jaws and requires little space.

As already described, the present construction is well adapted to ironing presses -ofthe cuif and neck band type for laundry shirt work; and to this end a buck 13 is anchored on the top of the'v frame. A movable head 14 is superimposed thereabove and adapted to swing laterally across and over the head 13 and after the head yand buck have reached aligned pressing position, the two pressing members 13 and 14 are tightly drawn together under high pressure by motor means in one instance or foot operated means in, another case. A feature of the construction is the provision of slight separating jaw clearance at the pressing plane, which is to say clearance exists between the pressing- Asurfaces of the two press jaws 13 and 14 in order that they move back and forth relatively one with the other. The pressing head and buck are suitably heated as by steam, and a pipe 15 conveys steam to the press buck 13 while a pipe 16 provides a discharge or ref turn steam pipe leading back to a boiler, and this pipe 16 may also connect with a fluid pressure motor which is used for producing high jaw pressure. e-

A substantially long press lever link or arm 18 is disposed uprlght and if desired in vparallel alignment with the vertical axis of the frame and reaches up and around the pressin rear of the members and has its integral ange 19 bolted or screw fastened to thehead 14. The lower end of this upright lever extends forwardly into the frame as at 20 and carries a compound motion fulcrum pin 21 the axis of which, when the press is closed, is preferably coincident with the vertical longitudinal axis of the frame 10.' rlhe press lever 18 undergoes 'a compound motion andis adaptedto perform the double purpose of first lifting upwardly on the head 14 to obtain clearance space between the head and buck, and thereafter the said lever is adapted to swing laterally, the upper end 19 moving rearwardly' with the lower end 20 moving forwardly; and to this endthe combination draw or pull link lever 18 is provided with a compound motion fulcrum pin 22 intermediate the lever ends 19 and 20 and is preferably located about half-way between the lever ends, or as shown in the drawings it is located slightly below the half-way point of the lever. n

The lever 18 standing vertically with the weight of the head 14 at the top thereof, constitutes'in eect an inverted over-balanced pendulum which is poised sensitively above the fulcrum center 22. The press opens wide as shown in Figure 1 by permitting the head 14 to swing rearwardly, and readily moves forwardly again under the slightest e'ort applied byathe operator. The ease with which the head 14 moves b-ack and forth on the long vertical support lever 18 is characteristic ofthis type of pressing machine because of the fact that, in the design of the press, advantage is gained by locating the center of gravity high above and directly over the fulcrum point 22 which renders the head 14 quite sensitive to swinging motion and therefore the operator closes and opens the press with little effort.

supp-ort lever or movable pivot compound motion bearing, in this instance a bellj crank lever, having a lower short arm 24 and a longer upper arm 25 is pivoted at 2-3 on the \frame.

One arm pivotally supports the lever 18 by connecting with the fulcrum pin 22; and the other lever arm is connected to the frame by a tension lspring 26 which is designed to lift upwardly on the fulcrum pin 22 thereby continuously urging the lever 18 upwardly to lift the head 14 ofl' of thel buck 13 at all times except whenthe press is at work applying pressure. The spring 26.ex erts suflicient tension to steadily maintain the position of the fulcrum pin'22 during .the back and forth swing of the head,14 but readily yields to the pressure applying means belng optlonal in the form of foot operated mechanism or power means.

As hereinbefore referred to, a feature of4 lihlspressing mahine resides in its inherent forming part of thls invention, said means nsoasia the machine, either type, foot or power, is

set up with the option of a set of flat jaws or li-shaped' jaws,`or jaws ofany desired shape.

A pedal. arm 28 is -provided with a foot piece 29 and is pivoted on the fulcrum pin 21 on the lower end 20 of the press lever. rlh'e pedalarm 28 is integrally formed with a toggle link 30 which pivotally joins at 31 with an upper toggle link 32. The links 30V and 32 constitute a vertically swingin toggle disposed' centrally between the rame plates 10; and this toggle 30-32 is employed in constructing either type of press, foot or power operated.- The bell crank pedal 28-30 is therefore carried free of the frame by mounting it on the lower inner end of the press leven 18-20 so that the pedal 28 is adapted to undergo a compound motionl downwardly and rearwardly with the press lever arm 20.

