US1381068A - Ironing-board - Google Patents

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1. 0. EICHELBERGER.

IRONING BOARD.

AFPUCATION-FILEQ OCT. 2. 1919.

1,381,068. Patented Jimei, 1921.

UNITED STATES i momma-BOARD. j-

Specification of Letters Patent.

Application filed October 2, 1919. Serial No. 328,039.

To all whom it may concern Be it known that 1, JOHN D. Erorrnn- BERGER, a citizen of the United States, and a resident of the city of St. Louis and State of Missouri, have invented a new and useful Improvement in Ironing-Boards, of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to ironing boards and has for its objects to provide a board which can be fastened on to a table, which can be supported at different heights above the table and over which skirts and other garments can be slipped, and to obtain other advantages hereinafter appearing. The invention consists in the parts and combinations of parts hereinafter descrlbed and claimed.

In the drawings which form part of this specification and wherein like reference numerals indicate like parts wherever they occur,

Fi re 1 is a plan view of an ironing boar embodying my invention;

Fig. 2 is a partly sectlonal vlew of the same on the line 2-2 of Fig. 1;

Fig. 3 is a, sectional view on the hue 3-3 of Fig. 1, drawn to a larger scale; and

Fig. 4 is a sectional view on the line 44 of Fig. 3.

An ironing board 1 has longitudinal strips 2 alon the side margins of its under surface. %locks 3 are pivotally secured to said strips near the ends thereof. Preferably,

said blocks are connected by cross-pieces 4:-

to form a unitary structure adapted to receive members 5 constituting legs for the ironing board. Said legs 5 are slidably disposed in said receiving member by dovetail or tongue and groove joints or other sultable means and are preferably secured together by cross-pieces 6. Said legs have a plurallty of transverse holes 7 therein arranged 1n alining pairs. The blocks also have allning holes 8 therein. A rod 9 extending through a pair of holes of the legs and the holes of the blocks holds the legs in position. The length of the legs can be adjusted by alining different pairs of leg holes wlth the block holes.

A clamp 10 is provided for fastening the board to a table. It may conveniently be located on the cross-piece connecting the blocks. The ends of the legs and blocks next to the board are rounded so that the legs can be folded against the board, and the end of the board can be lifted when the board is in use.

The strips have grooves 11 extending a large part of their length. A guide frame 12 has ribs fitting insaid grooves. Pivotally secured to this frame are blocks 13 similar to those above described. Leg members 14: are also provided. The blocks and .leg members are provided with holes corresponding to the holes of the hereinbefore described legs and blocks, so that the length of the legs can be adjusted to correspond to the lengths of the first mentioned legs. The ends of the legs and blocks are rounded at one corner so that they can be folded over against the board but are preferably left square at the other corner so as to minlmize the danger of them folding when the board is in use. The position of the legs can be changed by moving the frame in the grooves.

The ironing board hereinbefore described is adapted to be supported on a table while in use. Among the more important advantages are noted the facts that it may be adjusted to different heights, that one end may be tilted to allow skirts or other garments to he slipped over the board, that one leg may be moved back to allow garments to be slipped over the board without tilting and that the legs can be folded back against the board so that the board takes up comparatively little space when not in use and the danger of the legs being broken is minimized. It is obvious that the construction hereinbefore described may be changed without departing from my invention and I do not wish to be limited to the precise construction shown.

What I claim is:

1. An ironing board having foldable and extensible legs at one end thereof and having longitudinally disposed grooved strips on the under side thereof and foldable and extensible legs at the other end thereof, said legs having portions engaging the grooves in said strips whereby said legs are slidably held, and means for clamping said ironing board to a table or the like.

2. An ironing board having a foldable and extensible support at one end thereof, said support comprising pivotally mounted receiving members and leg members slidably mounted therein andmeepsyfor seem ing said leg members at various pointsof adjustment in s eid receiying members, a frame movable longitudinally of said ironing board, and a foldable and extensible support on said frame, said support co mprising leg members similar to said first mentioned leg merrlbers errap edyiflpiv- .otaHy meunted receiving ihem ers similarsaid rs m ntioned. r feQQ Ying ,mewmbe 10 Signed at 1St:jLq isfiMissolirl;this 29th day ofseptember "1919.

' JOHN D. EICHELBERGER.

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