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Automated sleeve expander

a sleeve and expander technology, applied in the field of automatic sleeve expanders, can solve the problems of fatiguing the material and/or seams, laborious process of manual sleeve expanders, and tireing the operator's hands and back,

Inactive Publication Date: 2007-07-19
P & L CO LLC
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As can be seen, the process of using a manual sleeve expander is labor intensive and the repetitiveness of the operation over the course of a worker's shift can tire the operator's hands and back.
Moreover, depending upon the design of the manual sleeve expander, the sleeve expander may pull down on the shoulders of the clothing possibly fatiguing the material and / or seams at the shoulders.

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[0013] With reference to FIG. 1, there is shown a pair of automated sleeve expanders 10 for use with a steam treatment machine 12 for stretching or expanding the sleeves on clothing such as a suit coat during steaming. The automated sleeve expanders 10 may be integrated by the original equipment manufacturer into a steam treatment machine 12 or may be retrofitted for use with existing steam treatment machines.

[0014] As commonly known in the art, steam treatment machines 12 are comprised of a frame 20 and a steamer 22. The frame 20 is made from metal such as steel or aluminum and includes a lower portion 24 having a circular shape. The steamer 22 includes a fabric garment support 26, electrical controls 28, a foot pedal 30, a steam generator 32, and a fan (not shown). The fabric garment support 26 is commonly referred to as a suzi and is mounted on the frame 20 to support clothing for steaming. The fabric garment support 26 contains a mesh material to allow steam to pass through it ...

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Abstract

A sleeve expander for use with a steam treatment machine that generally includes a base, a first expander arm, a second expander arm, and an actuator. The base supports the expander arms and actuator, and it has a mounting surface for connecting the sleeve expander to the steam treatment machine, preferably at a lower portion of the machine. The actuator is linked to the expander arms to move the first expander arm toward and away from the second expander arm during a steaming cycle so that the operator merely has to place the garment sleeves over the expander prior to initiating the steaming operation. A full steam treatment machine including a suzi and two of the sleeve expanders is also disclosed.

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CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATION [0001] This application claims priority to U.S. Provisional Application No. 60 / 595,762, filed Aug. 3, 2005, the complete contents of which are hereby incorporated by reference.TECHNICAL FIELD [0002] This invention generally relates to forms for use with steam treatment machines for clothing. More specifically, this invention relates to forms that support and stretch or expand sleeves for pre-steaming clothing prior to pressing. BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION [0003] It is known in the art to pre-steam clothing such as suit coats and dresses using a steam treatment machine prior to pressing the clothing. Typically, to prepare sleeves of suit coats for pre-steaming, an operator must bend over to insert manual sleeve expanders into the sleeves of the clothing. To manually insert sleeve expanders, an operator must compress the sleeve expander by hand by squeezing the sleeve expander so that it can fit into the cuffed end of the sleeve. Once inserted in...

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Patent Type & Authority Applications(United States)
IPC IPC(8): D06F75/00
CPCD06F73/00D06F59/02
Inventor CARES, PAUL
Owner P & L CO LLC
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