claim is: 1. A pressin2@ iiiachine compr I isi . rig in colnbination, cooperqti-ng press members, ineans to clos6 the press manually, ineans to produee 115 final pressiire by the application of motor means to the closed press, and power means for raising one pi-ess member high above the other from closed pi,essing position io fullv@ opened position. 120 2. A pressing iiiachine comprisilig in coii-ibiiiation C-ooperatin@r pre2s inembers, meanq. to close the press manuallv, means to produce fin(ql presst,,i,e by the ipplication of inotor i-neaiis to the closed press, powei@ i-neans 12@5 the pedal 52 up. A link 51 or other suitablo, j@@ing tile c()ni@@6ssi(in i-egulating eccentric for raising on(@ pi@ess mei-aber hi(-h above the other fro@ii clo-ed pressing positioll to full - y -Tt is -clesir,,ible to, malce po@ver presses op-, opened position, tn(-l a - dashpot etisi.iioii t( et-ate n-iaiiiiallv as far ,is closin(, the press i-et,,ird tl,.e openin- n-ioveii-ient of the pi:ess 63 is concerne0i for if the closing st'roke i@@ ex- meiiiber. 130

3. A pressing riacliine coinprising;tn com@bination, cooperatiiig press members, meaiis to close the pr@ss manually, means to produce final pressure by the application of motor meam to the closed press, power n-ieans for raiS,lDg one pi,ess member- hi,-Ii above the other fron-1 closed I)ressiiig position to fully ope-ned i)osition,:Ind a dashpot cushion inade an integral part of the power Press openin(y 10 means. 4. A pressirig mi6hine comprising in combiiiation, cooperatiiig press members, iyleans to close the press in,,,tnu,,tlly, ineans to produce fiiial pressure by the application of mo15 tor means to the closed pre.5s, power means for raising one press member high above the oth.e'r froni cloqed pressing positiol'i to f tilly opened position, tnd a haiid wheel i-e(rulating device.for vaiyiiig the cooperative-rela20 tive pressing position of the press. members. 5. A pressin- i-nacliiiie comprlsliig in com.bindtion, coop@ratin(r I)reF:s meml)et,s, li@leaiis to close the press man-Lialll,, ineans to produce final pressure by the application'of iiiotor means to t,he closed press, power iyieads for raisliig one press meinber hi(rh above t,be n other from. closed pressing position to f tilly opened position, @ toggle connected with the said one press mernber being raised, a cam 3o pivot beariiig supportido, the tog(rle, and h fiand regukting device ro adjust@'bly rotate the cani. 6. A pressidg machine @comprisi-no, in comt@inatioin@ cooperating press membe;s, filean.,; 35 to close the press manual,ly, means to I)roduce final pressure by the application of i-notor.means to the closed press, power meaiis for raising one press member high above the other froin closed pressing position to ftilly 40 opeiied -position a press lever carrying one -iember of the n s, said manually closing means constittiting a liandle c,,trriod on one of the press mei-itbers, and a counterbalance weight carried on the p ress lever to. balance the op45 erable pres niember. 7. A pressing machihe comprising in coi)ibination, a frame, a bell era-nk pivoted thereiii, a press lever operated by one 6nd of the bell crank, cooderating press membei@ oper50 able to open and close by the action of tbe press lever a. power cylinder connected to the other end of the bell crank to close theress members, and niotor means driven b y t e exhaiist of the po@ver cylinder to rock the 55 bell erdnk to open the pi-ess. 8. A pressino, ixiachine coml3risin iii coiiin 9 bination, a fraine a. bell cranlr pivoted therein, a pr@ss lever operat6d by one end of the bell crank, cooperatin' press members ol)9 60 erable to open and close by the actioii of the pi-ess lever, a, power cylinder connected to the other e4d of the bell craiik to operate the press members, ii-iotor iiieans drii,en by the exhaust of the poai-er cylinder to i,ock the ci bell crank to open the press, a'ia adjustable 16,852 pivot stipportinc, the bell crank, and means operable from Che front of the machin@ for adjusting the pivot to vary the closing pressiire of th6 press members. 9. A pressing machine coi-xiprising in coiii-. 