US1314411A - Ironing-board - Google Patents

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- -T. MCCULLOUGH.

moNlNG BOARD. APPLICATION FILED MAR. I6. I9l8.

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IBONING-BOARD.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Ang. 26, 1919.

App1icaton filed March 16, 1918. Serial No. 222,889.

T0 all whom it may concern Be it known that I, THOMAS MC-CUL- LoUGr-I, a citizen of the United States, residing at Medicine Lodge, in the county of Barber and State of Kansas, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Ironing-Boards, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to new and useful improvements in ironing boards and the primary object of the invention is to provide an ironing board that is portable said board being provided with depending supports that when inoperative are adapted to be folded beneath the board, but when operative,` swing down and are interengaged to securely support the board in operative positon.

Another object of the invention is to provide a portable ironing board of this character that is provided adjacent one end with a pivotally connected iron holder stand that horizontal plane, and which is provided with a guide portion said stand being adapted when not in use to swing beneath the board, but when operative swings outwardly adjacent one side thereof to support an iron.

A further object of the invention is to provide a portable ironing board of this charcter that is provided with a supplenieny tal smaller board adapted `to be superposed thereover, said small board being pivotall'y connected with the main board, so that it is adapted to swing outwardly when not in use.

Vith these and numerous other objects in view, my invention consists of the novel features of construction, combination and arrangement of parts which will be herein referred to and more particularly pointed out in the specication and claim.

In the accompanying drawings;

Figure 1 is a side elevation of the ironing board in operative position,

Fig 2 is a rear elevation of the board, and

Fig. 3 is a vertical section through one end of the board showing the connection of one of the supporting members and supplemental board therewith.

In describing my invention I shall refer to the drawings in which similar reference characters will designate corresponding parts throughout the several views.

The numeral 1 designates an ironing board of conventional size and shape which is provided at one end thereof with a projecting portion 2 that has its end provided with a pair of parallel slots 3 therein for a purpose to be hereinafter more fully described. The ironing .board is provided witha pair of hingedly connected oppositely swingable supports, designated by the numerals el and 5 the support l being longer than the support 5 and when operative extending beneath the board from one end to the other. This supporting member or leg is pivotally connected with the projecting end 2 of the board by means of a U-shaped bracket (i that has its opposite side portions positioned through the slots 3 in said end, with its face resting upon the upper surface thereof, as is clearly shown in Fig. 3 of the drawings. 'Ihe end of the supporting leg l is pivoted between the sides of the bracket (3 and this pivoted connection designated by the numeral 7 will be positioned beneath one end of the board l. The leg -l is swingable upwardly beneath the under surface of the board l when inoperative, as will be hereinafter more fully described.

The supporting member 5 is formed of a pair of depending legs S which are hingedly connected at their upper ends as shown at 9, with the lower surface of the board at a point adjacent the end to which the first mentioned supporting leg is connected. These depending legs 8 are connected by a cross strip 10 said strip being preferably formed of metal and adapted to it into a socket 11 formed in the upper face of the leg Je when the parts are in operative position, as is clearly shown in Fig. 1 of the drawings. This cooperative engagement between the supporting legs together with the fact that they are so mounted that they are adapted to swing oppositely, forms a very secure connection and support for the board 1. The board is additionally supported by a hinged brace 12 that is hinged as shown at 13 to the under surface of the board 1 adjacent the outer end thereof, the lower end of said brace being adapted to fit into a socket 1-1 in the upper face of the leg 4 when the said leg is in operative position. This connection is clearly shown in Fig. 1 of the drawings. The imder surface of the board is provided with a spring clip 15 that is of ment which comprises a pivoted stand 1Gl that is connected with the undersurface of the board 1 adjacent the inner end thereof,

said stand being swingable horizontally, and adapted to be positioned either beneath the board 1 or projecting from the edge-thereof to support an iron thereon. This stand is circular with a projecting portion that extends beneath the board and is pivotally connected therewith as shown at 17 in Fig. 2 of the drawings. The movement of the stand is guided and suppo-rted by a guide member 18 preferably formed of heavy wire, and having one end connected with the bolt 19 that extends transversely through the projecting end 2 of the board 1 to-support the bracket 6 therein, while the other end extends outwardly, then beneath the board being connected at its extremity therewith. The stand 16 is provided with a handle 18 on its under side so that movement thereof is facilitated.`

This type of ironing board is provided with a supplemental smaller board '19 that is adaptedto be positioned in superposed relation above the main board 1 as is clearly shown in Fig. 1 of the drawings. The supplemental board 19 is connected with the main vboard by a substantially U-shaped bracket 20 h-aving its base portion secured to a projecting portion of the board 19 at one end thereof, and said sides of the bracket extend downwardly and have their extremities mounted on the transverse bolt 19 through the projecting portion of the main board 1. These extremities are pivotally mounted on the bolt so that the supplemental board 19 is adapted to .be hingedly counected with the main board, so that when not in use it may be swung outwardly so as to be out of the way. The board y1'9 is provided on its underface with a strengthening brace 21 that acts as a spacing member Aand which rests upon'the top of the board 1 when the supplemental board is in operativev position as is clearly shown in Fig. 1 of the accompanying drawings. Y

In operation, when the various parts of the portable ironing board are positioned as is clearly shown in Fig. 1 of the drawings, it is obvious that the main board 1 will be securely supported Iin position and with no likelihood of the supporting means becoming loosened. The operation of the iron support is simple as when it isl desired to use the same it is swung outwardly by grasping the handle 18 its movement being additionally' guided and strengthened by the guide wire 18. When it is not desired to use the supplemental board 19 the same is adapted owing to` its pivoted connection i with the main board 1 to swing outwardly so as to be out of the way. When it is desired to fold the board, the support 5 is first swung upwardly beneath the board 1 and then the pivoted brace 12 is engaged with the .spring clasp 15 thereby engaging and holding the suppor-t `5 beneath the board, and then the supportingl leg` t is swung upwardly and engaged with the spring clip 15 whereby all of the supporting parts of the board will be folded beneath the same so as to form-a very compact device of this .charf l ings, it is thought that a clear and comprehensive understanding `of the construction, operation, and advantages of the invention may be had,fand while I have shown and descri-bed the device asembodying a specific structure, I desire that it be understood that such changes may be made in said structure as do not depart from the spirit' andy scope of the invention as claimed Having fully described my Y, invention, what I claim as new,v and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is:` j.

The combination with an ironing board, of a support having its upper ends pivotally conn'ected'withthe end portion of the board, a' second support having legs pivotally mounted intermediate the length ofy the board and extendingin cross relation to the fir-st support when in a set up position, a crossybar ,connecting the legs and engaging the first support when the second support is in a set up position, the second support when in a folded position resting flat 'against the ironingv board, a bracey pivotally connected with oneend-of ythe ironing board and engaging` thefirst support when in a set up position andengaging the cross bar when in a folded position to retain `the vsecond support in a folded position, anda clipcarried bythe ironing board for-engaging the brace to retain the brace in a folded position, the rst supporty when in a folded position engaging the brace and being engaged by the 'v chp.` Y

In testimony whereofI afiX my signature hereto. K

THOMAS MCCULIJOUGH.

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