JPH07116400A - Folding type ironing stand - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To make an ironing stand foldable in a compact form by dividing the board of the stand into front and back sections, jointing both side walls of the divided sections to each other with a pair of jointing pieces, and causing the lower side of one divided section of the board to support the lower side of the other divided section. CONSTITUTION:A front half board section 2b is jointed to a rear half board section 2a with a pair of jointing pieces 6a and 6b, so as to be freely foldable. When the sections 2a and 2b are not in use, support legs 14 to 16 fitted to the lower side of each of the sections 2a and 2b are folded and, then, the section 2b is turned up and folded down on the section 2a. In this case, both sections 2a and 2b are jointed to each other at the prescribed gap with a pair of the jointing pieces 6a and 6b and, therefore, a cushion material 12 laid on the metal net of both sections 2a and 2b, or a cloth cover 13 concealing the material 12 can be folded without any difficulty. Also, when the sections 2a and 2b are used as an ironing stand, the section 2b is turned and horizontally expanded, and the support legs 14 to 16 are also expanded.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a folding ironing board in which a base plate body of an ironing board is divided into front and rear parts so that the base board can be folded.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Generally, an ironing board is constructed by attaching support legs to a lower surface of a base plate so that it can be stored in a corner of a room or a closet so that it does not take up a space when not in use.
Also, to facilitate transportation, the support legs are foldable so that they can be folded when not in use.

[0003]

However, even if the support legs are foldably attached to the lower surface of the base plate, the support legs can only be folded and the ironing board itself cannot be folded, so that the ironing board can be made too compact. However, it may be difficult to store it in a closet, and it is not very convenient to carry.

The present invention solves such a problem by dividing the base plate main body into two and making it foldable, and is not limited to an ironing board having support legs foldably attached to the bottom surface of the base plate. The purpose is to make it possible to fold compactly an ironing board that does not have supporting legs attached to the lower surface, and to store it in a closet or to easily carry it.

[0005]

According to the present invention, a base plate main body of an ironing board is divided into two parts, front and rear, and both side walls of the divided parts of both base plate bodies are rotatably connected by a pair of connecting pieces and are divided. On the lower surface of the divided portion of one of the base plate bodies, attach a support tool that supports the lower surface of the divided portion of the other base plate body,
An ironing board with support legs foldably attached to the bottom surface of the base plate, or an ironing board without support legs attached to the bottom surface of the base plate is foldable upward.

[0006]

Since the ironing board of the present invention is constructed in this manner, the base plate divided into two parts in the front and rear can be folded upward, and the ironing board and the base in which the supporting legs are foldably attached to the lower surface of the base plate. The ironing board without supporting legs attached to the bottom of the board can be folded compactly,
It can be easily stored and transported in a closet.

[0007]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS An ironing board of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. 1 to 4, reference numeral 1 denotes a rectangular ironing board having a tapered projecting portion at its tip, and the base plate body of the ironing board 1 is divided into two parts, namely, a rear half plate main body 2a and a front half plate main body. 2b and.

The latter half base plate main body 2a and the former half base plate main body 2b are formed by welding metal base plate frames 3a, 4a and 3b, 4b to metal side wall frames, respectively.
The metal nets 5a and 5b are fixed on the upper surface of each frame.

A pair of connecting pieces 6 are provided on both sides of each side wall frame of the rear half base plate body 2a and the front half base plate body 2b.
a and 6b are rotatably supported by pivot pins 7a, 7b and 8a, 8b, and the rear half base plate main body 2a and the front half base plate main body 2b have a predetermined interval s as shown in FIG. It is provided and connected.

The front half base plate main body 2b is shown in FIG.
As shown in FIGS. 4 and 6, the pair of connecting pieces 6a and 6b rotate while being connected to the rear half plate main body 2a, and are folded on the rear half base plate main body 2a.

Reference numerals 9a and 9b denote support plates attached to both sides of the lower end faces of the side wall frame divided portions of the rear half base plate main body 2a and the front half base plate main body 2b, respectively, and 10
a and 11a are base plate frames 3a and 4a, respectively.
A support plate extending from the bearing plates 10 and 11 attached to the lower end surface of the divided portion of a. As shown in FIGS. 1, 3 and 5, the front half base plate main body 2b is rotated to open horizontally. With these support plates 9a, 9b and 10a and 11a, the front half base plate main body 2b is held horizontally with the rear half base plate main body 2a.

Reference numeral 12 denotes a cushioning material made of an elastic body such as felt-like polyester fiber or synthetic resin foam, which is a base plate body formed horizontally by the front half base plate body 2b and the rear half base plate body 2a. The iron net 1 is laid on the metal nets 5a and 5b, and the cloth cover 13 is covered thereover to form the base plate 2 of the ironing board 1.

Numerals 14 and 15 are rotatably attached to the lower surfaces of the base plate frames 3a, 4a and 3b, 4b of the rear half base plate main body 2a and the front half base plate main body 2b, and are foldably mounted. It is a support leg consisting of two legs, and FIG.
When the front half base plate body 2b is folded on the rear half base plate body 2a as shown in FIG. 4, the support legs 14 and 15 are also folded.

Reference numeral 16 denotes two legs that are rotatably mounted on the lower surfaces of the base plate frames 3a and 4a of the rear half base plate main body 2a by bearing plates 10 and 11 and are foldably mounted. It is a support leg, and when the front half base plate body 2b is folded on the rear half base plate body 2a as shown in FIGS. 2 and 4, the support leg 16 is also folded.