7o bina,tion, a frame, a press lever pivoted tlierein, cooperatiiicy press members operable by- tlle levet- to open and close the Press, a toggle connected to the press i-ilei-nber, a power arm fixed to the toggle, manually clos- 75 ing press mean8 a power pressure motor connected to the power arm nieaiis to autoni,,itically turn oii the power motor at th@a end of the manually closidg operation, @, motor altaiiged, to open the press by power, a 80 iiianually operabl-e meaiis designed to coiltrol the n-i,otor, and ilieans to tutomatically cut off tl-le pom7er motor when the press openiii(r mot,oi- begins to act. 10. A pressing machine comprising in 85 combination, a frame, a press lever pivoted tlierein, cooperating press inembers operable by the lex,ei- to open. and close the press, a. toggle. coniiected to the press member, a, po@N,,er al-i-n fixed to the toggle, manually go closin(r press ine . ans a power pressure mozn tor connected to the' power ai-m, means to iutoniatically turn on the power, motor at the encl of the maniial closing operation, a mo-. tor ai-i-.in(-,ed to open the pl@ess by power, a Di) itianiially@'operible means desigded to control tl)e iiiotor, iiieans to automitically cut off the ponver i-i-ioto-t-,when the press openin(, motoi, be(yins to act, a dashpot embodying a cylinde.r, a piston reciprocable, in the cylinder, if@( and ineans for returnina the piston to rest at one end of the cylin(Yer witliout disturbing the closed position of the press members. A pressing machine coiiiprisin'g in 1(5 combination, cooperative opening and clos ing press. meinbers, p ower cylindei@ con' nected with the press members, Atiid supply means, running to one cylinder to produce, extren-ic pressure, an exlia-List conni@ctioii extending from the cylinder prodiicinlr extrei-ne pressure tc, the other cylinder @vhich acts to open the press by power, and manual press elosing means. 12. A pressing maebine coiiiprisin(r iia 115 combination, cooperative openiilo, and closing press members, pow(@l- cylin.clei-s conc nected with tb press members, fltiid supply nieans running to one cylindei- to I)roduce extreme pressure, an exh-.-ittst coniieclion ex@ 120 - tending froi-n the cylinder i)roducing extreme pressure to the otl@er @.ylinder wliieli acts to opeii the p@ess by p'ower, manual press closing meads wliieh governs the fluid supply iiieans, and manual control means 125 controlling the operation of tbd exliaiist connection. 13. A -ai,meiit press comprisiny in combii.,ition cooperating press members, a power cylinder, a piston freely -floating. therein a 130

push rod engaging the piston and connecting with. the memders to produce pressui,e, and means actin,- on the piston to return it to normal inactive position @ifter producing final presstire. 14. A garment press coniprisiiig in combination cooperatincr pl@ess members, a power nder, a piston freely floatin(r tlaerein, a Cy 'i push @od engaging the piston and connect10 ing with the memders to produce pressur(l, means acting: on the piston to return it to normal i active7 position after pr duciilg n 0 final pressure, and an-other cylinder connected with the press n@embers adapted to -open 1.5 the press. 15. A garment press comprising in combination cooperatino, press members a power' cylinder, floating therein, a 20 ing with produce pressure, Daeaiis acting on the p ton to return it to normal inactive @osition after prodlicino, finfil pressure, another cylinder connected with the press Diembers adapted to open the 25 press, and a connection existing between the two cylinders enabling the @ exbaust of one. ey@inder td operate the otl-ier.eylinder. ess comprisin 16. A garment pr . 9 in combi nation cooperatin(y press n-iembers, a power t7l 30 cylinder ating I therein, a r Oa a piston freely flo, pusll enga(yin(r the piston and connectith ;Ibers to prodiiee pressure, mg @w the me means acting on the piston to return it to normal iiiactive position after produciii 9 35 fin@l pressure, another cylinder connected -v@ith the press members adapted to open the press, a conDection existing between the two cylinders enablinc, the exhaust of one cylinder to operate tWo other cylinder, and man40 ual,.control means adapted to open and close the said connection. 17. A garnient pressing !nai@Iiine comprising in combination, pres8ing members desi 2ed to open n,nd close one a<,),,iiiist the 45 OtTer a hand operated means designed for safely closing the press, a power cylinder, i piston freely flo,,itincr tbei@ein, a push connecting rocl extendiii(,v ftom the pi,@,,ton to one pressing member adapted to produce bigh 50 @ressure, a lost motion connection provided etween t@he piston aticl pressin(y members . '-wbereby the piston pusbes tllrou(;h the cylinder to proctuce bigii pressure and theh returns to noi-m-1 iin,,i,6tive position.. 