US1749667A - Hat iron and steamer - Google Patents

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March 4, 1930. D. FREEDLEIN HAT IRON AND STEAMER Filed April 12. 1928 2 sheets-snee:

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HAT IRON AND STEAMER Filed April l2l 1928 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 l INVENTOR 1 WITNESSES ,aI/OZFreeeZZeUL f Y ATTORNEY l narra ideate? rematar :DAVID FREEDLEN, OF NEW YORK, N. Y.

HAT IRUN AND STEAMER Application filed April l2,

My invention relates to a manually operated device for ironing or steaming a hat; or both, and for other purposes.

rllhe general object of my invention is to e provide an iron and steaming device which while having special use for ironing or steaming a hat; or both, is useful for other purposes; and in its use on a hat permits of the crown or brim of the hat, or both, being ironed or steamed in a convenient manner.

The nature of my invention and its distinguishing features and advantages will clearly appear as the description proceeds. Reference is to be had to the accompany ing drawings forming part of this specification, it being-understood that the drawings are merely illustrative of one example of the invention.

Figure 1 is a side elevation of a hat iron and steamer embodying my invention;

Figure 2 is a'plan View of the device with the handle and its base plate removed;

Figure 3 is a longitudinal vertical section as indicated by the line 3 3 of Figure 2; Figure 4 is an inverted plan View of the device; Y

Figure 5 is a transverse vertical section on the line 5 5 of Figure 3; i

Figure 6 is a detail in vertical section of a valve to be hereinafter referred to;

Figure 7 is a fragmentary side elevation given to 4show an additional apron, hereinafter referred to.

ln carrying out my invention in practice in accordance with the illustrated, example,

Aa hollow body 10 is provided having a suitable handle 11 at the top, the base 12.of which handle 11 is secured' to the body 10 as by screws 13 to be removable. l

In the body 10 isa horizontal partition 14 thereby providing a steam chamber 15 between said partition and the top of the body 10. rlhe sides of the body 10 `extend below the partition l14 presenting a depending flange 16 extending on all sides of the body 10. To said flange 16 is held a flexible apron v 17, the lower end of which has a tubular or tunnel seam 117 which encloses a flexible wire frame 18 extending on all sides of said apron17. Said frame in practice is formed 1928. Serial No. 269,579.

of closely coiled wire to give it resiliency. Near the outer edge the apron 17 is detachably secured to the flange 16 by any suitable means, such as a coil spring band 19.

A steam inlet 2O leads into the chamber 55 15 through a side of the body 1() to discharge steam into said chamber. The steam received by the chamber 15 from the inlet pipe 2O is adapted to pass through the top of a riser pipe1l4 and thence through the parti- 60 tion 14 to the interior of the flange 16 and the apron 17. The provision of pipev 114 prevents the water of condensation passing from chamber 15 downwardly through parf tition 14.

A second steam pipe 21 leads into a heating' coil 22 extending from the inlet pipe 21 downwardly through the partition 14 to the lower enclosure. Said coil 22 is provided with a lvalve 23 to be hereinafter referred to.

The coil pipe 22 extends in the form of a plurality of convolutions 122 within the apron 17 and from the lowermost convolution upwardly through the partition 14 where it is provided with an elbow 24 and a laterally 75 directed discharge terminal'25 which leads to an outlet or exhaust pipe' 26.

rllhe eonvolutions 122 of the heating coil are adapted to be compressed into more or less close relation, or to assume a position more widely separated. Pressure against the frame 18 and apron 17 at the bottom will result in compressing the convolutions 122, and said convolutions may be restored to their original form by the following'de- 35 vice.

.Rods 27 are secured by any suitable connection 127 to the resilient frame 18 and extend upwardly through sleeves 28 in passing through the chamber 15, said rods having springs 29 coiled about the same tending to press the same vdownwardly and thereby restore the positions of the frame 18 and convolutions 122. The rods 27 extend upwardly to the top of the body 10 and cotter 95 pins 80 may be passed therethrough to limit the downward movement of said rods under the reaction of the springs 29. i

A plug 31 on valve 23 is turnable and has a two-way passage 82, the shell of the Valve having an outlet 33 to allow steam to escape from the valve into the chamber 15, if this should be found desirable. The valve plug 31 has a handle 34 formed with a slot 35,

and to said handle at the slot 35 is secured an operating bar 36 which extends upwardly through the top of the chamber 15 longside the handle 11 so that it may be conveniently depressed for loperating the valve.

