US1347464A

US1347464A - Holder for shelves

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Publication number: US1347464A
Application number: US320478A
Authority: US
Inventors: Thure A Johnson
Original assignee: Individual
Current assignee: Individual
Priority date: 1919-08-28
Filing date: 1919-08-28
Publication date: 1920-07-20
Anticipated expiration: 1937-07-20

Description

T. A. JOHNSON.

HOLDER FOR SHELVES.

APPLICATION FILED AUG-28. 1919.

1,347,4 4, Patented July 0, 1920,

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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

THURE A. JOHNSON, OF LYNN, MASSACHUSETTS.

HOLDER FOR SHELVES.

in holders for shelves such as ironing boardsand the like and the principal object thereof is to provide a convenient means which can be secured to a supporting base such as the top of a table or to a wall and which will serve properly to support the end of the shelf or ironing board so that the mainpor- I tion or body thereof may project beyond the supporting means.

More specifically the object of the invention is to provide a convenient holder for ironing boards which may be clamped to the top of an ordinary kitchen table and which will support the ironing board at such a distance above'the table as to be conveniently in reach of the user.

In such case the space between the ironing board and the table enables the work to be properly manipulated about the ironing'board while all portions of the work except that part lying upon the ironing board are supported by the table itself.

Another object of the invention is to provide an ironing board support of the character specified in which the supporting means may be conveniently folded into small compass.

A further ob ect of the invention is to provide an ironing board and an ironing board support which may be conveniently dismantled and the holder for the ironing board folded up into sufliciently compact form to be inserted into a travelers trunk.

Further objects and features of the invention will more fully appear from the following description and the accompanying drawing and will be pointed out in the annexed claims. s

A preferred embodiment of my invention is illustrated in the drawing, in which,

Figure 1 is a perspective view of a portion of the top and legs of a table with an ironing board and ironing board holder embodying my invention supported thereupon,

Fig. 2 is a plan View on a smaller scale Specification of Letters Patent.

Application filed August 28, 1919. Serial No. 320,478.

of a preferred form of ironing board, the illustration being of a small size adapted to be packed within a trunk,

3 is a side elevation of one of the preferred forms of holders illustrated in Fig. 1, showing the supporting means for the ironing board or shelf in folded position,

Fig. dis a plan view of the ironing board holder showing the support in extended position adapted to support the ironing board,

Fig. 5 is a'detail view on a larger scale showing a portion of the table top in section with the ironing board holder clamped thereto and the supporting means in. operative position, and,

Fig. (3 is a vertical sectional view of the bottom portion of one of the legs of the ironing board holder stand and the table top showing a different form of locking means for securing the stand to the table top.

The invention is disclosed herein as applied to the top 1, of a usual form of kitchen table but it will be understood that the holder may be secured to any suitable base or wall from which it is desired to supportv which desirably is secured to the top of said legs. The cross piece 4 may be broader than the width of the legs to present an overhanging extension 5 adapted to give a wider area for engaging the' top of the shelf or ironing board. A jointed supporting member of greater length than the distance between said legs is preferably pivotally secured to one of said legs.

As illustrated herein the supporting member comprises a board or plate 6 which is secured to the leg 3 by one or preferably a pair of hinges 7 The free end of the member 6 is secured by a hinge 8 to another board or plate 9 of equal width. The length of the members 6 and 9 is such that when folded together they will fit between the

legs

2, 3 of the stand thereby making a recesses 14 "and at-right ;angles thereto.

6, 9 are in the extended position illustrated in Fig. 1 the lower face of the ironing board or shelf rests upon the upper edges of'said supporting members while the lower edges of the supporting members rest upon the top of the table. V

The ironing board or shelf therefore is supported from beneath near one :end while its more extreme end portion is held down by the cross piece: 4.- By reason of this constructionthe lever-portion of the ironing board is allowed to projectbeyond the apex formed by the membersG and 9 so that the spacebeneath said ironingboard or shelf Any suitable means maybe provided forv locking the supporting members in extended or collapsed position; As illustrated herein ahook-10 is pivotally connected to the leg2 and is adapted to engage any one of a series of eyes 11 12 projecting from the side of the board9 so thata greater or lessfree Any suitable means may be provided for securing thelegs of thestand to a table top or. other base. In the preferredembodimentdisclosedherein the legs are provided with transverse slots 14; of sufficient width to receive theedge-of the table top, suitable fastening means being provided for clamping the 7 legs uponthe tabletop.

As illustrated in Fig. 3' the clamping means comprise screws 15 seated in the lower-portion 16 0f the legs beneath the slot 14. In Fig. 5 a fastening meansis illustrated' comprising a follower 17 having a pivotally mounted cam'lS secured to theside of said legs, the cam-lSjbeing provided with a lever-19 bymeans of which it maybe oscillated upon its pivot and caused to force the followerinto clamping engagement with the table top 1.- In the construction illustrated in; Fig.5 the lower end of the legs 2, 3' are provided with slots 20'located just below th; wedge shaped member 21seated inthis slot serves when driven in to clamp the leg 2 firmly upon the edge of the table while second wedge 22 extending-through anaperture 23 inthe wedge121 serves-when driven- 1n to perform the double functlon of driving the wedge 21 tightly in place'andalso looking the leg 2 against the edge of the table leg.

