US2284572A - Spotting table - Google Patents

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J. R. HOLDER Vnnmnm TABLE Filed .June 17,-'1'940 2 sheets-sheet "2 Patented May 26, 1942 SPOTTING TABLE Joseph R. Holder, Fremont, Nebr., assignor of one-half to Charles N. Johnson and Winifred Johnson, both of Fremont, Nebr., jointly, with right of survivorship Application June 17, 1940, Serial No. 341,070

(Cl. (iS-240) 5 Claims.

This invention relates to a device for drying and locating spots in garments or fabrics and is an improvement over the structure embodied in my prior Patent No. 1,984,267 which issued December l1, 1934.

An object of this invention is to provide a device of this kind including a supporting table having an illuminating means incorporated therein so that light rays may be projected through the article resting on the table to thereby facilitate the location of the spots in the article.

Another object of this invention is to provide a table structure formed with an imperforate illuminable section and a perforate section, the perforate section being designed for use with a steam gun or nozzle for permitting the application of steam or other cleaning fluid to the garment during the removal of the spot.

A further object of this invention is to provide a device of this kind which will support that portion of the garnicht or fabric which is being cleaned or examined and which will also maintain the remaining portion of the garment or fabric out of contact with the floor.

A still further object of this invention is to provide a device including a combined examination or spot locating table, a spot removing part and a cleaning fluid reservoir.

A further object of this invention is to provide a device of this kind which is so constructed as to permit the use of a gaseous illuminating medium and which includes a refiector beneath the transparent table top so as 4to reflect` the light rays upwardly through the top.

A further object of this invention is to provide a device of this kind embodying the use of steam heat for a drying medium and for cleaning the garment or fabric and wherein the condensate from the steam used for cleaning may be collected beneath the table.

To the foregoing objects and to others which may hereinafter appear, the invention, consists of the novel construction, combination and arrangement of parts as will be more specically referred to and illustrated in the accompanying drawings wherein are shown embodiments of the invention, but it is to be understood that changes, variations and modifications may be resorted to which fall within the scope of the invention as claimed.

In the drawings:

Figure 1 is a detail side elevation of a spotting table constructed according to an embodiment of this invention.

Figure 2 is a plan view partly broken away and in section of the table.

Figure 3 is a sectional view partly broken away taken on the line 3-3 of Figure 2.

Figure 4 is a sectional view taken on the line 4-4 of Figures 2 and 3.

Figure 5 is a sectional view taken on the line 5 5 of Figure 2.

Figure 6 is a sectional view taken on the line 6-6 of Figure 5.

Referring to the drawings, the numeral I0 designates generally a standpoint on which a table generally designated as I2 is secured and a garment rest II is also secured to the standard l0 at a point below the table structure l2 and is positioned `in parallel relation to the table structure I2.

The standard I0 comprises a base member I3 provided with an upstanding bushing I4 in which the lower end of an upright I5 engages. The upright I5 may be secured in the bushing I4 by means of fastening devices I6 or the like. The upright I5 at its upper end is formed with a forwardly extending brace Il which is sel cured to the bottom of the table structure I2 in any suitable manner.

The table structure I2 comprises an elongated bottom wall I8 formed with an opening I 8a, upstanding side walls I9 which are disposed in forwardly convergent relation, a forward arcuate end wall 20 and a rear wall 2|. An inner heat insulating bottom wall 22 engages on the bottom Wall I8 and is formed of any suitable heat insulating medium and provided with an opening 22a.

The bottom wall I8 is provided with a rear extension 23 which is provided with a rear wall 24 and side walls 25. The extension 23 and the walls 24 and 25 form a supporting means for a liquid reservoir generally designated as 26. The reservoir 26 comprises a bottom wall 2l, upstanding side walls 28 and front and rear walls 29 and 3U, respectively. The side, front and rear walls are provided with a right angular flange 3| which is adapted to engage on the top of the rear wall 2|, the rear end wall 24 and the side walls 25 so as to support the reservoir or receptacle 25 within the chamber 32 formed at the rear of the table structure l2.

