US1680176A - Laundry cabinet - Google Patents

Description

INVENTOR ATTORNEY WITNESS:

CHARLES WILLIAM S'CHLEER, 0F CLEVELAND, OHO.

LAUNDRY CABNET.

Application filed July 28,

' capable of being swung to projected positions to support the ironed clothes Vwhile the latter are drying.

Another object of the invention resides in the provision or' a laundry cabinet including a hamper in which soiled clothes can be read ily deposited, and a plurality of other com-V partments in which ironed. clothes can be conveniently arranged and stored.

A further object of the invention Vresides in the provision of a cabinet of the class in question including a collapsible and adjustc Y able seat which can be readily set up for use,

occupying a posit-ion adjacent `the ironing board when the latter is extended for use.

AV still further object of the invention resides in the provision ,of a slide capable of being projected from the cabinet and upon which clothes are dampened prior to ironing the same, a water tank and sprayer being supported on the cabinet immediately above the slide.

Other objects and advantages will appear when' the following detail description is'read in connection with the accompanying drawings, the invention residing in the construction, combination and arrangement of' parts as claimed.v

In the drawings forming part of this ap plication like numeralsot reference indicate similarA parts in the: several views and wherein Y Figure l is a perspective view showing the doorsv of the cabinet open to illustrate the arrangement of the compartments, and also illustrating the various parts extended for use. f

Figure 2 is a sectional view through the cabinet and hamper, and also showing the ironing board and sleeve board extended for use as well as the clothes supporting rods.

Figure 3 is a horizontal fragmentary seciezej serial No. 125,504.

tional view through the cabinet showing the ironing and sleeve boards in plan and eX- tended for use.

Referring to the drawings in detail, l indicates generally a cabinet which may be constructed from any suitable material, or metal, and which may also vary in size, including toy size, without departing from the spirit of theV invention. IThe cabinet is divided vby a vertical partition 11 and a horizontal partition l2 into compartments varying in dimensions. One ot `these compartments is indicated at 13 and isadapted to rece1ve and house an ironing board let, a sleeve board l and clothes supporting rods 16 when the latter are not in use, and to permit these parts to be conveniently swung out-` wardly to an extended position for use as clearly shown in Figure l'. Operating within thecompartment 17 directly beneath the compartment 13 is a hamper 18 which is hinged at itslower end as at 19, and provided with a handle 20, so that the hamper can be conveniently opened and closed as the occasion may require. The hamper or course is arranged to receive soiled clothing. The

compartment 2l opens at one end of the cabinet and has arranged therein a plurality of spaced shelves 22. upon which ironed clothing may be conveniently arranged, this compartment being normally closed by a door Directly beneath the compartment 2l are arranged slidably mounted drawers and V26 of different dimensions, these drawers being utilized to receive ironed linens and the like. l/Vhilethe compartment 2l opens at the end of the cabinet as above stated the compartment 13 opens at the front of the cabinet and is normally closed by a sliding door 27 as shown in Figure l. This door is preferably provided with a mirrored surface 28.

ByV reason of the construction thus tar described, it is manifest that by use ol the cabinet,4 the soiled clothes, the laundered clothes before being ironed, as well as the ironed clothes can all be conveniently arranged within the cabinet so that access may be had to the same at any time, and thus overcome the objectionable present day custom of keeping such clothing in differentparts of the house. ln addition to having all the clothing arranged in a single cabinet for the convenience of the owner or user, all of the equipment necessary for ironing the clothes, in addition to a seat upon which the Gir Vhind the ironing user may rest While using the ironing board, is so mounted on the cabinet as to bein Van `entirely out of the way position when not in use, and at the same time capable of being quickly extended for use when desired.

For the purpose of dampening or moistening the clothes prior to ironing the same I employ a slide 29 capable of being readily extened for use as shown in Figure 1. A water tank of any suitable capacity is indicated at 30, and is supported upon one of the shelves 22 in the compartment 21, and this tank is equipped Ywith a faucet 31 from which'extendsa hose 32 carrying a sprayer' head33 on the lower end thereof. The

sprayer and hose rest upon the slide 29 and can be Vconveniently used forthepurpose above stated by simply opening the faucet 31.

The ironing boardV 14 is pivoted between the side walls of the compartment 13, on a transverse rod 15 and arranged on the under vside of this boai'd are spaced eyes 34 through wliichtlie legs 35 of a support therefor are mounted'for sliding movement. `The' intermediate portion of this support is formed with a loop 36 arrangedV between the Vlegs 35, and brace rod 37 having an offset extremity 38 adapted to engage a keeper 39 when usedy forbracing the support for the board asVv shown in Figure 1. When the support is arranged in the position Just mentioned, the

' bi'ace rod 37 is arranOed at a right an le to the support toy engage the keeper 39, whereby the board 14 is substantially supported for use.

The sleeve board 15 is mounted on a substantially U-shaped support indicated at 41, the latter being pivotally' mounted within the compartment 13 directly be! board as indicated atV Vlien the parts are normally ar-` ranged within the compartment, the sleeve board rests against the rear wall of the cabinet, while the ironing board rests against the support 41, and these boards can be singly swung outwardly to occupy the positions shown inV F igure 1 when their use is de-A that 'the support 41` for the sleeve board is slightly offset as at board is 'extended' for use the support 41 willvlie fiat upon the sired. It will be V'noted 43, so that when the sleeve upper surface of the ironing board 14. 'The clothes, supporting rods 16 are norpivoted on this loop is a" mally arranged vertically within'the coni'- partment 13 and when swung outwardly to a horizontal position for use are arranged and supported in suitable brackets or keepers 44. Y

A stool or seat 45 is hingedly mounted on the front of the cabinet in any suitable manner as at 46, and vthis seat can be folded to lie against the front of the cabinet. The supporting structure 49 is mounted on casters or rollers 50 so that itrcan be moved outwardly from the cabinet, Vsubsef'ucnt to swinging the seat 40 to a horizontal position for use. The supporting structure 49 for the seat includes spaced parallel rods 51 which slide in tubular guides 52 arranged on the under side ofthe cabinet, so that the,

supporting structure can lbe quickly and properly moved toward and away from the cabinet when it is desired to fold the seat, or extend the seatrand support it in a position for use. Y

lVhile it is believed that from the foregoing description, the nature and advantages of the invention 'will be readily apparent, desire to have it understood that I do, not limit myself to what is herein shown and described and that such changes ,may be resorted to when desired as"fall1within VVthe scope of what is claimed.

What is claimedisV l In combination, a cabinet having'a bottom wall and an opening in one side, a wall v below said opening, a. transverse rod uponsaid bottom wall, an ironing board pivote/l adjacent its inner endv on said rod Vand adaptedl to be arranged vertically within the cabinet when not in use and to `be swung to a horizontal operativeposit'ion outside of the cabinet, spacedsupporting limbs pivoted on the under side of said board near the out- Y er end thereof, the lower ends of said legs being adapted to engage the floor 'when the board is in operative position, said legs beA ing formed at their lower ends with an upwardly directed medially disposed. reentrant loop,a brace pivoted at one end to said loop and at its other end adapted `to engage said wall, said brace and legs'being adapted'to fold into substantially parallelism with the board within the cabinetler Y Y.

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