55 18. A garmeiit, pressin(T aebine comprisin,g iii combination, pressiTig mei-nbers designed to open and close one against the otl,er ,t 1-iand operited nieans designed for s,,ifel@ closing @ the. press, a power cylinder, 60 a piston fi-eely fle,,,itin(r tbei-ein, a puslil coiii@ectin(v rod extendin@ from t,lie piston to ue pressing member adaptecl to produce bigh pr6ssiire, a lost mo'Llion connection prc)-@ided between the piston and pressin(r mem@5 bers whereby the piston pushes thro@'ugh the push rod iston and connect-, inder -,ind comprisinc,@ a c!ylinder and piston 16,852 cylinder to produce high pressur@. and then i,eturns to norxiial inactive position, and a 'power press opening means operable frbm tl-ie cylinder. 19. i@ (far)iieit pressidg macliine compris- 70 ing, in conibinitioii, preSSiDg members desi,yded to 6pen and close one -against the otlier i liand operated means designed for safel.Y closing the press, a ponver cylinder, a pistoii freely floatiiig therein, a push con- 75 necti@ig rod extendin,- from the piston to one p sing iiieml)er a.dapted to proau'e hi('h Iles c t!l pressure, a lost motion connection provided betiveen the piston and pressing members ivbereby the piston pushes through the cyl- 80 inder to pro(-Iuce Iii(Vb pressure and then retlirns to normal in,@ctive position, a power press opening means operable from the cylmotor, a venting valve in the press opening 85 me,,ins, and means cai-isidg the piston to return to norm,,Il position after the venting means bas acted. 20. A garment pressing macliine compris-. ipg in combination. pr . essin(r members de- 00 slcfned to open and- i@lose one against the otber, a hand operated means ad,,ipted to @1 s@fely close the. press, motor means adapted to a@f on the closed press t6 produce final pressure, -,t power press opening meads - coti- 95 iiected with the pressinop me-mbers, a-nd a dashpot ad,,tpted to brini the moving parts q to rest. uiet 21. A (yarment pressing machine comprisiiio, in @ombination, pressing members de- 100 si(Tned to open and close one against the other, a -liand operated means adapted for safely closino- the press, motor nieans adapted to i,et on ibe closed press t.o produce final pr'essure, a power press opening Means con- 105 nected xvith The members,. a dasnpot adapted to bridg tll(,' D-iovin@,r parts quietly to rest, ind means related 'with the press openinmeans to return sqid means to normal position immediately after t,be pre'ss has opened. '10 -92. A pressi@g machine compi-isin in coinbiiiation co-operatihg pri iters, ,i'. tougle liaving oDe e@d ther6oi pivotaII3, atta@lied to one of the pi,essing niembers, an idiustable pivot suppoi,tino; the other . end 115 o-f the toa(YI6. ineans reachiiig froiii the adjustable 'pivot iip-wardly to @ po8ition convenient to an o@erator wbeilebv th6 hei(yht of the tqggle may be reoul,,ited to vary @l-le pressurebet-v@,eeTi the pressincr members' ajid 120 means for operqtiii(y the togile. 23. @k pressl.iig i-nachine comprisin- in combiiiatoii 'cooperatiii(Y pi-essing me@.liers, a toggle liqviii(Y oil(, e@d thereof pivotally -F t,lie attacbed to oiie o , pressing members, an 125, a.djust-,tble pivot slippoi-ting the other end @f't,lic, to@z(yle, meins reachi from the acln(v ilist.able @ivot upwardly to @ position conVenient to an operator -",Iiereby the hei(yht of the too,,gle may bt,- reglilated to -vary !he 130

pressure between the presqino, memberg, and manual me,,tns for closilig the press alid operatin(v the toagle. 24. pressing machine comprisina ' in combiiiation, cooperatii-ig pi-essing members, a toggle, employed to cpen and clos3 the, press, a cam pivot related -with the to-gle, means connectecl -with the cam pivot for rot@gr-afe @to vary the pi,essure 13-atween the pressing members, a reach rocl extending i:rom the rneans to the froiit of llie pressiiir m.achine, means on the eiid of the reach roa for rotating said rod, and toggle operating 15 means. 25. A pressin(,v macl-iine cornprising in combin,,ttion, a frame, cooper ating pressing members ca,rried tliereby, a cam pivot rotatably carried on the friine, flL press closing 20 m ecli,4nism siipported on the cam pivot .tnd connected ivith a pressinc, mer@iber, a worm wheel ind pinion connectecl wit-l-i the elltm, and a reacb rod extending from the wo-rm and piiiion to t-he operator'spo ition. 25 ' 26. A press comprising @t frime, press .laivs, aiid ope@atino- means to .icttiate t law to open and close the press aiad to produce compression between the jaws; said oper,iting means incliiding a downw-,irdly direct30 ed movable member op@ratiA,-ely cotinected to one of the laws, a pivot car@ied iii the lower part 6f the frame ancl on which the movable meihber is supported, eccentric. means coopei@ating -with the pivot to sliift 35 tnd ,idjust the position of the movable member in'relatioiil to the frame, and a control device operatively connected with the eccentr ' ic means an@l extending to tb@ upper part of tli6 frame a!ld t-o t point ad]'acent 40 to an operator for bis manipula@ion to Vlr-Y the position of the eccentric means to regulate the jaw compression. 