An inner wall 33 extends inwardly from one of the side walls I9 to a point substantially in the longitudinal center of the bottom wall I8 and a second inner wall or partition 34 is disposed in a vertical position and extends at right angles forwardly from 'the inner end of the inv ber se.

ner wall 33. The two walls or partitions 33 and 34 form a cleaning chamber 35 which is separate from the remaining chamber 36 formed by the side and front and rear walls of the table structure I2. A heating coil 31 is disposed within the housing formed by the side walls I9 and the front and rear Walls 20 and 2l, respectively, and this coil is formed with a U-shaped branch or coil part 38 extending between the partition 33 and the rear wall 2l and with a second coil member 39 which is connected to the rear end of the U-shaped coil 38 and extends lengthwise of the table structure and into the space 4U formed between the longitudinal partition 34 and adjacent a side wall I9. The steam coil 31.A

is extended through the bottom wall I'as at 4I and is adapted to be connected to a* suitable source of steam supply.

An inner plate or bottom 42 is disposed above the coil 31 between the side walls I9 and the end -walls 2D and 2l and this inner bottom wall 42 is preferably formed 'of metal and provided of heat conducting material and is also provided with a light reflecting upper surface. A U- shaped channel member 43 is disposed on top of the reflecting wall 42 and has the bight 44 thereof disposed in a vertical position and secured in any suitable manner to the side walls I5, the end wall 20 and the rear end wall 2I. One leg 45 is disposed in contacting relation with the upper surface with the reflecting wall or plate 42 and the other leg 46 is disposed in parallel spaced relation to the lower leg 45. A gaseous illuminable tube or elem-ent 41 is disposed between the p-arallel legs 45 and 4B of the channel member 43 and this gaseous member 41 is provided with an extension 48 which extends through the rear wall 2| and is continued rearwardly beneath the bottom wall 21 of the reservoir 26 and is then extended downwardly through the bottom wall i8 rearwardly of the rear wall 2|.

The extension 48 is connected to an operating structure disposed in a housing 49 which is sus-.

pended from the bottom wall 23 rearwardly of the standard I0. The housing 49 is provided with the conventional vibrator and transformer structure for exciting the gas within the tubes 41 and 43.

A transparent top wall or plate I] is disposed on top of the upper leg 46 of the channel member 43 and the plate or topl 50 is detachably secured to the upper leg 45 of the channel member 43 by means of a plurality of `clips 5I which are secured to the side and end walls I9 and 20, respectively,by means of fastening devices 52.

The top 55 is provided with a plurality of openings or perforations 53 which are disposed over the chamber 35 and these perforations 53 provide means whereby the fabric or garment which is being cleaned may be engaged by a steam gun and the spot or spots removed by projecting the steam through the fabric and into the cham- The providing of the top 50 with a perforated portion forms said top with what may be termed an impervious portion and a pervious portion and with the impervious portion of greater dimensions than the pervious portion. A perforated partition or wall 54 is disposed below the perforated zone3V or portion of the top wall 50 and it is arrangedin the chamber 35 above the openings I 80` 22a referred to. Theopenings I8a, 22a register withV each other, The opening Illa communicates with a drip pan 55 arranged below the bottom wallV I8. The drip pan 55 comprises a wall 56 which is inclined -to the horizontal being inclined forwardly and upwardly and the drip pan 55 at its forward end communicates with the chamber 35 so that the condensed liquids passing through the perforated wall 54 will drop downwardly and be received within the pan 55. The pan 55 is provided with a forward wall 51 which is secured to the bottom wall I8 and is also providedwith a rear wall 58 secured to the bottom wall I8 substantially below the rear wall 2I.

' The pan 55 is also provided with an inner side wall 59Y and an outer side wall 6l). The side wall 65 is substantially ush with the adjacent side wall I9. A petcock 5I is carried by the bottom wall 56 adjacent the rear end thereof so that the condensed liquids can be drained from the pan 55. The provision of the perforated wall 54 provides a means whereby any lint or threads which are forced through the fabric will be caught by the inner bottom wall 54 and will not be permitted to pass downwardly into the drip pan 55. The perforated inner wall 54 may be readily cleaned by removing the top wall 5D.

The garment supporting member II comprises a U-shaped support 62 which has the free ends of the parallel legs thereof secured in a bracket ora supporting structure 63 carried by a bushing 54 which is secured by fastening devices 65 to the upright l5 at a point below the table structure I2. A web or fabric $5 is carried by the supporting member 62 and comprises a horizontally disposed sheet 61 which has the opposite edges thereof folded about the supporting member 62 and secured to the underside of the sheet 61 as at 58. This garmentsupporting sheet 66 is adapted'to support the depending portions of the garment which extend below the table I2 so as to prevent the garment or fabric from contacting with the licor and preferably the sheet or garment support 55 is detachable from the supporting member 62 in order that it may be maintained in a clean condition.