Further, as shown in FIGS. 1 and 3, when the front half base plate main body 2b is rotated and opened horizontally, all the support legs 14, 15 and 16 are opened, and the ironing board 1 Used as an ironing. At this time, the divided portions of the ironing board 1 are stably supported by the support legs 16.

FIGS. 7 and 8 show another embodiment of the ironing board of the present invention, in which one leg of the supporting leg 17 is provided on the lower surface of the base plate frame 4a of the rear half base plate main body 2a. 11 is rotatably mounted, and the support plate 10b is attached to the base plate frame 3a.
1 is constructed in the same manner as the ironing board shown in FIGS. 1 to 6, except that the ironing board is attached to the lower end surface of the divided portion.

However, as shown in FIG. 7, when the front half base plate main body 2b is rotated and opened horizontally, the support legs 14,
The support leg 17 is opened together with 15 to be used as the ironing board 1, and the support leg 17 stably supports the divided portion of the ironing board 1 for ironing.

Then, as shown in FIG. 8, when the front half base plate main body 2b is folded on the rear half base plate main body 2a, the support legs 17 are also folded.

As described above, when the one-leg supporting leg 17 supports the divided portion of the ironing board 1, the divided portion of the ironing board 1 can be stably supported at the central portion, and the supporting leg 17 can be ironed. Does not get in the way.

As described above, the supporting leg that stably supports the divided portion of the ironing board 1 is not limited to the supporting leg composed of two legs shown in FIGS. 1 to 4, but may be the supporting leg 17 having one leg. Of course, the one-legged supporting leg 17 is more practical because the supporting leg 17 does not get in the way when ironing and the ironing board 1 is simple.

In the ironing board of the present invention, the front half base plate main body 2b is foldably connected to the rear half base plate main body 2a by the pair of connecting pieces 6a and 6b as described above.
Support legs 14, 15, 16 or 17 attached to the lower surface of each rear half base plate body 2a and front half base plate body 2b.
After being folded, the front half base plate main body 2b rotates upward and is folded on the rear half base plate main body 2a.

At this time, since the rear half plate main body 2a and the front half plate main body 2b are foldably connected by the pair of connecting pieces 6a and 6b with a predetermined space s therebetween, the rear half base plate main body 2a is foldable. Metal mesh 5 of the main body 2a and the front half base plate main body 2b
The cushioning material 12 laid on a and 5b and the cloth cover 13 covered from the cushioning material 12 are folded up within the space s without difficulty.

When used as an ironing board,
Rotate the first half base plate main body 2b to open it horizontally to support the leg 1
4, 15, 16 or 17 are opened to form a horizontal rear half base plate main body 2a, a front half base plate main body 2b, a cushioning material 12 laid thereon, and a cloth covered on the cushioning material 12. Ironing is performed on the base plate 2 configured with the cover 13.

In each of the above embodiments, the supporting legs 14, 15, 16 or 17 are mounted on the ironing board 1, but not limited to these ironing boards 1, the supporting legs can be omitted and the ironing board 1 can be used on a folding table or a desk. It may be an ironing board used above, and in this case as well, the ironing board can be folded compactly, and can be stored in a closet or transported easily.

In addition, although the base plate main body is formed by using the metal member in the above embodiments, the base plate may be made of wood or plastic instead of the metal member, and the base plate is not limited in shape. Alternatively, the whole may be polygonal, oval, or circular.

[0026]

As described above, according to the present invention, the base plate main body of the ironing board is divided into front and rear parts, and both side walls of the divided parts of both base plate main bodies are rotatably connected by a pair of connecting pieces. In addition, on the lower surface of the split part of one of the divided base plate body,
Since the base plate of the ironing board can be folded upward by attaching a support tool that supports the lower surface of the divided part of the other divided base plate body, when not using it as an ironing board, fold the ironing board sufficiently compactly. It can be easily stored in a closet or transported.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing an embodiment of an ironing board of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a perspective view showing a folded state of the ironing board shown in FIG.

3 is a perspective view showing a base plate body of the ironing board shown in FIG. 1. FIG.

4 is a perspective view showing a state in which a base plate body of the ironing board shown in FIG. 3 is folded.

5 is an enlarged partial cross-sectional side view of essential parts of the ironing board shown in FIG. 1. FIG.

6 is an enlarged partial cross-sectional side view of essential parts of the ironing board shown in FIG.

FIG. 7 is a perspective view showing a base plate body of another embodiment of the ironing board of the present invention.

FIG. 8 is a perspective view showing a state where the base plate body of the ironing board shown in FIG. 7 is folded.

[Explanation of symbols]

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Ironing board 2 Plate 2a 2nd half base plate main body 2b 1st half base plate main body 3a, 3b, 4a, 4b Base plate frame 5a, 5b Metal mesh 6a, 6b Connecting piece 9a, 9b, 10a, 10b, 11a Support plate (Supporting tool) 10,11 Bearing plate 12 Cushioning material 13 Cloth cover 14,15,16,17 Support leg

Claims (2)

[Claims] 1. A base plate main body of an ironing board is divided into two parts, front and rear parts, both side walls of the division parts of both base plate bodies are rotatably connected by a pair of connecting pieces, and one of the divided base plate main parts is divided. A foldable ironing board characterized in that a supporting tool for supporting the lower surface of the divided part of the other divided base plate main body is attached to the lower surface of the part to make the base plate of the ironing board foldable upward. 2. A support leg is further foldably attached to the lower surface of a base plate main body of the ironing board divided into two parts.
Folding iron board described