27. A press comprising a frame, press aws supported on the upper part' of the 4s,-frame@ aiid operat.ing meaiis to open and close flie jaws and to produce jaw compr'ession; ip@ans to i,e(rul,,tte the I'aiv compression cornprisiiig, a pivot carried in the lower reir po@fioii of the frar.,ie on. wliicli an element r,o of the operatiii(y me@ins is movably carried, eccentric me an@'cooperatin(r -with the pivot to sbift sa;lcl pivot and aditist the position of the ii-iov,,il)le cloniedt iii rc,,Iation to the Irame, an(I -t re.Litilating (levice operatively 55 connected -@t its lower ci@cl to the eccentric means aiid -extericling upwardly and for'Warcllv at an. an(yle to the frame where on . its Lipper end it n, i-ries a lia,ndle convenient to anopei,ator. 60 28. A press comi)rising a frame, press jaws carried on the tipper frame portion, ,tnd operatiii,, means including a vertically E;wing@il.)Ie i)ie-,iiber operatively connected td one of the ja'ws to open and close the press and to produce la--w compreqsion; meaiis to 65 ate the j4w compressi oii comprisin g, a pivot carried in the lower tear part of the frame bene,,itl-i the piess jaws and oii -which the vertically swingable @-iember is movably supported , adjustmen t means cooperat @ng 70 v,@ith the piirot by Wl'licli the latter is move in relati-on to the frame t6 correspon dingly jaw compilession. and a regulating device operatively connected at its lower end to the 7r) adjust ent means and extendin(_y upwardly to themfront side of the frame convenient to an operator. 29, A press comprising, a frame, press ]aws carried on the tipper part thereof,.and 80 operating means -to open and close the law . s and to produce jaw compression; me-ans to vary the jaw@. compressioia by'displacement of the operat' iny means in rblation to the frame comprising, an eccejitrically mo-Linted 85 pivot ca'rried in the lower part of the frame and on -which a part of the operating Teans afo@esaid is carried, a reach rod havinga handle mounted iii a pbsition proximate the jaws and extending downwardly to the 90 pivot, and means operatively connecting the lower end.of the rea@h rod to the pivot bv wbich theeccentric mounting of the pivot is actuated to adjust the deo,,ree of, jaw com95 pression. 30. A press compri,,,ing, a frame,- press jaws carried on the upper part thereof, and operating means movable in the 'frame to open and close the press aiid to produce j'aw compression; means to regul@fe the jaw 100 compression comprising, a pivot carried in tl-ie frime and, including eccelitric means on which is movably carried a member of the aforesaid operatin(r means, a worm wheel connected -to the @ecentric means , to rotate 105 t-he same, a -worm meshing with the worm wheel a reach rod connected with the worm to ro-t'ate it and extending tipwardly to the front of the press to a point convenient to an oper,,ttor and h,,iving a han.dle on its up- 110 per e-nd for mr@nual opp@ation. 31. A press cornprising a frame, press ( r laiis c,,trried thereby; anct ope - ratin., means . including, an upsfanding member operatively co'@nected at its upper end to one of llr) the laws, to open and close the jaw's and to produce law compression; @ipanc, to regulate the jaw compression com'prisin(,, a pivot carried in the lower part of the f@,,trfie on which the lower end of the upstanding member is 120 supported, and adjustment means. to move the pivot in tlip. fr'ame, and-a reach rod opcratively connected with- the adl , ustment means and extending up wardly to a po sition I convenient to an operator for his manipula- 125 tion to regulate the compression. 32. A press comprisin a frame,. pr . ess jaws carrie,d thereby; anT operating means tati--no- the cam to, alter the p.osition of t he 'ove said swin(yable membe:r to vary the 16,852

16,852 7 including, an upstanding membet opera- handle on the'upper end thereof -adjqcent to tively connected at its upper end to one,bf the, 'aws, to open and close the pre-s and to produce jaw comrression; meaias to regulate the ja-w compression compr@sing, an ec@enttic carried, in the lower part of the frame on which the lower end of the upstanding member is supported, -and a rod having a an operator and operatively connected at its 10 lower end to the eccentric to rothte the same to vary the compression. In testimony whereof I have signed this specification. JAMES CAMROD LEDBETTER.