Assuming that the manufacturer is assembling a power press, reference vis then made tothe first three views of the drawing where- ,in is disclosed a simple type of pressure developing fluid motor which operates from the expansive power or force of air pressure or from the steam employed to heat the press jaws. A. motor bellows or diaphragm housing 34 is anchored to brackets 33 cast integrally on the inside of the frame plates; and the housing 34 contains a diaphragm` or other fluid-pressure motor 35 which expands to produce a down thrust through the toggle 30-32, and contracts to remove the force therefrom. The diaphragm\35 may be 0f any suitable type but isshown as the corrugated cylindrical bellows type, and the lower movable diaphragm endI is fitted with a connecting rod 36 projecting through the housingand is connected by a pin 37 to the upper end of the Vtoggle link 32. rl`he axis of the power motor 35 is in alignment with the axis of the toggle aswell as the lower lever fulcrum pin 21 and the power of the motor is delivered vertically downwardly directly v A pipe 39 connects the diaphragm with the steam pipe 16 or the pipe 39 may connect direct with the steam feed line 15 Vfrom the boiler if desired, but it is preferable to draw Aadjustable screw 42 carried inthe press lever 18. The screw 42 is adjusted to depressthe valve stem 41 and open the valve 40 just as the, head 14 completes its forward or pressclosing stroke; and thereupon steam ows from a boiler orv from one of the pressing jaws, or from any fluid pressure supply div rectly into the bellows 35,the result of which is to instantly expand the bellows with great force thereby pushing theconnecting rod 36 downwardly with reat force to produce high pressure betWeent e aws.

As long as the head 14 stands in contact with the work, the motor means 35 continues to deliver pressure `through the toggle onto the press lever because the inlet Valve is held open and the iuid motor remains connected to the motive fluid supply line during the pressing operation. This power press 1s safe because final high jaw compression is not applied by locking open the inlet valve 40 until, after the head is close to the press buck and hence the operators hands are out of danger by that time.

Foot operated kick-off and exhaust control means are provided for the purpose of opening the press; and to this end an exhaust valve 44 is included in the pip'e 39 and has the usuall exhaust port 45 out through which steam discharges. The valve is controlled by a sprin closed arm 46 which is oscillated by a rod 157 connected with va kick-off and exhaust pedal 48 pivoted in the lower part of the press frame. The'kick-off pedal is pivote'don a pin 49 and the rear end of this pedal is provided with a lift bracket or lug 50 disposed directly underneath the pedal arm 28 as observed in Figure 2: By depressing the pedal 48, the rod 47 is first lifted to swing the valve arm 46 upwardly and allow the motive fluid to discharge from the Huid-pressure motor thereby permitting the motor means to return to its original non-pressing osition; and immediately vthereafter the lift ug or lost-'motion means 50 impinges upwardly against the pedal arm 28 to break the toggle to the position shown in dotted lines in Figu and the buck is exposed for the removal of the work.

As the press lever 18 tilts rearwardly, the

ospring pressed throttle valve stem 41.closes thereby terminating the supply of steam to the diaphragm; and similarly as the operator removes his-foot from the pedal 48, the valve arm 46 immediately closes the exhaust valve, and both valvesl now stand at rest closed .lever 18 has come to rest.

re 1 whereupon Athe head quickly opensl ready for the next-operation. While a fiuidI pressure type motor is shown, other motor means may be used.

Referrin to Figure-4, a description will be given4 o the same'pressing machine less the power unit whereby the manufacturer is enabled to economically assemble a purely foot press and supply the trade with a less expensive press where it is required. In the foot operated cuff and neck band press shown in Figure 4, the motor means unit 34-35 is omitted and a separate bracket 52 lis bolted directly 'onto the frame brackets 33 which reaches downwardly where it connects with the upper end of the toggle 32 with a pin 53.

The position of the pin 53 in the foot press is identical to the position of the pin 37 in the power press and therefore the s ame toggle and pedal structure is employed. The

manufacturer employs the extra 4bracketsl 52 when constructing a .purely foot operated machine. l

In the operation of the power press, the head stands normally open and rearwardly as shown in Figure 1 and the operator places the work u on the buck 13 whereupon he delivers, by oot power, an angular movement against the pedal `29 designed to thrust rear- .Wardly and downwardly thereon to swing the head 14 forwardly across the buck into alignment therewith and as the toggle 30-32 reaches straight-line position, the swingable upright is thrust downwardly and compression is developed between the Jaws bythe motor means or by action of the pedal. or by action of both as hereinbefore described.