If the steam from the pipe 20 is not available or is not sullicient for the desired degree of moisture, the plug 31 may be turned to allow steam to escape through the valve outlet 33.Y

The convolutions 122 of the heating coil 22 serve to effect more or less of al drying action on the apron 17 so that there will not be such a surplus of moisture gathered by said apron 17 as to actually wet the hat beyond the degree required for steaming. The provision of the standpipe 114 prevents wet. steam from the pipe 20 or from the valve 23 from being carried downwardly to the apron 17, so that comparatively dry steam will pass through said standpipe 114 to the interior of the apron 17 The described device permits of the crown of a hat being presented to the open bottom of the apron 17, and also makes feasible the local application of the edge portion of the bottom of the apron and its frame 18 to a hat brim. The frame 18 forms a contact for the brim or-other portion of the hat and prevents undue escape of steam under the edge of the apron 17. 'Ihe device can be manipulated in a manner that will prevent escape of steam under the frame 18 at any given side or sides of the device for steam- 'ing the surfaces adjacent to said side or sides and outside yof the apron 17, while at the same time steam is prevented from escaping beneath the frame 18 at any predetermined side orsides. i

In Figure 7 I have shown the use of an additional apron 37 which is employed outside the apron 17 for performing certain steaming operations, and which is of greater depth to hang below the flexible bottom frame 18. In said Figure`7 also is illustrated an attachment in the form of a length of steam pipe 39 .which fits friction-tight in the lower end of the standpipe 114, or `is otherwise made attachable thereto or detachable therefrom. Said pipe 39 extends downwardly within the auxiliaryapron 37 to supply an ample volume of steam within said apron 37 when the latter is placed over the hat brim or hat crown.

The apron 37 may be held detachably to the device by any suitable means, such as by an elastic holding cord 38 at the top of said apron 37 embracing the apron 37.

The numeral 4() indicates a drain pipe leading outwardly from chamber 15 adjacent to the partition 14 forming the bottom of said chamber for drainin any water of condensation from said chamber. The partition 14 slopes in all directions toward the corner myself strictly to the exact details hereinI illustrated, since, manifestly, the same can be considerably varied without departure from the spirit of the invention as defined in the appended claims.

I claim:

1. An iron and steamer, including a hollow body having a partition therein forming with the body a steam chamber, and a steam pipe extending into said chamber and passing downwardly through said partition below the chamber, said steam pipe being formed into a drying coil below the partition, the drying coil being collapsible in response to pressure exerted thereon in the use of the iron.

2. An iron and steamer, including a hollow body having a partition therein and forming with the body a steam chamber, a steam pipe extending into said chamber and passing downwardly through said partition below said chamber, said steam pipe being formed into a drying coil below the partition, the drying coil being collapsible in response to pressure exerted thereon in the use of the iron, and a valve in said steam pipe in'said chamber and adapted to permit the escape of steam from said pipe into said chamber, the chamber being in communication with the space below the partition.

3. An iron and steamer, including a hollow body having a partition therein and forming with the body a steam chamber, and a steam pipe extending into said chamber and passing downwardly through said partition below the chamber, said steam pipe being formed into a drying coil below the partition, the drying coil being collapsible in response to pressure exerted thereon in the use of the iron; together with a flexible material surrounding and` enclosing the drying coil.`

4. AIn an iron and steamer, a hollow body having a steam chamber, a flexible enclosure on the 'iron below said chamber, means to direct steam from the chamber to the interior 'of said flexible enclosure, and heating means within said enclosure.

5. In an iron and steamer, a body, a Hexible enclosure depending from the body, a

yieldable frame on said enclosure and adapted to exert pressure on a hat, and heating means within said enclosure.

6. In an iron and'steamer, a body, a ilexible enclosure depending from the body, and a vyieldable frame on said enclosure and adapted to exert pressure on a hat; together with means to supply steam within the said enclosure.

7. In an iron and steamer, a body, a exible enclosure depending from the body, and a yieldable frame on said enclosure and adapted to exert pressure on a hat; together with means to supply steam within the said enclosure, and heating means within said enclosure and adapted to exert a drying action on said flexible enclosure.

8. In an iron and steamer, a body, a flexible enclosure depending from the body, means at the lower end of the enclosure to exert pressure on a hat for ironing the same,

'a heating coil within said enclosure and adapted to yield to pressure exerted against the said means, and means to restore the heating coil after collapsing.

9. In an iron and steamer, a body, a flexible enclosure depending from the body, drying means within the said enclosure a detachahle apron outside of the said enclosure and surrounding the same, said body having a steam chamber. 4a standpipe in said body adapted to receiw` steam from said chamber,

and a pipe extension detachably held to the lower end of said standpipe and extending downwardly through the said enclosure to the interior of said apron.

10. In an iron and steamer, a body, a flexible enclosure associated therewith, means for heating said enclosure, said means including means for directing steam to said enclosure and a steam chamber within said body, and a yieldable frame associated with said enclosure adapted toexert pressure on a hat.

Signed at New York in the county of New York and State of New York this 9th day of April, A. D. 1928.

DAVID FREEDLEIN.

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