US 5,819,446 A · Sleever pad with residue and heat and moisture repellant features

Abstract

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 sleeve of a garment placed over the bag. Included on the present sleever pad are a relatively stiff internal core and a covering that surrounds the internal core. The covering includes an outer covering layer which faces outwardly toward the sleeve being pressed and an inner liner which faces inwardly toward the buck. A main feature of the outer covering layer is that it is configured for preventing moisture and/or solvents present on the sleeve of the garment being pressed from migrating through the outer covering layer to the internal core. In addition, the outer covering layer is also configured for inhibiting heat from being transferred from the heating plates through said sleever pad to the buck during a pressing operation.

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Dependent claims

A sleever pad for use with a sleeve pressing device of the type including a buck upon which said sleever pad is configured to be mounted, a fabric bag adapted to be placed over said sleever pad, and a set of heating plates that are arranged to press a sleeve of a garment placed over the bag, said sleever pad comprising:

a relatively stiff internal core;
a covering surrounding said internal core, said covering including an outer covering layer which faces outwardly toward the sleeve being pressed;
said outer covering layer being made of a moisture resistant material for preventing at least one of moisture and solvents present on the sleeve of the garment being pressed from migrating through said outer covering layer to said internal core, said moisture resistant material also being configured for inhibiting the collection of at least one of moisture and solvents on said sleever pad, and whereby the effectiveness of said outer covering layer is not substantially diminished with repeated use of said sleever pad;
and
wherein said sleever pad is generally rectangular, and has a generally centrally located vertical fold whereby said sleever pad is folded along said vertical fold to create a generally channel-shaped structure, said sleever pad further including a zipper running along an outer edge opposite said vertical fold, whereby said zipper is configured to facilitate installation, removal, and retention of said sleever pad on the buck.

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Sleever pad with residue and heat and moisture repellant features

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Sleever pad with residue and heat and moisture repellant features

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Abstract

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