Method of and apparatus for ironing shirts and similar articles of apparel

Claim 1

AN APPARATUS FOR IRONING ARTICLES OF APPAREL, PARTICULARLY FOR IRONING SHOULDER SECTIONS COLLARS AND FRONT SECTIONS OF SHIRTS AND THE LIKE, SAID APPARATUS COMPRISING AT LEAST THREE EQUALLY SPACED HEATABLE ARTICLE-SUPPORTING FIRST IRONING MEMBERS; MEANS FOR INTERMITTENTLY MOVING SAID IRONING MEMBERS IN A CIRCULAR PATH ABOUT A COMMON AXIS OF ROTATION, EACH OF SAID IRONING MEMBERS MOVING SEQUENTIALLY INTO AND OUT OF EACH OF AT LEAST THREE WORK STATIONS EQUALLY SPACED ABOUT SAID CICULAR PATH SO THAT DIFFERENT OPERATIONS MAY SIMULTANEOUSLY BE PERFORMED ON THE ARTICLES AT EACH OF THE STATIONS; A SECOND IRONING MEMBER OUTWARDLY ADJACENT TO SAID CIRCULAR PATH AT ONE OF SAID WORK STATIONS; MEANS FOR RECIPROCABLY SUPPORTING SAID SECOND IRONING MEMBER SO THAT THE SECOND IRONING MEMBER IS CONSECTIVELY MOVABLE INTO AND OUT OF IRONING ENGAGEMENT WITH COLLARS AND FRONT SECTIONS OF ARTICLES SUPPORTED BY SAID FIRST IRONING MEMBERS; A CREASE FORMING MEMBER INWARDLY ADJACENT TO SAID CIRCULAR PATH OPPOSITE SAID SECOND IRONING MEMBER AT SAID ONE OF SAID WORK STATIONS; AND MEANS FOR RECIPROCABLY SUPPORTING SAID CREASE FORMING MEMBER SO THAT THE CREASE FORMING MEMBER IS MOVABLE INTO AND OUT OF CREASE FORMING ENGAGEMENT WITH THE SHOULDER SECTION OF THAT ARTICLES OF APPAREL WHICH IS ENGAGED BY SAID SECOND IRONING MEMBER, THE NUMBER OF IRONING MEMBERS BEING SUCH THAT THE TIME FOR PERFOMING ANY OPERATION AT ANY ONE STATION WILL AT MOST EQUAL THE TIME REQUIRED FOR MOVING SAID SECOND IRONING MEMBER AND SAID CREASE FORMING MEMBER INTO AND OUT OF ENGAGEMENT WITH SAID ARTICLE OF APPAREL PLUS THE TIME OF IRONING AND CREASE FORMING ENGAGEMENT RESPECTIVELY OF SUCH MEMBERS.

Claim 2

AN APPARATUS FOR IRONING ARTICLES OF APPAREL, PARTICULARLY FOR IRONING SHOULDER SECTIONS COLLARS AND FRONT SECTIONS OF SHIRTS AND THE LIKE, SAID APPARATUS COMPRISING AT LEAST THREE EQUALLY SPACED HEATABLE ARTICLE-SUPPORTING FIRST IRONING MEMBERS; MEANS FOR INTERMITTENTLY MOVING SAID IRONING MEMBERS IN A CIRCULAR PATH ABOUT A COMMON AXIS OF ROTATION, EACH OF SAID IRONING MEMBERS MOVING SEQUENTIALLY INTO AND OUT OF EACH OF AT LEAST THREE WORK STATIONS EQUALLY SPACED ABOUT SAID CICULAR PATH SO THAT DIFFERENT OPERATIONS MAY SIMULTANEOUSLY BE PERFORMED ON THE ARTICLES AT EACH OF THE STATIONS; A SECOND IRONING MEMBER OUTWARDLY ADJACENT TO SAID CIRCULAR PATH AT ONE OF SAID WORK STATIONS; MEANS FOR RECIPROCABLY SUPPORTING SAID SECOND IRONING MEMBER SO THAT THE SECOND IRONING MEMBER IS CONSECTIVELY MOVABLE INTO AND OUT OF IRONING ENGAGEMENT WITH COLLARS AND FRONT SECTIONS OF ARTICLES SUPPORTED BY SAID FIRST IRONING MEMBERS; A CREASE FORMING MEMBER INWARDLY ADJACENT TO SAID CIRCULAR PATH OPPOSITE SAID SECOND IRONING MEMBER AT SAID ONE OF SAID WORK STATIONS; AND MEANS FOR RECIPROCABLY SUPPORTING SAID CREASE FORMING MEMBER SO THAT THE CREASE FORMING MEMBER IS MOVABLE INTO AND OUT OF CREASE FORMING ENGAGEMENT WITH THE SHOULDER SECTION OF THAT ARTICLES OF APPAREL WHICH IS ENGAGED BY SAID SECOND IRONING MEMBER, THE NUMBER OF IRONING MEMBERS BEING SUCH THAT THE TIME FOR PERFOMING ANY OPERATION AT ANY ONE STATION WILL AT MOST EQUAL THE TIME REQUIRED FOR MOVING SAID SECOND IRONING MEMBER AND SAID CREASE FORMING MEMBER INTO AND OUT OF ENGAGEMENT WITH SAID ARTICLE OF APPAREL PLUS THE TIME OF IRONING AND CREASE FORMING ENGAGEMENT RESPECTIVELY OF SUCH MEMBERS.