US1636232A - Ironing board - Google Patents

Description

July 19, 1927.

J. E. KALGREN IRONING BOARD Filed June 5, 1922 shuts-Sheet 1 /3\ 4 .9 5 /6 .9 /3 1 L/ l n E /e- #76. I

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Patented July. 19.27. .UNITEDSTATES-...PATENT ossi-Cs.

:cnn x. or'-mn`aronxs, transen, acercaron 'ro J. n colrrm, or nrs, mnxso'ra, aconrona'rron or a. nome 'amalnarnn'eamgmnmm The object nf his invention in to pmide wandly 'turned to form an nasa nndwiren an ironing bard that is light'in construe:Y 19` are bonnectedfto these ends and have their tion, a minimum of material, andat Aopposite ends interlocked or intertwisted' with the wire 20 that is folded u'pon itself the same time, whe set up, is absolutely rigid and will not r ,sway or swag when. 1n' the form substantially of a narrow 1 U, the loo of which is seated in anotch 21=in other biente of the invnntinn win appearthe en of the center l' 5; The direct con- `out inthe claims,

folded, '20' Fi 30 ner -from'the following detailed description.A

The invention consists generally in varions constructions and combinations,

all as hereafterdescribed and In the' accompanying.' drawings Part of this specification,'

l5, Figure 1 is a side tiew of an ironng board embodyin my invention,

Figure an end view of thesaln'e,` Figure 3' is a bottom view bf. the'board boa showing'the manner of legs thereon, taken onthe line 4-4 of Fig ."Figure 5 is a sectional view on the'lne hmgingth 255g-5 o f Figure 4, s

' Figure' 6 is a detail sectional view showingy the'yxelding button .orilug in the end off the center leg of theboan f 'l the the legs.

f Figure 7 'is n dans view gunning the drawings, l2 represents'thetop or of 'connecting the braces w1 l Y tablexportion of-.theI board, lhaving cross particularly A` 4 is a detail view. of one end of pieces 3 andll:l secured transversely txlthe Y nection. of the wires to a very rigid frame and entirely elimmates the dangerof splitting the`w en tension wires are attached tothe eyes 24.v flhe opposite end` of this leg 5 has agyieldmg that 1s ad p -the'board hen the legs` are unfolded and yield slightly under pressure and allow the e races to be inserted in their proper position and take'up the slack or lost motion in the jOntsorbearingsjof theA braces.` -The brace members and thel in their unfolded tionen rigidly held by means of bracev rs 23 which have metal. 1ic` ears -24 riveted A.thereto atone end, ivoted at25 to the'foeet ends 1'8-of the race's. 14. .The 'brace bars points of connection button 22 therein, preferably' offrubber l to bearfon the underside of are locked ends of the braces tween the bars and has its 'es bra'ce bars which often happenswhnthe' underside thereof by screws orrother suita- 315- ble means( 5j islthe main or center leg-of the board,`ha ving a 'pivot 6 at one ends mountedin ears -7 that-are secured to the'board."

lef 'lies centrall ainst `the underside of thebear the' underside of tliejboard and the cross bar, theV brace bars being of such length that when the legs are unfolded andI theiends Vof the bars in contact with the cross bar`4, the wires.19 and.20 will be 1 board whenv fo de and assumefan` inclined under tension, as well as thebrces 145 and V40Lor.obli 'ue' cs'tion, as indicated' i n Figure 1 5. lthe longitudinal p of the-bracebars23 9.5 when t e ard.isifs'et` up. End legs are will'exert a sutncient pull on the center leg Vli 'to comprethe`button in the end-.of y yoke which. asangled end 1 ,'1 `-'.leg1andjtakeu motion inthe 'gints piyotedat12 toear's`13 secured tothe uderand Jeivots o fthe' l" Aso that the ard. side of. the board( v"Il he'pivots 9- and 12 are -extremel stab e and rigid when:i`n

' "at'ri ht 'angles substantially] to eachother use. f When the lfd-is folded,'theles'and and orm in effects, universaljoint 4for the willle down-flat thereon 'asin cated legs 8, allowingthem-tofswingl hwiseof 11n; 3,. land allow the beard to be the board and laterallyI thereof. -14 :pac k in'yely thereby econ- 50. 11W@ a pivotal connection t15 withanear 1c' 'o spacem' rtatxom I' v thatl is secured'to thesmi d levportionofthez; I clannfas r'nyinve' on: j Y.. cross bar. 3 andl'sa'id -brac'es diverge from 1. xromngboard-comprlslng a-top, ai their point ofm'pivotal .connection withithe .jpairo'f'le yplvotally connectedthereto near1 year 1 6 and areconiiectedA by .pivots 17 one end, racesplvotally connected to said 'the legs s. Thesnds 1s of the transenne in-enn ha weenthe pivotal connection 'of saidfuoto said top neer one en end legs and that end of the board near` which said legs are connected and secured to said end legs at points remote from their pit'- otal connections, and having offset end por tions near their connections with said end legs, a center leg pivotally connected at one end to said top means connecting the offset end portions oi said braces with the lower end of said center 1e brace bars having )ivotal connections wit the offset end vportions of said braces and having et their ii per ends a bearing op the under side of saidptop.

`2. An ironing board comprising a top, a pair of legs pivotally connected thereto neer one end of said top, braces pivotally con' nected to' said top adjacent to the same end, near which said legs are connected and secured to said 1e ut points remote from said lpivotal connection, said braces having offset extensions, a center leg pvotally connected and bearing against the under side of the board to take up lost motion between the board and center leg, brace b ars having ears secured thereto at one end and pivotally connected with the oset extensions of saidbraces and havirigo 'ite' ends adapted to engage the undersiP e of saidvboardyand tension wiress ging said center legst the end remote rom its pivotal connection and connected to said braces between the pivotal connectionv thereto of seid brace'bars and the point of secaring said braces to said end legs.

3. An ironing board comprising a top, end legs, and braces therefor having pivotal con. nections with eachmother and with said top a center legopivotally connected near' one emi with said p, tension means lower portion Aof said center end vlegs between inglongitudinal stress to said tension means and center leg, and a yielding device interposed between the end of said center leg and the i'inder surface of said top and put under connecting the leg with said brace bars pivotally interposed said end legs and said top for applytension b the placing ofsaid brace hars in their wor ing position to take up lost motion in the vpivotal connections of said legs and braces.

Iii-witness whereof,

v yndth`s 31st da ofMa 1929. mfv'bl Jo mi. fammes.

I have hereunto set` l0

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