US2047060A - Cord holder and take-up for electric irons - Google Patents

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CORD HOLDER AND TAKE-UP FOR ELECTRIC IRONS Filed Nov. 4, 1955 I ll Zllllll I 111 rnllllll/I/I/L all I A I 0 r ll! u 1 HJVENTOR ATTORNEY Patented July 7, 1936 UNITED STATES CORD'HOLDEB AND TAKE-UP FOR ELECTRIC IRONS Edmond FrancisCraig,1filliiie;-hlo, assignor of two-fifths Cheri cs8. Douglass, Wheeling,

Application November 4, 1935, Serial No.'48,238 lClaim. (01.248-51) This invention relates to att'achments for ironing boards and more particularly to a cord holder and take up for electric irons.

An object of the invention is to provide a device of this character which will hold the electric cord out of the way or the operator so that it 0 I does not interferewith the ironing operation and at the same time will not be cumbersome or add to the exertion incident to ironing.

'A further object of the invention is to promote a saving on electric cords due to the cord being held up out of the way and not being allowed to rub against the ironingboard or other objects.

A further object is to provide a device of this character including a bracket having a horizontal arm adapted to be attached to the underside of the ironing board and having a vertical arm which extends above the ironing board and to which is pivotally mounted a rod for carrying the cord, the rod being spring retracted so as to be raised to the vertical when in neutral position so as to be out of the way and leave the ironing board free for replacement of ironed articles with I articles to be ironed.

A further object is to provide a device oi this character which will be formed of a few strong, simple, durable, and inexpensive parts, which will be easy to manufacture, and which will not easily get out of order.

With the above and other objects in view the invention consists of certain novel details of constructionand combinations of parts hereinafter fully described and claimed, it being understood that various-modifications may be resorted to 35 within thescope of the appended claim without departih from the spirit or sacrificing any of the adva tages of the invention.

Inthe accompanying drawing forming part of this specification,

Figure 1' is a side elevation of a cord holder andtake up for electric irons constructed in accordance, with the invention and shown applied to an ironing board.

Figure 2 is an enlarged horizontal sectional 45 view taken on the line 2 -2 of Figure 1.

Figure 3 is a longitudinal sectional view taken on the line 33 of Figure 2.

Figure 4 is a cross sectional view taken on the line 4-4 of Figure 2.

Figure 5 is a perspective view of the device with the rod removed.

Figure 6 is a detail cross sectional view taken on the line 86 of Figure 1.

Referring now to the drawing in which like 65 characters of reference designatesimilar parts in the various views, the device is shown to comprise an angle bracket 9 having a horizontal am III which is adapted to be secured to the underside of the wide end of an ironing board I I, by screws l2 and having a vertical arm l3 which extends .above the ironing board and is provided with a flange M which extends perpendicular to the arm l3, as best shown in Figure 5.

A U-shapedholder I5 is pivotally mounted at a point between its legs I6 on the flange H by means of a. pivot bolt [1, best shown in Figures 2 and 4.

A rod I8 is removably mounted in openings! in the legs of the holder, a stop collar 2|] being formed on the rod to bear against the upper leg of the holder and removably support the rod upon the holder. The upper end of the rod terminates in ahookji.

The hook is provided with a U-shaped clamp 22 to receive the cord 23, of the electric iron 23'. The legs of the clamp are connected by a bolt 24 to which is secured a plurality of links 25 of a chain, the terminal link of which is hooked over the hook 2!.

A resilient clamp 26 is provided with spaced split rings 21 and 28, the former being adapted to be adjustably fitted upon the rod l8 and the latter being adapted to clamp the cord 23 to the rod, asbest shown in Figure 1.

A helical spring 29 is secured at one end to the bracket 9 by a bolt 30 and is secured at the other end to the lower leg it of the holder id, for this purpose a, book 3! on the spring being engaged in an opening 32 formed in the leg, as best shown in Figure 2. The spring is tensioned when the arm 28 is pulled downward to the dotted line position shown in Figure 1 by moving the electric iron 23 toward the small end of the ironing board and stores up energy to return the rod IE to the vertical position when the operator returns the electric iron toward the wide end of the ironing board. A casing 33 is mounted on the horizontal leg ill of the bracket within the angle formed by the arm l3 and flange M, as best shown in Figure 5. The casing is provided with a cover 34 which is removably attached in position by means of screws 35. The cover is provided with slots 36 to receive the prongs of aplug cap 38 attached to the end of the cord Within the casing aconventional lever switch 39 is mounted by (means of .screws 40 passed through lugs II on the switch housing, the lever 42 of the switch projecting through an opening in the top of the casing 50 as to be conveniently reached by the operator. A receptacle II is mounted in the casing below the switch by means of screws 44 passed through l s I projecting from the receptacle. A cable 46 is connected to the receptacle and switch and is equipped with a plug cap I! which may be plugged into any convenient outlet in the usual manner to supply current through the receptacle and switch to the cord 23.

Movement of the arm I! under urge or the spring 29 is limited by contact of the arm with a stop pin 48 which projects outwardly from the flange I.

From the above description it will be seen that an extremely simple cord holder and take up for electric irons has been provided and that in operation the electric iron may be maneuvered upon the ironing board without any danger of entanglement with the cord since the arm ll automatically follows the movements of the iron through the pivotal connection I! and the loose connection formed by the chain II.

It is thought that the construction and operation of the invention will be fully understood without further explanation.

What is claimed is:

A cord holder and take up for electric irons 5 comprising a bracket having a horizontal member and an upright member, means for securing the horizontal member to an ironing board, a holder pivotally mounted at a point between its ends on the upright member, said holder being 10 provided at its upper and lower ends with lateral flanges having aligned openings therein, an arm removably disposed in the openings and having a stop collar bearing upon the upper flange, a hook at theupper end oi the arm, an 15 electric cord carried by the hook, and a spring secured at one end to the lower end of the holder and at the other end to the bracket and tending to support the holder and the arm in vertical position. 20

EDMOND FRANCIS CRAIG.

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