Reissued Jan. 1.7, 1928. Re. 16,852 UNITE-D STATES PATENT OFFIC.E. ,TAME.S CALVIROD LEDBETTER, OF NEW YOR ' IK, N. Y., ASSIGNOR, BY KESNE ASSIGNMENTS, TO THE PROSPERITY COXI?ANY,.INC., A -CORPORATIOX OF NE, W YORIK. GARMENT PRESS. Original No. 1,564,693,-dated 3)ecember.9, 1925, Serial lqo. 671,121, filed October 27,1923. Application for reissue :ftled 3)eoember 1, 1927. Seiial No. 237,099. This invention - relates to pressing machines, and pai.-ticularly to power pressing machines f6r garment pressing and laundry pressi.no, -@vork. 9 An object of the invention'is to p,roduce an impr6ved g'arment pressino'machine havina Iiiah power pressin6,, meeliani@m enqblino, I zn ,,.a -arme-ut to be thor6uglily treated . ana pressed -%@ith great pressiire without strain. .10 on the operat or's part. A fltrther object is to produce an improved @on-ibination pressing machine pos-. sessing both m@Dual and power pressing meellanisii-i,.being a machin'e which is manu15 ally closed by the operator ancl which.automati6ally turns on its power to produce final pressure witboiit Lindue effort on the'part bf the operator, and which maelline subse20 unnecessary the use of counterweights o.r sprin,-gys to lift the press head. A furtlier ,ind important object is to pro@vide an improved pr@s@ adjustment means wber,eb the relative- position of the press 'Y In rs jaw embe and hence the del 'ree of j'aw p compression, is conveniently aced under the control of the operator so he. may regulate the pi-essure on the work, ithe adjustment ii-leans bein(y placed at the fro-nt oi the press aiad extendin- to and connectino, with' pressure regulatirti nleaiis fneluded '@in the pre . ss operatino, ine@hanism which is remote irom the operator. In the accompanvino- dra-wings, Figure 1 35 illustrates the pres@inc@machine in side elevation with the po-@7e@'operatina mechanism tliereof sliown in section. Fi(yur'e 2 sliows a sectional view 4'Dn the line t2-2 of Figure, 3 to illustrate ohe ex40 ample of pressure regulatin(y means used to -vary the jaw compression oi@ the worli:. Fi(yure 3 sbows a detailed sectional view of a motor employed to open the pr(@ss by po . wer. . 4.3 Referring now more particul,,trly to the --inos for a detailec @ra vA , I ddscription of the inventi(,,n, ther@ is slionvn -,i pressing liaaebine frame 4 of An,@- suitftble desi(vn ind upon -which may-be @iouiited a press buck 5. A 50 press head 6 is carried on the forward eiid of a press lever', 7 which is pivoted at 8 on the frame 4 and it is observed how the press jaws or head 6 ancl buck 'provid,e, coopetittiiig press membei@s or jaws which open, And close in movable r,-Ia- 55 tion f6r tb@e purpose of pi,essin(y 0-arments. Suitable"'s toam-he@tino and steftni-spraying may, be. pi-@vided for either or botli said press niembers 5 and 6 for treating the @'gatmen ts.' . A hand-liold. piece, or handle 9, or) is providea b,7 wllicl-i the @operator maiaually clo@es the head 6 down upon the buck 5. The pi@e@@ l@ver 7 may be provided on the rear end theteof with a counterweight 10 which bal,%nqi@s tli6 pi,ess bead 6 thereby 65 '@referab l@,,@a@siiio, the press lever 7 to stand @arr - ]poi@ed di ielll,,ir place, which enables th6 op6tatoi b quickly close the head 6 struction .'a@7,ad mode of operation consti- 0 tut-ing a l@@tt of. my invention -einabl e s a pressing maebine of this character to be produeed without necessarily employing springs or over@balancing m,eigbts to lift the head 6 qliently opens by po-wer thereby rendering@ down up6n, the buck 5. This particular eonor open the pr6ss after the pressing oper- 5 ation is coinpleted, @tnd thus I have desetibed the preferred construction as being so arranged that the counterweicrht 10 and head 6 substantiallv balance oi@7e with the other.' 