US1260274A - Ironing-board. - Google Patents

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L. M. McLEY.

IRONING BOARD.

APPLICATION FILED FEB-Z1, ISIS. RENEWED FEB-13.1918. I

1,2602%. v Patented Mar. 19, 1918.

2 SHEETS-SHEET I'- L. M. McLEY IRONING BOARD.

APPLICATION FILED FEB- 21, 1916- REN EWED FEB. [3.1918- 1,260,274., Patented Mar. 19, 1918. v 2 SHEETS-SHEET 2- LISANDER M. MCLEY, 0F TRENTON, MISSOURI.

IRONING-IBOARD.

Application filed February 21, 1916, Serial No. 79,771.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, LISANDER M. MGLEY, a citizen of the United States, residing at Trenton, in the county of Grundy, State of Missouri, have invented a new and useful Ironing-Board; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same.

This invention relates to an improved ironing board structure, and an object of the invention is to provide a simple, efficient and practical collapsible supporting structure for the board, and having means for bracing the'legs of said supporting structure and their connections, to insure firmness or rigidity, and hold the board solid, and at the same time resist the various strains thereon.

Another object of the invention is to so construct the supporting structure, that it may be easily collapsed against the under surface of the board, so that it may be put away in a small space when not in use.

One of the features of the invention is the provision of an adjustable tie rod consisting of two sections for bracing and strengthening one of the legs of the supporting structure.

Another feature of the invention is to provide a sleeve board, which may be collapsed under the ironing board when the ironing board is in use. 7

In practical fields the details of construction may necessitate alterations, falling Within the scope of what is claimed.

The invention comprises further features and combination of parts, as hereinafter set forth, shown in the drawings and claimed.

In the drawings Figure 1 is a view in perspective of the improved ironing board constructed in accordance with the invention, showing the same erected ready for use.

Fig. 2 is a longitudinal sectional view of Fig. 1, but showing the sleeve board thrown under the ironing board.

Fig. 3 is a sectional view longitudinally,

just immediately under the ironing board,

looking downwardly and showing parts of the supporting structure in elevation.

Fig. 4 is a bottom plan view, showing the supporting structure collapsed.

Fig. 5 is a transverse vertical sectlonal view on line 55 of Fig. 2.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Mar. 19, 1918.

Renewed February 13, 1918. Serial No. 216.944.

Fig. 6 is a detail view of a portion of the ironing board and a portion of the sleeve board, showing the connections therebetween.

Fig. 7 is a detail view of the lever 29.

Referring to the drawings, 1 designates the ironing board, which is of the general shape or contour having an extension 2 at its rear end. This extension has slots 3, and extending transversely of the extension is a bolt 4 having a nut 5. Pivoted on the bolt 4 and in said slots are links 6, and on the end portions of the bolt links 7 are pivoted. The ends 8 of the links 7 have a bolt 9 extending therethrough, which also extends through the extension 10 of the sleeve board 11, which is of the usual construction. The sleeve board 11 has a supporting block 12, which engages the upper face of the ironing board, to support the sleeve board as shown in Fig. 1. The links 7 are of sufficient length, to permit the sleeve board to be swung under the ironing board and adjacent the elongated central supporting leg 13, the end 14 of which is pivoted between the links 6 on the bolt 15, which extends through the links 6, as shown in Fig. 2. The central elongated supporting leg 13 has a tie rod 16 connected at its ends at 17 to said leg, there being a spacing block 18 between the rod and the leg, to space the rod from the under surface of the leg. This tie rod consists of two sections 19, the adjacent ends of which are connected by a threaded turn buckle 20, whereby the two sections may be drawn axially toward each other to tighten the sections, for reinforcing and bracing said leg, to prevent the same from bending, under the pressure on the board. Hinged to the under face of the ironing board are two supporting legs 21, which are braced relat1ve to each other by the U-shaped bar 22 secured at 23 to said legs 21, just below their hinged connections 24 to the board 1. The adjacent faces of the legs 21 are provided with directly opposite disposed headed lugs 25, for the purpose hereinafter stated. A plate 26 is secured at 27 to the upper face of the elongated central leg 13, and hinged at 28 to one'end of the plate 26 is a lever 29 having a downwardly extending bent end 30. The lever 29 adjacent its hinge connection 28 to said plate is provided with laterally extending arms 31 provided with upwardly extending lugs 32 at their ends. These lugs 32 are notched at 33, to engage the headed lugs 25 of the adjacent faces of the legs 21, which headed lugs 25 are out of alinement with the hinge connection 28. A coiled tensioned spring 33 has one of its ends connected to an eye 34 on the under" of the legs 21. Vhcn the ironing board is in use the parts thereof are in the positions shown-in Figs.- 1 and 2, thereby holding the ironing board in position, and the various parts yieldably braced and under tension, the lever being in contact with the U-' shaped bar, with its angular endheld against the under face of the ironing board by the latch 45. Pivoted at 47 to thennd-er' face of the ironing board 1 is a plurality of racks 49, on which clothes may be hung, when using the board. These racks are movable between the arched rod 50 and the ironing board, which arch rod assists in bracing and holding the rack against downward pressure.

The invention having been set forth, what is claimed as new and useful is:

1. Incombination, an ironing board having. a pair of legs hinged thereto and extending at slight angles to the board and having a brace bar, a central elongated leg having link connections to one end of the board and adapted to extend downwardly and toward the other end of the board, a lever hinged to the upper face of the elongated leg and having laterally extending arms terminating in lugs having detachable abutting connections with said pair of legs, hooked tie" rod connections between the pair of legs and the central elongated leg, hooked tie rod connections between said pair of legs and the under face of the ironing board, and a yiel'dable' connection between said lever and one endof the ironi-ngboard, acting to draw the hooked connections tight, thereby yieldably bracing the supporting structure of the board.

, 2. In combination, an ironing board having a pair of legs hinged thereto and extend ing at slight angles to the boardand having a brace bar, a central elongated leg having link connections to one end of the boar-rd and adapted to extend downward'ly and toward the other end of the board,- the adjacent faces of sai d rpair of legs having headed lugs, a lever hinged to the upper face of the elongated leg. and having laterally extending arms terminating in right angled extending notched lugs to detachabl'y abut with the headed lug, said lever adapted to abut the brace bar of said pair of legs, means for holding the lever against said brace bar, hooked tie rodconnections between the pair of legs and the central elongated leg, hooked tie rod connections between said pair of legs and the under face of the ironii-"rg'board, and a yieldab-le con-' nection between said lever and one end of the ironing board, acting to draw the hooked connection-stight, thereby yieldably bracing the supporting structure of the board.

In testimony whereof I have signed my name to this specification in the presence of two subscribing witnesses.

LISANDER M. MOLEY.

(lopiel of this patent may be obtained for five cents each, by addressing the Commissioner of Patents;

Washington, D. G.

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