The operation of the foot press in Figure 4 is carried out in the same manner except that, after the head 14 reaches overlapping position with the buck, theoperator is re- A quired to press somewhat Vharder on the pedal 29 in order that thestraightening action of the toggle 30-32 overcome the spring 26 to permit compression to be developed between the ironing'jaws. f

Initial foot pressure applied to pedal 29 imparts an initlal forward swing to the head 14 since toggle link 32 at first braces itself against pivot pin 31 to resist straightening motion. Thus the pledal tends to close the press, i. e. swing the ead 14 over thebuck 13. Thereafter the toggle 32-30 must by necessity start its straightening action because the This straightening action draws the head down upon the buck.

The compound-motion pivots or bearings 21 and 22 which carry t freely-iioating bodily motionvto the press e upright 18 are specially Amentioned because they allow thel vertical) motion and a.

head 14 which affords extended visibility of the buck because the head rises and throws olf to the rear of the buck to fully expose the latter and better enable the operator to lay out the work 011 the lower press jaw..

y As the compound-.motion pivots 21 and 22 rise in relation to the frame 10, one of the ivots say 21 swings laterally toward the ront of the press. This action tends to tilt upwardly the front edge of the press head 14 asl it moves back which tends to further eX- pose and clear the buckto the view of the workman ywho operatesthe press. The pivot 21 therefore both risesand moves laterally in the press frame and the other pivot 22 also rises in the frame because said pivot 22 is carried on the bell crank arm 24 which is itself pivoted in the frame. l

It is seen that the lower portion of the upright head-supporting press lever 18 has correlated with it, means including the two spaced compound-motion pivots 21 and 22, one above the other, ifor movably supporting and guiding it in a manner -to afford a bodily movement in relation to the press frame 10, and by bodily movement is meant that the press lever 18 in its entirety is capable of a guided floating displacement relatively to the frame, although the lever 18 1s pivotallj7 supported in the frame. The pedal 28 imparts bodily reciprocating movement to the press lever 18 which is carried by suitable operating loose-motion connections including the toggle 30-32 and arm 24 and pivot 21 established between the stationary press frame 10 and the compoundf motion press lever 18, and the motor means standing 34 is optional. l Y n What I claim is zy 1. A press comprising in combination, a frame and press jaws; a vertical press lever behind the lframe and parallel thereto, the upper end thereof reaching forwardly and fixed to one jaw, and the other end thereofcurved forwardly into the frame under theV jaws; a movable pivot bearing means carried inthe frame on which the press lever is`pivotally supported, means to swing the press lever on the bearing to open and close the press jaws, and means to force the press. leverdown to produce jaw compression.

2.'A press comprising in combination, a frame and press jaws; a vertical press lever standing behind the frame and parallel thereto, one end thereof reaching forwardly and fixed to one jaw, and the other end thereof curved into'the frame; a movable pivot bearing carried in the frame on which the press lever is pivotally supported, a pedal carried on that end of the press lever which is curved into the frame, mechanism cooperating with said pedal adapted to swing the lever to operating with the mechanism to enforce ting the press close the press, and means covertically downward movement of the press lever to produce jaw compression.

3. A press comprising in combination, a frame and press jaws; a vertical press lever standing behind the frame and parallel thereto, one end thereof reaching forwardly and fixed to one jaw, and the other end thereof curved into the frame; a movable pivot bearing carried inthe frame on which the press lever is pivotally supported, a pedal carried on that end of the press lever which is curved into the frame, a toggle standing vertically inthe frame parallel to the press lever, support means on the frame pivotally carrying the upper end of the toggle on the frame, the lower end of the toggle comprising a link integrally formed with the pedal aforesaid, and said toggle moving into straight line by operation of the pedal thus swinging the press lever and tilting it down to close the press.

4. A press as dened in claim 3 but further characterized by a motor connected with the supportmeans which carries the upper end of the toggle and which produces a thrust through the toggle to produce jaw compression. v

5. A press comprising in combination, a frame and press jaws; a press lever standing vertically in the rear of the frame, and having upper and lower press lever ends extending forwardly and terminating in alignment above and below the vertical longitudinal axis of the frame and jaws, the upper press lever end being anchored to one jaw to open and close the ing the press lever on the frame, means cooperating with the lower lever end to swing the press lever, and means to bring the jaws together under compression.

