US1279914A - Ironing-board. - Google Patents

Description

J. T. ROBINSON.

IRONING BOARD. APPLICATION FILED MAR. 2,3. NH8- ports 2 fold-able inwardly under the in 'naar entiteit TOENv '.l.'v FROBI'NSON, 10F: PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANA.

= IRON ING-BOARD.

To @ZZ whom it may concern.'

Be it known that I, .ToHN`T. fRoemeen, a citizen of the United States, residing at Gliilgidelphia`7 in'the county of :Philadelphia and State of Pennsylvania, have invented a new and useful ironing-Board, of which the following' is a Specification.

This invention relates to ironing boards,

fone of its objects being to provide a devioe of this character which can be folded into a eoinpaet body when not in use and which can be readily' set up for use.

A further object is to provide an ironing' board including a supporting frame to Which the board proper is hingedly eonneeted, there being means adjnstably connected to the frame for supporting hanging tabries out oi contact with the floor.

1With the foregoing and other objerts in View which will proceeds, the invention consists oi oei-tain novel details of construction and ronibinations of parts which will be hereinafter more fully described and pointed ont in the elainis, it being understood that various Changes may be inade in the eonstriu-tion and arrangement of the parts without departing from the spirit or sacrificing any ol` the advantages of the invention as set forth in the appended claims.

In the accompanying drawings the preferred forni of the invention has been shown.

In said drawings- Figure l a side elevation oi the deyiee set up for use.

Figz a plan View thereof.

Fig, 3 is an end elevation.

Fig. l is a seetion on line 4--l, Fig. 2.

Referring to the lignres by eharaeters of reference, l designates an open i'ranie to the ends of whirh are hingedly connected supiranie when the structure is collapsed. Any snitable means inay be provided for holding the supportsl against folding. l `or example, and as shown in Figs. l and Z5 staples 3 or the like can be provided on the outer l'aees of the supportsand on the ends of [he frame lto receive holding strips i insertible longitudinally and which lit snugly. The ironing' board 72er sf' has been shown at 5 and is hingedly eonneeted. to one ond of the traine l, as shown at (L this board being' provided with the usual fabric covering 7 and normally resting fiat upon the frame l. The free end of the board is ex appear the description Specification of Letters Batent.

Patented Sept. 215i-, 19118.

Applieaton filed March 23, 1918. Serial No. 224,249.

tended between the upper ends of the strips 4 at one end'ot' tliestmirture sofas tobe'held thereby against lateral shifting upon the frame l. f

I-[a'gers 8 depend ironi the sides of the ranie l at the ends thereof and have hooks 9 at their lower ends. ln these hooks a re removably mounted rodsA l0 to whieh are Secured. the ends of a :labrie sheet ll. ',lhe fabric sheet :ulapted to be wound or .rolled upon one of the rods and said rod is provided With a. crank l2 whereby it can be rolled readily. A staple 13 extends troni the said rod and by shitting' the i'od longitudinally the staple can be brought to a position iironi which it will move into engageinent with the adjacent hook f) when the fabi-ie sheet begins to unwind. rlhe sheet il thus can be held slack to any desired extent and will eonstitute an ellieient n ians for holding' iabries oli'l of the lioor while they are being ironed. By rotating erank 1Q in one direction the staple or loop on its rod I() will inore ofil of the hook 5 engaged thereby and by then shitting' said rod longillulinally the rod can be rotated to wind up or pay ont the 'labrie sheet7 as desired.

lil/'hat is olaiined iszl. The eonibination with an open frame, and an ironing board niovably connected to one end of the iranie and adapted to rest flat upon said haine.y oit' supports inovably ronneetiul to the ends of the fi-aine, fastening' strips delaehably connected to and extending abore the 'frame and supports for holding the .supports against n'ioveinent rel atiye to the traine, the :free end portion of the ironing` board being' litted between and held against lateral displaeen'ient by the upper ends ot the fastening strips at one end.

Q. The combination with an open iframe, and an ironing board niovably connected Ato one end oi the frame, o'l foldable supports eonneeted to the ends ot the traine, hooked hangers depent-ling froni the iraine, rods detzu-,hably Aseat ed in the hooks of the hangers, a sheetloonnertial to the rods and extending under the iraine and board, nieans for rotating one o'i the rods to roll ythe sheet on or unroll it l'roni said rod, and means upon said rod for engaging the hook of one of its hangers to hohl the rod against rotation to unwind the sheet.

3. The combination with an open frame,

and an ironing board movably connected to one end of the frame, of foldable supports connected to the ends of the frame, hooked hangers depending from the frame, rods revoluble in the hangers, al sheet connected at its ends to the rods, a loop outstanding from one of the rods, and means for rotating said rod to wind or unwind the sheet, said rod being shiftable longitudinally to 1o bring the loop into position to move into engagement With the adjacent hook when the sheet'l begins to unwind, therehy'to hold the rod against rotation.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my own, l have hereto aliixed my signan 3.5`

ture in the presence of 'two Witnesses.

JOHN T. ROBNSON. Witnesses:

EDW. D. KELLY, ELLA B. LAWSON.

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