50@ A main oporatinc, toggle c6nstituting pivotally joined links 12 and 13 is pivoted at its upp6r end at 14 to the press lever 7 and at its lower end upon eccentric means sueb as a cam 15 suppotted in the frame. The cam is 85 fixed to a shaft 16 roller b@aiing 11 being c -nd bub 18 made interpo ed between ani 15 a a part of tlie lower to(ygle link 13. A po-wer arm 19 i$ integral w@ih the togole link 13 "and project8 forwaral@'.-@rom the hub 18; go and. the t6ggle link 13 and anu 19 constitute a poiver.operat@d bell crank swingable o . n tl-ie cam as a pivot. The sliaft 16 has a worm wl-ieel 20 fixed tliereto and a worm pinion 21 enoacres the 05 -\vlieel 20.. A reaeb rod 22 -provided -with a h,,ind wbeel 23 is fixed to the worm 21ittliereby enablihg the oper,,ttor standin(r at tl-ie front of the i-ilachine to rotate the worm. 21, -%,@hich shifts the cam eceentiie eleme.-nt 15 It,!,

111) and down to vary or reo, "late the beight of the tbggle 1!2 and 13; an( -c'f this haovement a,djtist,ibl3, varies the relative position of the pi-e sing members or jaws 5 and 6 thereby 6 renderiny the macbine most efficient -in o@eration for the var ' ious kinds @,nd thicknesses Z, of (yariiieiit pressing ivork. By turning the liand -%i@l-ieel 23, the cam 15'may be elevated or rotated in either direction to'; bring the 1 (1- cam up. to its higher or lower position,to adapt tlie @ress to tliinnei@ or thicker,, garments. A power cylinder 25 is mounted over the forward end of the pow6r arm 19 and may 15 be anchored to the frame 4; aiid the cylinder carries therein a freely floating unhttiched p;ston 26. A stibstintially soft coil coinpress, on spring, 27 is interposed betweeii the pi@ton and lower e-nd of the cylinder and 20 fitiactions to i-eturn th6 piston 26 t6 its uppermost position. A push rod 29 is pivoted at 30 to the power ai-m and has L contact head 9)1 Nvhich is -engaged by the piston 26 when the machine is operatino, under power. 25 The piston 26 is usually beld in a.position slightly above the push rod liead, for in designin@ this pressin(y machine improvement I have so.- constructed it thit the manual operation involved in closing th6 head 6. 3'3 dowia-upon the buck is carried out without moving the pistons in the one or more cylinders employed, the ob .ject ther6of being to reduce friction of moving pdrts, thereby rendering the pressina machin@ more easily @5 closed. The lower end of the cylinder 25 is provided with an open head which permits the push rod 29 to freely move up and down i-n the cylinder when ihe operator manually closes the press by pulling do-@vnwardl@ on .4C the handle 9. A p.ower press opening cylinder or motor 33 is conbected with a pipe 34 to the upper end of the'eylinder 25 whereby ihe steani e:mployed . to operate the motor 25--26 m,,iy 45 be discharged or exhausted therefrom to the cylinder 33 for breaking the toggle and raising the he,ad by force of the exhaust from the cylinder 25. The press head lifting motor 3@ is fitt-ed. with a piston 35 which car56 ries a valve stem 36 as an integral part tbereof. The stem 36 works back and forth through a cylinder head. 37 during the moven-ient of the pistod 35 in the cylinder 33. A soft coil sprin- 38,,@-'s confiiied betweeii the piston 35 and @@lin@aer head 37 for the pui-p6se of retur-nino, the piston 35 to its hormal Position ne@'r the forward end -of the cylinder 33 to save the operator moving 60 the piston durino, the manual -closin o, stroke and after . the press head has been.Tifted to' its uppermost position by the action of the piston 35, the spring 38 r@t-urns it to the other end of the cylinder 33. Thp, motor 33 is fitted with a connecting rocl in the nattire of a push rod 39 and @ivotal connecting