6. A press comprising in combination, aframe and press jaws; an upright press lever stan-ding at the rear of the frame, and having upper and lower press lever ends extending forwardly and terminating in alignment above and below the vertical longitudinal axis of the frame and jaws, the upper press lever end being anchored to one jaw to open and close the press; pivotal means supporting the press lever on the frame, a. device pivotal means permitforming part of the lever to undergo a compound swinging and vertical movement, means cooperating with the lever end to swing the press lever to execute and means to force the press lever longitudinally to execute the other movement.

press; pivotal means supportone of the movements,

7. A press comprising in combination, a

frame-and-press jaws; uprightly in the rear of the frame, and having upper and lower press leverv ends extending forwardly above and below the vertical longitudinal axis of the frame and jaws, the upper press lever end being anchored to the upper jaw to a press lever standing and terminating in alignment yieldable pivot bearing mounted inthe frame; a vertical press lever placed to the .rear of the frame and with its upper end reaching over and being anchored to one of the jaws, said press lever being mounted on' the yieldable pivot bearing and the lower end of the lever bent inwardly and terminating I centrally within the frame underneath the jaws; means acting to normally urge upwardly o'n the yieldable pivot bearing and lpress lever to'separate the aws, a toggle including links disposed parallel to the press lever, one link of the toggle being connected with the lower bent in end of the press lever,

means' carried by 'the frame holding the other end of the toggle in operative position, and means to simultaneously swing the press lever and straighten the toggle.

9`: A pressas defined in claim 8, but further distinguished by motor means connected with one end of the toggle and adapted to exert force thereon to produce jawv compression, and automatic control means actuated by a moving part of the press which initiates the motor means after the press is closed.

10. A press comprising in combination, cooperating press jaws carried on a frame, a yieldable lpivot bearing mounted in the v frame; a vertical press lever placed to the rear of the frame and with its upper end reaching over and anchored to one of the jaws, the press lever bein mounted on the yieldable pivot bearing an the lower end of the lever being directed inwardly and terminating centrally within the frame underneath the jaws; means acting to normally urge upwardly on the yieldable pivot bearing and press lever to separate the jaws, a toggle disposed parallel to the press lever, one link ofthe toggle being connected with the lowerl bent .inend of the press lever; a pedal in tegral with that aforesaid link of the toggle which is connected with the lower end ofthe press lever, said pedal and link thereby constituting a bell crank which swings the leverY and straightens the vtoggle; and support means pivotally holding the upper end of the toggle in operative position.

11. A press comprising in combination, a frame and press jaws, a bell crank pivoted in the frame, a press lever carrying one of the jaws and pivoted o n one end of the bell crank and means adaptedto swing it to open and close the press, spring means acting o n the other end of the bell crank to lift the .press lever to obtain jaw separation, and means' frame and press jaws, a bell crank pivoted in the frame, a press lever carrylng one' of the jaws and pivoted on one end of the bell crank and adapted to swing to open and -close the 12. A press comprising in combination, a

press, spring'means acting on the other end of the bell crank to lift the press lever to obtain jaw separation; said press lever disposed' vertically to the rear of and parallel to the frame, its upper end curved forward and attached to one jaw, -its lower end curved forward inside the frame; a toggle-with one link pivoted in the frame and its other link pivoted to the lower end of the press lever,

and a pedal including means to swing thev which the lofwer ends of the frame plates are.

anchored to hold the plates in rigid spaced relation, a vertical press lever standing to the rear of the frame, a compound motion pivot bearing support carried by the frame on which the press lever is pivotally carried, and means within the frame by which the lever .and pivot are swung to open and close the press and moved vertically to produce jaw compression.

14. A press comprising in combination, cooperating pressing jaws, a pair of. vertical standing spaced frame plates, one o'f the said jaws having its edges anchored to the upper ends of the frame plates to ho'ld' said plates in rigid spaced relation, a base on which the lower ends of the frame plates are anchored to hold., the plates in rigid,

spaced relation, an upright press lever standing 'at the rearof the frame, a compound motion pivot bearing support 'carrie'd by the frame on which the press lever is pivotally,

the connection between theL motor means and the press lever is a toggle which simultaneously straightes as the pedal swings the press lever.

16. A press comp-rising in combination, a

' movable pivot to lift upwardly ont frame, cooperating lll-shaped cuil and neck band jaws one of which has its edges secured to the frame, a vertical lever standing to the rear of the frame with its upper end curved forwardly andanchored to the apex of the other jaw, a compound motion pivot bearing mounted in the'frame upon which the lever is pivotally mounted, the lower end of the lever being curved inwardly and terminating within the frame in vertical alignment with the apices of the press jaws, means to swing the lever to open and close the press, .and means to torce down the lever and to produce jaw compression.

