Trousers pressing device

Claim 1

A DEVICE FOR PRESSING TROUSERS COMPRISNG A LIGHT WEIGHT BIFURCATED MEMBER OF A LENGTH SUBSTANTIALLY LESS THAN THE LENGTH OF THE LEGS OF THE TROUSERS TO BE PRESSED, AND ADAPTED TO BE SUPPORTED SOLELY THEREBY, SAID MEMBER HAVING A PAIR OF SUBSTANTIALLY FLAT OPPOSED ARMS RESILIENTLY URGED TOGETHER TO DEFINE A PLANE OF ENGAGEMENT THEREBETWEEN TO EXTEND OVER THE ENTIRE FLAT PORTION THEREOF, THE OUTERMOST EXTENDING PORTONS OF SAID ARMS DIVERGING SUBSTANTIALLY THE FULL LENGTH THEREOF TO FACILITATE GUIDING THE SECTION OF THE TROUSE LEG TO BE PRESSED INTO SAID ENGAGEMENT PLANE, THE PORTION OF SAID ARMS INWARD OF SAID FLAT SECTION BEING SHAPED TO DEFINE AN OPENING SUBSTANTIALLY THE FULL LENGTH THEREOF, SAID OPENING HAVING A CROSS-SECTIONAL SHAPE WHEREIN ONE DIMENSION IS SUBSTANTIALLY LONGER THAN THE OTHER WITH THE SHORTER DIMENSION LYING IN A PLANE SUBSTANTIALLY NORMAL TO THE PLANE OF ENGAGEMENT OF SAID TWO ARMS, AND A SEPARATING MEMBER INSERTABLE INTO SAID OPENING WITH MEANS FOR SPREADING THE TWO ARMS APART TO FACILITATE INSERTION OF THE SECTION OF THE LEG OF THE TROUSERS TO BE PRESSED, SAID SEPARATING MEMBER BEING SHIFTABLE INTO RELEASING POSITION TO PERMIT SAID ARMS TO BE RESILIENTLY CLAMPED ONTO THE ENGAGED TROUSERS PORTION TO BE SUPPORTED SOLELY THEREBY AND TO EXERT PRESSING FORCE THEREAGAINST.

Claim 2

A DEVICE FOR PRESSING TROUSERS COMPRISNG A LIGHT WEIGHT BIFURCATED MEMBER OF A LENGTH SUBSTANTIALLY LESS THAN THE LENGTH OF THE LEGS OF THE TROUSERS TO BE PRESSED, AND ADAPTED TO BE SUPPORTED SOLELY THEREBY, SAID MEMBER HAVING A PAIR OF SUBSTANTIALLY FLAT OPPOSED ARMS RESILIENTLY URGED TOGETHER TO DEFINE A PLANE OF ENGAGEMENT THEREBETWEEN TO EXTEND OVER THE ENTIRE FLAT PORTION THEREOF, THE OUTERMOST EXTENDING PORTONS OF SAID ARMS DIVERGING SUBSTANTIALLY THE FULL LENGTH THEREOF TO FACILITATE GUIDING THE SECTION OF THE TROUSE LEG TO BE PRESSED INTO SAID ENGAGEMENT PLANE, THE PORTION OF SAID ARMS INWARD OF SAID FLAT SECTION BEING SHAPED TO DEFINE AN OPENING SUBSTANTIALLY THE FULL LENGTH THEREOF, SAID OPENING HAVING A CROSS-SECTIONAL SHAPE WHEREIN ONE DIMENSION IS SUBSTANTIALLY LONGER THAN THE OTHER WITH THE SHORTER DIMENSION LYING IN A PLANE SUBSTANTIALLY NORMAL TO THE PLANE OF ENGAGEMENT OF SAID TWO ARMS, AND A SEPARATING MEMBER INSERTABLE INTO SAID OPENING WITH MEANS FOR SPREADING THE TWO ARMS APART TO FACILITATE INSERTION OF THE SECTION OF THE LEG OF THE TROUSERS TO BE PRESSED, SAID SEPARATING MEMBER BEING SHIFTABLE INTO RELEASING POSITION TO PERMIT SAID ARMS TO BE RESILIENTLY CLAMPED ONTO THE ENGAGED TROUSERS PORTION TO BE SUPPORTED SOLELY THEREBY AND TO EXERT PRESSING FORCE THEREAGAINST.