link 45 which bas one end pivotally connected at 40 to the toa-le 12-13 an'd the otber end 44 xe@sts in en(racreme-.nt. with the outer end pf the piston stem 36 of the pis- 70 ton 35 thereby closin(y and sealin(y a piston exhaust p:@issa,@,e 41 ;Tit out loss of steam pressure when the piston is pushing against the push rod 89 to lift the he,,id 6. Ho-@vever, after the piston '5 passes be- '5 yond certain provide d auxiliaty exhaust ports 42 in the cylinder@ the pressure of steam acting on the piston is dissipated sufficiently to periiiit the spring 38 to react forwardly on the pisto.D thereby moving the 50 piston valve stem 36 hway from the ball headed ond 44 of the push ro(I 39 ivhich tin:- covers tlle exhaust passagel 41 and pei-mits the piston to qiiiekly return to the forward or right haiid eiid of th4@ cylind.e.r 33; and 85 so when it comes time to clo@e the press, the piston 35 has alreadl- passed out of the way of all manually operating parts thus saving the operator's.efforts ahd per initting the, push rod 39 to travel'through th6 cyl- 90 inder head 37 and approach the front end of the cylinder 33 where the ball valve 44 of tlie'rod 39 talces up q position over th@ enci-of the valve stem 36 closing the exhaust pass@L e 41 t6 again inake ready for another 95 power opeiiin(y operation. A.'elishion @Prino, 43 is provide . d at the forward end of t-he cylidder 33 -- a(rainst wlii@h. the piston 35 comes to rest in a manner desi-ned to closely fit the'push rod head 100 44 ovei@ the piston valve exhaust passagd 41 wren the press@ng machine closes, and-th'u8 spal the exhaust 41 so t-hat steam or air,-Linder pressure entorin,& the motor 33 will positi-Vely act aglinst the piston 35 to forcei the lo@, same rearwardly to actuate the push rod 39 to break the toggie 12-13 to open the press jaws., The push rod head 44 performs th@ doiible function of sealing the passage 41 and taking the thru@t of the piston 35, afid lio the head 44 passes freely)throuah a centtal openidg niade in, the cyl-.nder head 37. It is to be appreciated that'this press is maiiually closed by the operator only, ,ind no pressing is aotuall done biy him, for by'the time 115 y the push rod 39 and piston 35 reach the spring cushion 43, the power cylinder 25' will have been au'tomatically tiirned on to p6rform the . real wotk of pressing as will be doscribed. 120 A steam or.air pressure supply maiii 46 not oiily supplies steam to the pressiiig jaw members 5 and 6 but convevs steam to the cylinder 25 as well;. and a valve 47 ebts off and,turns on the steam to operate the nio- 1,-15 tor 25-26. The operation of the valv6 47 is aufoinatically accomplislied'. throiigh the age'ney of a control rod- 48 pivotally. connected at its 16wer errd to the i)ow-er ariii 19. Th&. upper end of, the rocl .48 @connee.ts 13(

tllrough'a @ull spriiig 49 with a valve lian-, dle 50 designed to operate the valve 47 with a quick snap closed and @snap opened action wlieh the power arm is manually worked up and down, respectively. A power c6ntrol 0 elriino, pedal 52 is pivoted o the frame p n aiid conr)ects with an exhaust valve 53, iil'cluded in tli@6 exhaust pipe 34, and this pediil controls tb.e pi-.ess opening actioii. A spring 10 54 holds the valve 53 normally closed a;nd meaias conliects the pedal 52 and exliaust valve 53 by which the@ latter is opeiied by th6 operator to exhaiist the presstire from the cylnder 25. In operation, the pres@ jaws are closed by hand power onto the garnient spread upon the buck, ind by e tin-ie the head and buck are in c ontact the pull spring 49 is under .20 sufficient tension to quickly open the valvc@, 47 which permits steam to flo-%v to the cylin-cler 25 aDd drive the Tiston 26 down to overtake' the push ro 29 which