Various other means may be provided for securing the legs of the stand to the table or other supporting. base.

It will be understood that the embodiment of the invention disclosed herein is illus-V may be provided for securing the stand either to a horizontal edge such as a table or vertical wall, etc; A desirable form of shelf oriron-ingboardiwhich may be employed in connection with'my' invention comprises a body: portion 24 having a rounded end'25 preferably conforming in contour to. the usual icoat 1' collar merging into a broadened central l portion" 26: so that the body of the board conformssubstantially to the form of a skirt, and an end portion 27, the edges of which are parallel andadapted to be insert- I ed- -b'eneath the: crosspiece Y The device-may be of any convenientsize such forexample as that requ-ired to support the usual ironing board or the device may be c of suificientlysmall size to beconveniently packed away. in a trunk together with a smallerironing board for :travelers use. An ironing. board holder of this kind may conveniently be used by the occupants of flats or roomsin which there is a restricted space since the-ironing board can be quickly re-' moved and the supportingv means collapsed and-packed :away in a. small closet or trunk.

Various otheruses of'the invention may of;course1be-'ma.de within the meaning and scope of the following Clitll'IlS- Having thus described myinvention what I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters-Patent, is:

1. 'A h'older forhshelvesand the like, comprising a stand; means I pivotally; secured thereto adapted to support .a shelf from :beneath and meanson said stand positioned toengage the shelf from above and hold the samedown upon the; supporting means.

2;" Aiholderfor-shelves and the like comprising a stand, means for securing said stand to abase, means movably connected tosaid stand adapted to rest upone said base:

and to supportia shelft'frombeneath and meansomsaid standpositioned to engage the shelf from .above: andahold the same down upon: said supporting :means.

3. A holder-forshelves and the like'comprising astand, means for securing said stand toa table. top, a foldablew member pivotally connected tosaid stand adapted to rest upon said base and to support the shelf from" beneath and means 7 upon. said sstand positioned; to engage the shelf from. zELbOVG' and {hold the :same down upon said ing means. V

4. A holder for shelves and the -like.'comprising: a stand shaving a-plurality of legs and a cross piece connecting-said legs, means supp ortfor securing said stand to a table top, means pivotally connected to one of said legs adapted to support the shelf from beneath, the upper edge of said pivoted member being spaced apart from the cross piece sufficiently to enable the end of the shelf to be inserted therebetween.

A holder for ironing boards comprising a stand having a pair of legs connected by a cross piece, a table supporting member consisting of two parts hinged together pivotally connected to one of said legs and adapted to be folded between them, thebottom edge of said supporting member being adapted to rest upon the base and the upper edge of said supporting member spaced apart from said cross piece sufiiciently to permit the insertion of the end of the shelf therebetween.

6. A holder for ironing boards comprising a stand having a pair of legs connected by a cross piece, a table supporting member consisting of two parts hinged together pivotally connected to one of said legs and adapted to be folded between them, the bottom edge of said supporting member being adapted to rest upon the base and the upper edge of said supporting member spaced apart from said cross piece sufficiently to permit the insertion of the end of the shelf therebetween and means for detachably connecting the free end of said supporting member to the other leg of said stand.

7. A holder for ironing boards comprising a stand having a pair of legs connected by a cross piece, a table supporting member consisting of two parts hinged together pivotally connected to one of said legs and adapted to be folded between them, the bottom edge of said supporting member being adapted to rest upon the base and the upper edge of said supporting member spaced apart from said cross piece suiiiciently to permit the insertion of the end of the shelf therebetween, locking means comprising a member secured to the other leg of said stand and cooperating locking means upon said supporting member capable of locking the supporting member alternately in supporting position or in folded position.

8. A holder for ironing boards comprising a stand having a pair of vertical legs and a connecting cross piece, means for securing said stand to a table supporting means consisting of a jointed frame which when extended is of greater length than the distance between said supporting legs but when collapsed will lie between said legs, the upper edge of said supporting means being spaced apart from said cross piece a suilicient distance to permit the end of the ironing board to be inserted therebetween.

9. An ironing board support comprising a stand having a pair of legs provided with recesses adjacent their lower ends adapted to receive the edge of a table top, a cross piece connecting said legs, ointed supporting members of greater length when extended than the distance between said legs pivotally connected at one end to one of said legs and means for detachably securing the other end of said pivotal member to the other leg, the upper edge of said supporting member being spaced apart from said cross piece sufliciently to permit the insertion of the end of an ironing board therebetween.

In testimony whereof I have signed my name to this specification.

THURE A. JOHNSON.

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