In the use and operation of this device, the steam coil 31 is connected to a suitable source of steam supply andthe heat generated in the coil 31 will be communicated through the plate 42 to the transparent top wall'5. The garment or fabric is placed on top of the transparent top 50 and by means of the illuminating' means 41, the spots in the garment will be made Visible and the garment may then be shifted over to the perforations 53 in the top 5I] so that the spots may be removed. The spotted portion of the lgarment may be dipped in the cleaning fluid carried by the reservoir 26 or thev garment may be sponged and then a steam gun supported in any suitable manner may be directed toward that portion of the garment lying over the perforations 53. It will be understood that if desired the luminous tube 41 may also be extended into the chamber 35 so as to render thespot visible through the perforated zone of the top wall 50. The condensed liquids passing through the perforations 53 will drop downwardlyonto the inner wall 54 which will remove the fibers or threads and the liquid may then drop downwardlyfrom the inner wall 54 into the drip pan 55. It will be understood also that if desired the garment or fabric may be initially treated with the cleaning fluid from the reservoir 26, the garment or fabric being either dipped into the cleaning fluid or sponged with the cleaning fluid. The heat emanating from the top 50 will dry the garment or fabric so that if desired the garment or fabric may be held on the top wall 50 until it has become dried.

The device hereinbefore described will provide an efficient means whereby any spots in the garment or fabric may be located and the spots immediately removed. In addition, in the event it is not desired to apply heat to the garment or fabric, the steam coil may be cut oi and the illuminating means 41 used to locate the spots in the garment. By providing a luminous tube which extends substantially entirely about the area of the top and below the top and also providing a reflecting plate 42 for reflecting the light rays upwardly through the garment or fabric, the entire area of the garment of fabric rest-ing on the transparent top i) will be lighted so that the spots therein can be readily seen through the fabric.

What I claim is:

1. A spotting table comprising a standard, and a table structure carried by said standard, said structure comprising an open top housing having bottom, side and end walls, a transparent top for closing said housing and being formed of an impervious part and a pervious part, means securing said top upon the top edge of said housing, illuminable means in said housing below the impervious part of said top, a combined heat conducting and light reflecting plate in said housing below said illuminable means and a steam heating coil within the housing and below said plate.

2. A spotting table comprising a standard, and a table structure carried by said standard, said structure comprising a housing having bottom side and end walls, a transparent top, means securing said top onto said housing, said top having perforations in at least a portion thereof, illuminable means in said housing below said top, and an L-shaped partition in said housing extending below said top and about the perforated area thereof.

3. A spotting table comprising a standard, and a table structure carried by said standard, said structure comprising a housing having bottom side and end walls, a transparent top, means securing said top onto said housing, said top having perforations in at least a portion thereof, illuminable means in said housing below said top, an L-shaped partition in said housing extending below said top and about the perforated area thereof, and a perforate lint collecting member in said housing below the perforated portion of said top.

4. A spotting table comprising a standard, and a table structure carried by said standard, said structure comprising a housing having bottom side and end walls, a transparent top, means securing said top onto said housing, said top having perforations in at least a portion thereof, illuminable means in said housing below said top, an L-shaped partition in said housing extending below said top and about the perforated area thereof, a perforate lint collecting member in said housing below the perforated portion of said top, and a liquid collector carried by said housing below said lint collector.

5. A spotting table comprising a standard and a table carried by said standard, said table comprising a housing formed of a bottom wallfront and rear end walls, a pair of side walls and a transparent top wall formed with an imperforate part and a perforated part, a gaseous illuminating tube arranged in said housing below said top wall, a support for said tube xed to said housing within the latterclosely adjacent to said top wall, a heating coil within said housing below said tube and below the imperforate part of said top wall, a combined reflector and heat conducting element interposed between said tube and said coil, a drip collecting pan below said bottom wall, heat insulating means between said bottom wall and said coil, said heat insulating means and said bottom wall having aligned openings communicating with said pan, and a perforate wall disposed within thehousing below the perforated part of said top wall and arranged over said aligned openings.

JOSEPH R. HOLDER.

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