US1886983A

US1886983A - Ironing board and closet construction

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Publication number: US1886983A
Application number: US582437A
Authority: US
Inventors: Soucie Eloi
Original assignee: Individual
Current assignee: Individual
Priority date: 1931-12-21
Filing date: 1931-12-21
Publication date: 1932-11-08
Anticipated expiration: 1949-11-08

Description

Nov. 8, 1932. El SOUClE 1,886,983

IRONING BOARD AND GLOSET CONSTRUCTION /1 Homey A' Patented Nov.I 8, 1932 ELOI soUcIE, or Miss'oULmmoNTANA yraoNINe BonRnANn cLosEr coNsrnUcTIoN `Application lediDeceinber 21, 1931. Serial No.`582,437.

s This invention relates to a novel built-in ironing board and concealing protective closet combination. It is a matter of common L knowledge that retractible and projectible.

duplex ironing-board ensembles in combination withconcealing closets ,are not new, for which reason I feel called upon, by way of introduction, to state that the present inventive construction,comprehends appreciableire- "10 neme'nts 'and improvements in an arrangement of this class calculated toy better fulll ing links 18. This sleeve board 16 is indethe requirements of such a construction. j

, One featrejof the improvements is predi-ly .cated upon the novel guide and retention 'T15 means for the main board in conjunction with a highly practical type of prop forsaid board,

and a feasible operating connection between the propv and board, wherein-said parts arev explicitly designed and co-operable to facili-' tate adjustment and operation. Other stru'cturalfeatures and advantages of the invention will-become more readily apparent from' the following' description and the accompanying drawings.

In the drawings:

Figure 1 is a front elevation with the closet closedand the board concealed therein;

Figure'2 is a view in section and elevation l disclosing the construction and relationship of parts. f

Figure 3 is an enlarged fragmentary seetion` and elevation disclosing the relationship of'parts when the boards are collapsed com-v pletely within the closet;

Figure 4 is a horizontal section. Figure isa front elevation of the swingably mounted prop for the main board.

' In the drawings,l the closet is generallyy designated by the numeral 6 andthe hinged di', A door bythe numeral 7. These parts may be f of any suitable construction. v Referring to the interior of the closet however, it will be observed that I provide two ,L sets of battens or rails for each vertical sideo. wall of the closet. These battens are in the nature of wooden strips of appropriate dimeny Y sions, the innermost strip being' denoted by the numeral 8, ythe outermost strip at 9, and

the intermediate strip at 10. This triple ar' rangement ofqstrips provides an inner percenter and the lower ends of said shoesso that guideway 11p-and an outer `guide Along longitudinal edges of this widened part 15 arereinforcing metal straps 17 as seen in Figure 4 and pivotally vconnected `to these* straps and depending therefrom are supportpendently operable with respect to the main ironing board v19.

Pivotally attached tothe inner endr of 'this' ,e

board 19 are self-adjusting guide and retaining shoes 20, andthese are shaped toride up and down in the guideways 12 and to assume an inclined or cantedstate as represented in Figure 2 to support the' board 19 in a hori-y i zontal operative position. In this connection I call attention to the inner edges ofthe strips 9 which are serrated so that the serrations define vertically spaced stops 21 with which the lower butt ends of Athe retainingl shoes or"4 cleats 20 co-operate. e

It is to be observed that the pivotal coni nection between the shoes and adjacent inner end of the board 19 is at a point between the when the board 19 is in a horizontal support.- ing position as seen in Figure 2 and it is desired to drop it back into the cabinet, all that is necessary is to impart a sharp blow to the outer free end of said board, thereby exerting an inward thrust against the lower end portion of the shoes 20 to unseat the shoes and to allow them to ride downwardly to the lower ends `of the guideways 12. l

In setting the board 19 v it is drawn perpen'. dicularly. upV to the desired elevation and then suddenly pulled outwardly so as to trip the shoes 20 into a retaining position as represented in Figure 2.

The prop 22 comprisesa panel having its lower end bifurcated. The furcations 23 are the strips 9. The upper end is also bifurcated and the furcations are provided with anti-friction rollers 24 engageable slidably with the underside of the board 19. The

intermediate portion is formed with a kerf 25 in which the lower end portion of an operating link 26 is pivoted as indicated at 27. 5. The opposite end of the link is pivoted at 28 in a similar kerf 29 formed in the inner end of the board 19. In this way, an operatingconnection is afforded between the prop and the main board so that when the latter is pulled up and out the link 26 automatically adjusts the prop to an inclinedboard sustaining position. rI`he aforesaid legs or llinks 18 on the small sleeve board are pivotally connected to the inner end :ofthe board 19. It is obvious however that the sleeve board 16 y:is independently adjustable. In other words it may be either confined in the closet or-swung out to vertical superposed position `above themain board as represented in Fig- ('20 `ure-2 according to the discretion of the user.