17. A press comprising in combination, a frame, cooperating V-shaped cu and neck band' jaws one of which has its edges secured to the frame, a' vertical lever standing to the rear of the frame with its upper end curved forwardly and anchored to the apex of the other jaw, a compound motion pivot bearing mounted lin the frame upon which the lever is pivotally mounted,

the lower end of the lever being curved in` wardly and terminating within the frame in vertical alignment with the apex of t-he press jaws, means lifting up on the lever to normally maintain jaw clearance, means to enable the operator to close the press, motor means mounted in the frame under the jaws in alignment with the vertical aXis of the apices of the jaws, and a connection from the motor to the lower end of the press lever.

18. A press comprising, a frame' consisting of two spaced parallel vertical parts, a jaw secured to the upper end of the frame and a movable aw placed thereabove, a bracket ear `carried by each frame part on the inside thereof in horizontal alignment, a detachable member bolted to the bracketears and disposed between the frame parts, a press lever standing vertically behind the frame and having its upper end 'anchored to the movable jaw, a movable pivot carriedmovably in the frame and on which the press lever is pivot-` ally supported, resilient means actin on the e press lever, a force transmitting link disposed vertically inthe frame and having its upper end connected with the detachable member, and means cooperating with the press lever and loweriyend of the link to swing the lever ,on

` lthe movable pivot to close the press and to Y ing a bend by which the lever extends from depress the movable pivot lin the frame to produce jaw compression.

19. A press comprising a pair of press jaws one above the other and a frame, a mov- -able bearing carried in the frame; a press lever mounted in lupright position on the movable bearing with its upper end anchored to the upper jaw," and its lower end terminating directly underneath the jaws, and includthe upper jaw to its terminating point, and means to swing the upper end of the press escasas .with'its upper end ,attached to the motor means and its lower end operatively connected tothe press lever to thrust downwardly on the lever and displace the movable bearn ing and produce jaw compression.

20. A garment or ironing press comprising a trame, a press head and buck, means carried by the frame and to which a to glereceiving device is secured, upright ever means behind the frame and having its upper end attached to the'press head, bearing means spaced apart on the upright lever means, @a means cooperating with one of the bearing means to mount the upright lever means in the frame for a compound vertical and rearward swinging movement in respect to the frame, pedal means pivotally mounted di rectly on the other bearing means on the lower end of the upright lever means, and a toggle -having its upper link pivoted on the device and its lower link integral with the pedal `means to swing the upright lever means und jaw thru said compound movement. 0

21. A garment or ironing press comprising a frame coacting press jaws including a head and buck, j aw-operating means carried 1n the frame and operatively connected to the head, fluid-pressure motor means operatively connected with the jaw-operating means to produce jaw compression, a'pressure supply line having -a normally-closed inlet valve means and an exhaust valve suitably connected vwith the motor means, and means to automatically open the inlet valve after the press head reaches the buck and to hold the pressure supply line open to the motor during the ironing operation, a release pedal pivoted in the frame and operatively connected with the exhaust valve to discharge pressure from the motor to release "the jaw compression; and a lost-motion means operated by the release pedal and cooperating with Jthe j aw-operating means, whereby movement of the release pedal first opens `the exhaust valve and thenengages the jaw-operating means, to open the press. j*

22. A garment or ironing press comprising a frame, a pressl buck mounted on the frame, a movable press head coacting with the buck, 'a fluid-pressure motor means mounted inthe frame underthe buck, a fluid-pressure supply line connected-tothe upper portion of the motor means, a normally-closed automatically-operated inlet valve means above the motor means and included 1n the supply line, a press lever havingone end attached to the press head, a toggle for openin'g and closing the press connected with the other end of the press lever and operavtively connected with the motor means,

means for closing the ress head toward the buck, means operated y a moving part of the press after the press head reaches the buck for opening the inlet valve means t0 admit fluid pressure to the motor means and tohold the inlet' valve means open to maintain the supply line open to the motor means to exert force through the toggle to hold the press resiliently closed by fluid pressure durlng the ironing operation, an exhaust valve means also above the motor means and mounted separately .from the inletvalve means and in communication with the upper portion of the motor` means, a release pedal pivoted on the frame, anda link operatively connecting the release pedal with the exhaust valve means by which the operator depresses the pedal to open the exhaust valve means to release the'iiuid pressure from the motor means whereby the press is opened.

u 23. Agarment or ironing press comprismg a frame, and a cooperating press head and buck, an upright member at the rear of the frame and havlng its upper end attached tothe press head and its lower end terminating under the buck, upright toggle means disposed under the buck and having its lower end pivotally connected with the lower end of the upright member and its upper end pivoted on the frame under the buck, pivotal means below the buck and intermediate the ends of the upright, means on the frame cooperating with said pivotal means affording a swinging action for the upright member through a compound movement, means urging upwardly on the upright member tend-r ing to open the press, and operating means for actuating the upright toggle'means to draw said press head forwardly and downwardly to close the press and to produce com' pression between the head and buck.