actign automatically, completes the eration of CIP 25 straiLThtenin(-y the toggle 12-13 to produce@ extreme he@d and ouck pressure. A,t the same time this movemeiit of parts occurs, the othe'r piish rod 39 takes u@ a position in-contact wiili the valve stem '0'0 as hereinbefore 30 described and as sliowii iii Fi(ytire 3 Haviiig t@- pressed, steamed, and dried ihe garmeilt on the buck, the opetatot now depresses the pedal 52 which dischai@g4e@ the pressure from the cylind6r 25 into the c3,linder 33 thereby quickly o 6ning the press by the pow6r of p the exhaiist froin the power cylinder and liftincy the liead without springs or weights or manual effort. In order to avoid tindue sl,,i'mihing of parts 40 or too qiiiekly opening the press, the power opening,motor 33-35 is'provided with an air cushion d--shpot in eitect alreadydescribed. This dashpot consists of th6 cylinder head 37, touether with the @iston 35 and 45 valve stem 36 Whicli produces an air lock between the parts 37 and 35 When tlie pistoil valve st6m 36 moves into sliding fit with the head 37, thus confining air therebetween under pressure which increases rapidly until 50 tl-ie inovement of parts is stopped a(rainst the .tir cushion. At this time the ports 42 are uncovered to vent both cylinders 25 and 33 which permits botl-i pistons to. move av@,ay froin the pusl-i rocls to the tipper and front 55 ends of the-cylinders freeing the press of any piston or eylinder coli@6ctioiis and tlius seiting the. machine for the next opei,,ttion. A dashpot regtilatin(Y valve 55 is placed in tl)'e dashpol end of the motor 33 for tl-ie pur60 pose S)f reyulating th6 escape of conipresse(I air to qttieflv brin(., the bead, pi@e,,s levei.@. ,tn(I other p,-trts to rest in press opetied position. eeiited by power, there is danger of an aceident for the operator may by chance get Iiis hands between the jaws,of the press. This daiiger is always avoided when the operator is compelled,.to bring his hands up to the- 70 liandle 9 to @6lose the'press. The closing operation is, ve,ry easily accoiiiplisbed for the press le-ver is balance,d, and there exists niinimum frictibn of m6ving pai-ts. The front cbiitrol han(i device 23. for ad- 75 ineans 15 affords an easily oporate d press bethe jaw comp . ression'. on the work can b@, quic@l @ cliancro d '.and tested and niade more or ligs at tl@e will of the operator with- 8o his movina about,or going to the rear of the press and withbut finding it necessary. to secur6 a ivrench fbf making the adjustiiient. The de.,-,ign and @onstruction of the mechani sm is suell ihaiii turD.-, easily froni 85 the handle 23. it is seen that the press Perating and pres- - sure producing means 9, 7, 12-13, 19, 25-@6 and other pai-ts, includ4B th6 movable member 13 opel-,ttively connected with a pre8s 90 jaw and sa'@d iiiov,,tlble mcinber 13 is pivot- - ally caxried on t@be eccentric pi,vot support meaus 15, and that the latter is,.shifted to a high or low position in the hlib IS by the regtilatin g device shown here'by . way of ex- 95 araple to coinprise'a rod and bind wheel 23 -%- vhich easily turn from the front o@f the maT chine to move the eccentric 15 @tO@ a higlier or 16wer position as desired In the e)tample of press ellosen tO illUS7 10( trqte the principle of the invent;. ii@- the ec9 ) centric means 15 is disposed at the rear lower part of the macliine but this'66@entric is reached by -the rod 22 which is fitted oli 'tlie lower end with suitible means to @'rotat- )05 ablv shift and adju@t ,tlie eccentric 15 to finily vary the elevati6n, of the n-lovltble member 13. However th@ a@djustable SL@ port 15 ancl niovable niemb'e'r,, 13 carii@-d thoreon, may be disposed at any other coii, 110 venient location in the press frame. What I