Automatic angle adjusting sleeve grippers for a garment press
a technology of garment press and angle adjustment, which is applied in the direction of clothing making applications, etc., can solve the problem that the prior art finishing machine sometimes has a problem removing wrinkles from the sleev
Inactive Publication Date: 2018-01-18
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The present invention provides a garment finishing machine that removes wrinkles from the body and sleeves of a garment or shirt. The machine has a mannequin to hold the body of the garment and a pair of pivoting arms to support and tension the sleeves. The machine also has a stable frame, sleeve holders on the pivoting arms to hold the sleeves in position, pivot points on the frame and pivoting arms, and a slider attached to the sleeve holders to allow for vertical motion during the finishing process. The movement of the finishing arms around its pivot point on the garment provides tension to the sleeves by increasing the distance between the garment and the position of the sleeve holder, and the movement of the slider causes the sleeve holder to rotate on its axis. The motion of the sleeve holder is automatic and creates an even tension on the top and bottom portions of a sleeve attached at the sleeve holder.
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This type of prior art finishing machine sometimes has a problem removing wrinkles from the sleeve because the sleeve holder does not adjust vertically.
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[0018]FIG. 1 illustrates an example embodiment of the current invention which comprises a pair of mannequins or bucks 3 which reside on respective buck frames 4. A garment can be placed on one of the bucks 3 during a process of finishing the garment such that the garment conforms substantially to the shape of the buck 3. A pair of sleeve holders 2 can be provided for each buck 3, which may be raised and lowered by the garment finishing machine operator as he or she sees fit. The sleeve holders 2 can also rotate freely around the pivot point 14 to provide even sleeve tension for the particular type of garment construction, including sleeves which are sewn onto the body of the garment at various angles. The garment finishing machine provides for rotation of the left and right pivoting arms 1 in a lateral position from the base of the mannequin in order to provide tension on the sleeve by increasing the distance from the sleeve cuff to the body of the garment located on the buck 3. The...
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A shirt or garment finishing machine with a mannequin or buck for holding the body of the garment or shirt with sleeve holders or grippers mounted on pivoting arms on each side of said mannequin or buck to hold the open end of the sleeve. The pivoting arms with sleeve holders / grippers pivot laterally to support various lengths of sleeves and provide tension to remove wrinkles. The sleeve holders / grippers move vertically on the pivoting arm to support sleeves that are attached to the garment body at a various angles. During either or both of these motions, the sleeve holder / gripper automatically adjusts its angle relative to the garment body to provide even sleeve tension.
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CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS[0001]This application claims benefit of U.S. Provisional Application No. 62 / 362,843, filed on Jul. 15, 2016.FIELD OF THE INVENTION[0002]The present general inventive concept relates to the field of garment or shirt finishing machines, and more particularly a shirt finishing machine with a mannequin or buck used to support the garment during the removal of wrinkles.BACKGROUND[0003]Shirt pressing machines are known in the industry and generally comprise a shirt supporting body, or buck, which is movable on a track or turntable between a dressing station and a pressing station, where the front and back of the shirt is contacted by heated pressing plates for the purpose of removing wrinkles and, at the same time, drying the shirt.[0004]Some types of prior art shirt finishing machines comprise a buck to hold the garment, a pair of right and left supporting arms arranged at each side of the buck with sleeve holders to support and provide tension for...
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IPC IPC(8): A41H5/00
CPCA41H5/00
Inventor CROCKETT, DAVID G.
Owner FORENTA