It tis obvious from the foregoing that there are actually two lironing board units, the

main unit comprising the board 19, prop 22,'

operating `link connection 26, and shoes lthe small board unit Ahaving its individual retaining means and guideways as well as supporting links or legs 18. Both boards ,however are disposed to co-operate in a simplified and dependable manner.

Novelty 'is thought to reside in the guideways 12 of a closet wherein the outer guide defining strips 9 are serrated so that the ser- .rations perform as vertically superposed stops for Aadjustable selective co-operation of the'shoes 20. A Afurther point of novelty isbelieved tobe found in the particular shape of the elongated cleat-like shoes 20 having vone bevelled end co-operating with the adjacent edges of Vthe strip 10 andthe other butt end selectively engageable with the stop 21, in conjunction with a pivotal connection between the inner end-of the board 19 and said shoes 20 wherein the pivotal connection is disposed between the center and butt end of said shoes.

y Moreover, individuality of construction is believed to reside in the .fiXedly pivoted roller Iequipped prop 22 ywhich is self-adjusting through the action of the novel adjusting and stay link 26, all 4of these parts being carefully selected and mechanically joined "to share proportionately in producing a simplified structure which is `positive and dependable in action, smooth in operation, and Votherwise eflicient in performance in fulfill- `irlig the desired result of a structure of this c ass.

In each board, the underside is formed `with grooves or channels, and the marginal edgeportien of the cover is rolled around individual keeper rods 31 which are forced intothe channels and held in place. Accordingly,the board covers can be removed and replaced expeditiously vfor sake of cleanlimovable lin the `guideways 12; together with ness. The drawings show but two end grooves with the rod therein, and as the means for attaching the cover to the board forms no part of my invention, it is not -thought that further illustration of such 7@ scope ofthe appended claims.

. I claim so 1. In a structure of the class-described, in combination, an open front closet formed withopposed vertical guideways along its opposite sides, an ironing board, a pair of duplicate cleats pivotally connected to the 8 innerend of said board and movable in said guideways, said guideways being fashioned with stops with which said cleats are adjustably and releasably engageable, a prop hav-p ing its lower end lixedly pivoted in the closet and its upper end slidably contacting the underside of the inner end portion of the board, and a link pivotally connected to the inner end of the board and intermediate portion ofthe `prop for automatically setting the prop;

2. In a structure of the class described,in combination, an open front closet, a closing door therefor, pairs of opposed vertical strips fastened to the interior of the side walls of said closet and spaced apart to define vertical guideways, the inner edge of the two outer strips being serrated and said serrations de- `fining vertically spaced retaining stops, a pair of duplicate block-like shoes slidable andA tiltable in said guideways, an ironing board having its inner end pivotally connected to the intermediate portion of the slices, in a manner to permit the shoes to be elevated lwithout obstruction to the desired point andthen canted diagonally with respect to theV 1 longitudinal center of the guideways lfor holding the board and shoes in a predetermined selected position, a prop comprising a panel lixedly pivoted at its lower end beftween the outer strips, anti-friction rollers on the upper end portion of the prop slidably contacting the underside of the board, a link pivotally connected at its upper end to the inner end of the board and pivotally con-V 120 nected at its lower end to the intermediate portion of the prop.

3. In an ironing board and cabinet construction of the class described, a vertically elongated open front cabinet having a hinged 12, closing door, two groups of strips secured to d the inner surfaces of the vertical side walls of said cabinet, to form guideways, the inner edges of the outer strips being serrated to provide vertically spaced seating stops, r a pair of block-like shoes, slidable in LW 1,sse,9ss y the guideways, each shoe comprising a. block having a bevelled end and al utt end, the butt end being adapted lto engage the stops selectively and the bevelled end to bear against theI inner walls of the guideway to allow said shoes to movek either up and down in the guideways orto assume oanted retaining positions, an ironing board having its inner end portion pivoted to the intermediate portion of said shoes, the point of connection being between the center and butt ends of the shoes, a prop ixedly pivoted between the lower end portions 0f the outermost strip, anti-friction rollers secured to the upper end portions of said prop and slidably contacting the underside of the board: when the latter is in operative position, a: prop actuating and stay link pivotally conneoted at its upper endk to the inner end of' the board and at its lower end t0 the intermediate portion of the rop.

In testimony whereo I affix my signature.

ELOI SOUCIE.