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US 5,711,097 AGranted
Press for the automatic ironing and finishing of the trousers
OwnerAntonio Minoinventor
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Abstract
This invention concerns a press for ironing trousers consisting of a triplet of vertical panels between which both the legs and the pelvis of the trousers are ironed, the latter being held open by a series of inflatable slabs and shapes supported by relevant carriages sliding horizontally and vertically with respect to the supporting and guide scaffolding positioned above the triplet of panels.
Claims14
A press for a pair of trousers, comprising:
- a fixed panel having a top edge and a front edge;
- a pair of mobile panels, said fixed panel being interposed between said mobile panels, said mobile panels being pivotally movable relative to said fixed panel;
- a front slab slidably supported by said fixed panel and positioned at said top edge thereof;
- a rear slab slidably supported by said fixed panel and positioned at said top edge thereof;
- a scaffolding member positioned above said fixed panel;
- a plurality of shaped members slidably supported by said scaffolding member;
- a pair of fixed hooking members positioned above said front slab, said fixed hooking members being spatially separated;
- a biased hooking member disposed intermediate to said two fixed hooking members, said biased hooking member being supported by a movable shaft biased in a rest position;
- a retractable hooking member positioned above said rear slab and in substantial alignment with said biased hooking member and said retractable hooking member being movable, said fixed hooking members, said hooking member and said retractable hooking member being provided for cooperatively supporting an upper waist portion of said trousers;
- a fork member movably disposed along said front edge of said fixed panel, said fork member having connecting mechanisms extending on two opposed faces of said fixed panel for engaging leg portions of said trousers;
- means for producing steam and for feeding said steam to said fixed panel, said mobile panels, said front slab and said rear slab;
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- means for inhaling from said fixed panel and said mobile panels.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.