Garment presser with shoulder extender
OwnerKwang Hun Parkinventor
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Abstract
A garment-pressing device for shirts or blouses employs a buck having shoulder extenders which are movable between a retracted position and one or more extended positions. The shoulder extenders have a soft element that may be made from one or more air bags or chambers, or of a plurality of layers of flexible material, and can be driven pneumatically, mechanically and/or electrically in a stepped or continuous manner. The shoulder extenders are mover simultaneously with buck side air bags. Platen side extenders that operate in conjunction with the shoulder extenders to press shirt shoulders are also provided.
Claims12
A shirt finisher comprising:
- a form for supporting a shirt;
- a movable shoulder extender located in the form, movable between a closed position and at least one extended position, the movable shoulder extender including:
- a movable frame;
- a resilient element provided on the movable frame;
- and
- means for moving the movable frame between the closed position and the at least one extended position;
- a pressing platen for contact pressing the shirt against the form;
- and
- a platen extender positioned to press a portion of the shirt against the resilient element.
A shirt finisher comprising:
- a form for supporting a shirt;
- a movable shoulder extender located in the form, movable between a closed position and at least one extended position, the movable shoulder extender including:
- a movable frame;
- a resilient element provided on the movable frame;
- and
- means for moving the movable frame between the closed position and the at least one extended position;
- and
- a pressing platen for contact pressing the shirt against the form,
- wherein the form includes a side air bag, and the movable frame includes an element for extending the side air bag away from the center of the form.
A shirt finisher comprising:
- a form for supporting a shirt;
- a movable shoulder extender located in the form, movable between a closed position and at least one extended position, the movable shoulder extender including:
- a movable frame;
- a resilient element provided on the movable frame;
- and
- means for moving the movable frame between the closed position and the at least one extended position;
- and
- a pressing platen for contact pressing the shirt against the form,
- wherein the resilient element comprises an air bag, and
- wherein the shirt finisher comprises a plurality of said air bags, the air bags being selectively inflatable such that shirts of different shoulder widths may be accommodated and pressed against said platen.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.