Device for simultaneous pressing of both sides of a garment having a longitudinal opening

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IN AN APPARATUS FOR SIMULTANEOUSLY PRESSING THE TWO SLEEVES OF A UNILATERALLY OPEN GARMENT: SUPPORTING MEANS, TWO SLEEVE BUCKS EACH HAVING A FRONT END AND A REAR END AND BEING LOADABLE FROM THE FRONT END, MEANS PIVOTALLY CONNECTING SAID REAR ENDS OF SAID SLEEVE BUCKS TO SAID SUPPORTING MEANS, SAID SLEEVE BUCKS BEING MOVABLE FROM A LOADING POSITION IN WHICH SAID SLEEVE BUCKS EXTEND IN THE SAME GENERAL DIRECTION FROM SAID SUPPORTING MEANS INTO A PRESSING POSITION IN WHICH SAID SLEEVE BUCKS EXTEND IN OPPOSITE DIRECTIONS FROM SAID SUPPORTING MEANS, SAID SLEEVE BUCKS ALSO BEING PROVIDED WITH SHOULDER SECTIONS FOR RECEIVING THE SHOULDER PORTIONS OF THE GARMENT TO BE PRESSED, AND PRESS PLATEN MEANS SPACED TO RECEIVE THEREBETWEEN SAID SLEEVE BUCKS AND OPERABLE TO PRESS SAID SLEEVES AND SHOULDER PORTIONS OF SAID GARMENT ON SAID SLEEVE BUCKS AND SHOULDER SECTIONS RESPECTIVELY IN ONE SINGLE PRESSING OPERATION, SAID PRESS PLATEN MEANS INCLUDING A SINGLE CONTINUOUS UPPER PLATE MEANS ABOVE SAID BUCKS AND MOVABLE DOWNWARDLY AGAINST THE TOPS OF BOTH OF THE BUCKS SIMULTANEOUSLY TO PRESS THE RESPECTIVE PORTIONS OF SAID GARMENT AGAINST SAID SHOULDER SECTIONS AND TOP SURFACE PORTIONS OF SAID SLEEVE BUCKS AND SAID PLATE MEANS ALSO COMPRISING TWO LOWER PLATE MEANS BENEATH SAID BUCKS AND MOVABLE UPWARDLY AGAINST THE BOTTOM OF SAID BUCKS TO PRESS THE RESPECTIVE PORTIONS OF SAID GARMENT AGAINST THE BOTTOM SURFACE PORTIONS OF SAID SLEEVE BUCKS.