24. A garment or ironing press comprising a frame, a press buck thereon, a movable press head, an upright atthe rear of the frame and having its upper end directed for-v wardly and attached to the head and its lower end directed into the frame under the buck, pivotal means on the upright below the buck, means on the frame operatively connected with the pivotal means whereby said upright and press head swing thru a compound movement, toggle means having its upper end pivotally connected on thel frame under the buck and its lower end operatively connected with the lower end of the upright, pedal means to actuate the tog le means to effect the swinging of the uprlght in the frame to swing the head forwardly and 'to draw downwardly thereon to close the press, and means urging upwardly on the upright to open the press.

25. 'A garment or ironin press comprising spaced upright mem ers forming a frame, a press buck mounted on the frame, a

press head to coact with the buck, an upright l lever may swing thru a compound'movement,

an operating toggle having its upper link pivoted on the frame under the buck above the lower end of the upright'lever and eX- tending downwardly. when moved toward straightened position and having its lower end pivotally connected with the lower end of the upright lever, means urging upwardly on the upright lever o open the press, and pedal means associated with the toggle to actuate it toward straightened position to draw downwardly on the upright lever.

26. A garment or lroning press comprising an upstanding frame, a press buck on. the upper end of the frame, a movable press head above the buck, an upright at the rear pf and being longer than the frame and' havmg lts upper end directed forwardly and attached to the head and its lower end directed forwardly into the frame at the lower end of said frame and into position under the buck, pivotal means on the long uprlght below the buck, means inside the frame cooperatively related with the pivotal means to ,afford a vertical and back and forward movement of the upright and the press head, toggle means having its upper end pivotally connected within and on the frame under the buck and havingl its lower end operatively connected with the lower end of the long upright, and means to straighten the toggle to swing the press head forwardly and to force downwardly on the upright to produce high compression between the head and buck.

27. A garment'or ironing press compris-- ing a frame, a press buck thereon, a movable press head, a swingable upright at the rear of the frame and having its upper end directed forwardly'and attached to the head and its lower portion directed forwardly into the frame under the buck, pivotal means on the swingable upright intermediate the ends thereof and below the buck, means onthe frame below the buck and operatively connected with the pivotal 1means on the uprightA to operatively support and guide said upright thru a compound movement, an upright toggle comprising .links pivotally connected 8. Lsoasis together and having its upper link pivoted within and on the frame under the buck and its lower link pivotally connected to sald lower portion of the upright which projects into the frame, and means to actuate the toggle toward straightened ppsition to swing forwardly the upper end of the upright and draw downwardly thereon.

28.v A garment or ironing press comprising a frame, a press buck thereon,` a movable press head, an upright at the rear of the frame and having its upper end directed for waidly and attached to the head and its lower end directed into the frame under the buck, pivotal means onv the upright below the buck,

'means within and carried on the frame operatively connected with the pivotal means to support the upright and afford a bodily swinging action of the upright thru a compound movement, toggle means having its lower end' operatively connected with the f lower end of the upright, means to actuate the toggle means, and a fluid-pressure motor means including a connecting rod pivdted to the upper end of the toggle means and extending downwardly and acting thru the toggle means to force downwardly on the upright to produce high compression between the head and buck. v

29. A garmentor ironing press comprising aframe, a press buck carried on the frame, a press head above the buck, an upright means, and means mounting the same in theframe for swinging and bodily movements, said upright meanshaving its upper end extended forwardly and attached to the press head, the lower end of the upright means extending downwardly-to a point directly under the buck, a pedal pivotally carried by the lower end of the upright means and extending -forwardly from the frame, a Iink`integral with the rearend ofthe pedal and extending up.- Wardly into the frame, an upper link pivotally connected tothe upper endof the first link and forming a toggle therewith, and a vpivot on theJ frame under the buck to which the uppenend of the toggle is operatively connected, whereby downward movement of the pedal straightens the toggle forwardly to' swing the upright means and press head forwardly and downwardly to close the press headiand produce pressure on the buck.

In testimony whereof I aix my signature.

- JALIES CLLEDBETTER.

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