Garment finishing machines for ironing or pressing the curved portions of garments

Claim 1

IN A GARMENT FINISHING MACHINE OF THE TYPE USED FOR PRESSING CURVED SURFACES OF A GARMENT, SUCH AS THE SHOULDERS AND COLLAR PORTIONS THEREOF, WHEREIN THE GARMENT IS PRESSED BETWEEN UPPER AND LOWER PLATES HAVING CURVED SURFACES CONFORMING TO THE CONTOUR OF THE GARMENT BEING PRESSED AND IN WHICH AT LEAST ONE OF THE PLATES IS HEATED AND DIRECTLY CONTACTS THE GARMENT TO BE PRESSED, THAT IMPROVEMENT WHICH COMPRISES IN COMBINATION WITH SAID LOWER PLATE OF A CONSTRUCTION IN WHICH SAID UPPER PLATE IS DIVIDED TO PROVIDE SEPARATELY MOVABLE UPPER PRESSING PLATES FOR CONTACTING DIFFERENT CURVED SURFACES OF THE GARMENT ON THE LOWER PLATE, MEANS MOUNTING EACH MOVABLE PLATE FOR MOVEMENT PERPENDICULAR TO THE CURVED SURFACE OF THE CO-OPERATING PRESSING SURFACE OF THE LOWER PLATE, SAID SEPARATE UPPER PLATES HAVING AREAS OVERLAPPING EACH OTHER ON THE LOWER PLATE, AND MEANS FOR OPERATING SAID SEPARATE UPPER PLATES SUCCESSIVELY.