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Trouser topping apparatus and electrical control system therefor

Assignee: CISSELL MANUFACTURING COMPANY A CORP OF RI
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Filing: 1962-04-24
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Granted: 1965-09-21
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Expires: 1982-04-24
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Abstract

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Inventors

  • 👤 Frank H Richterkessing

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
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Last Synchronized 2026-11-07 21:30
CPC Classifications
D; D06; D06F; D06F71/00; D06F71/18; D06F71/28; D06F71/29; D06F71/295

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim 166 words
A TROUSER TOPPING APPARATUS HAVING A HOUSING, A BUCK SUPPORTED UPON SAID HOUSING, MEANS INCLUDING A SOLENOID VALVE FOR SUPPLYING CONDITIONING STEAM TO SAID BUCK, MEANS INCLUDING A MOTO AND A BLOWERR DRIVEN THEREBY FOR SUPPLYING AIR TO SAID BUCK; AND AN ELECTRICAL SYSTEM FOR SELECTIVELY CONTROLLING THE ENERGIZING OF SAID VALVE AND SAID MOTOR; SAID SYSTEM COMPRISING A STEAM TIMER AND A STEAM RELAY CONTROLLED BY SAID TIMER AND OPERABLE TO OPEN AND CLOSE SAID VALVE, A NORMALLY OPEN STEAM TIMER SWITCH FOR CONTROLLING THE STARTING OF SAID TIMER, AN OVERRIDING SWITCH MOVABLE BETWEEN FIRST, SECOND AND THIRD POSITIONS, AND A BLOWER RELAY CONTROLLED BY SAID OVERRIDING SWITCH AND OPERABLE TO START SAID MOTOR, SAID OVERRIDING SWITCH WHEN IN ITS FIRST POSITION ESTABLISHING CIRCUITS TO SAID TIMER SWITCH AND TO SAID BLOWER RELAY, WHEN IN ITS SECOND POSITION ESTABLISHING A CIRCUIT ONLY TO SAID TIMER SWITCH, AND WHEN IN ITS THIRD POSITION INTERRUPTING THE CIRCUITS TO EACH OF SAID TIMER SWITCH AND SAID BLOWER RELAY.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 166 words
A TROUSER TOPPING APPARATUS HAVING A HOUSING, A BUCK SUPPORTED UPON SAID HOUSING, MEANS INCLUDING A SOLENOID VALVE FOR SUPPLYING CONDITIONING STEAM TO SAID BUCK, MEANS INCLUDING A MOTO AND A BLOWERR DRIVEN THEREBY FOR SUPPLYING AIR TO SAID BUCK; AND AN ELECTRICAL SYSTEM FOR SELECTIVELY CONTROLLING THE ENERGIZING OF SAID VALVE AND SAID MOTOR; SAID SYSTEM COMPRISING A STEAM TIMER AND A STEAM RELAY CONTROLLED BY SAID TIMER AND OPERABLE TO OPEN AND CLOSE SAID VALVE, A NORMALLY OPEN STEAM TIMER SWITCH FOR CONTROLLING THE STARTING OF SAID TIMER, AN OVERRIDING SWITCH MOVABLE BETWEEN FIRST, SECOND AND THIRD POSITIONS, AND A BLOWER RELAY CONTROLLED BY SAID OVERRIDING SWITCH AND OPERABLE TO START SAID MOTOR, SAID OVERRIDING SWITCH WHEN IN ITS FIRST POSITION ESTABLISHING CIRCUITS TO SAID TIMER SWITCH AND TO SAID BLOWER RELAY, WHEN IN ITS SECOND POSITION ESTABLISHING A CIRCUIT ONLY TO SAID TIMER SWITCH, AND WHEN IN ITS THIRD POSITION INTERRUPTING THE CIRCUITS TO EACH OF SAID TIMER SWITCH AND SAID BLOWER RELAY.

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