US2315474A - Flatiron stand - Google Patents

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March 30, 1943. WQLCOTT 2,315A74' FLATIRON STAND Filed June 22; 1940 m INVENTOR- F'RAN/r E. W01. cor 'rv Patented Mar. 30, 1943 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE FLATIRON STAND poration of Connecticut Application June 22, 1940, Serial No. 341,909

5 Claims.

This invention relates to stands for flat irons and more particularly to such stands as are adaptable for use on ironing boards.

The primary object of this invention is to provide a stand having a run-way over which a flat iron may be run on to the stand without requirlng lifting of said iron.

A further object of this invention is to provide a stand having means. at the forward portion thereof, whereby it will rest upon a surface in such a manner as to guide the flat iron on to the said run-way without causing the said stand to slip.

A still further object of the invention is to provide a stand which is so constructed as to retain an iron thereupon by gravity and in such a manner that said iron cannot accidently slide off the said stand.

Further objects of the invention will be more clearly understood from the following descriptions and from the accompanying drawing in which:

Fig. l is a plan view of a flat iron stand embodying my invention.

Fig. 2 is a side view thereof, in central vertical section, showing a flat iron in position thereon in dotted line.

Fig. 3 is a front view of the same.

Fig. 4 is a front view, in vertical section, on line 4-4 of Figure 2.

Fig. 5 is a detailed view, on an enlarged scale, showing the construction of the feet for supporting the stand.

Fig. 6 is a detailed side view showing the construction for mounting the anti-friction rollers on said stand.

Fig. '7 is a detailed front view of the same.

As illustrated in the drawing, my improved stand comprises a plate 5 having an upstanding flange 6 extending along the sides and rear of said plate for strengthening the same and confining a flat iron thereupon. The said plate is formed to provide an upwardly inclined run-way portion I and a downwardly inclined iron supporting portion 8.

The forward end of the said run-way portion is formed to provide a projecting point 9 which is adapted to rest upon a supporting surface, indicated by the line 10, to support the forward end of the said rest. provided at the rear of the stand to support the same in spaced relation to the said surface in order to prevent excessive transfer of heat from the iron to the surface. The said point 9 and feet H provide a three-point bearing for sup- Supporting feet I! are porting the stand upon the surface in such a manner that it will not rock and the said point will tend to imbed itself into the resilient covering of an ironing board so as to facilitate sliding of a flat iron on to the run-way 1 without requiring the lifting of said iron.

The plate 5 is bent upwardly in the central portion thereof so as to provide a high point, as at l2, from which the supporting portion 8 of said plate is inclined downwardly toward the rear thereof. This provides for an iron that is moved on to said stand to slide rearwardly thereon, by gravity, into engagement with the flange B and thereby retain the said iron in the position shown in Fig. 2. In this position, the center of gravity of the iron is located rearwardly of the high point l2; thus permitting tipping of the rear portion of the iron downwardly, upon the supporting portion 8 and the front portion of the iron upwardly to space it from the run-way 6.

This feature of spacing the front portion of the iron from the run-way 1 provides a particular advantage when my improved stand is used in connection with steaming irons from which steam is ejected downwardly from the forward portion of the bottom of the iron; my improved stand positioning the iron in such a manner as to prevent obstruction of the flow of steam while the iron is supported thereon.

In order to facilitate the movement of the iron upon the stand, I provide a series of rollers 13 which are rotatably mounted by means of pins M in ears I5 that project downwardly from the plate 5; the said rollers extending above the surface of the plate so as to support the iron in spaced relation thereto and also aid the same in sliding rearwardly upon the supporting portion 8 and against the retaining flange B at the rear of the stand. The uppermost roller l3-a is preferably made of sufiicient length to prevent such scratching of the bottom surface of the iron as would be caused by a plurality of short rolls, and also to support the said iron in a vertical position upon the stand.

As illustrated in Fig. 5 of the drawing, the feet H are mounted to a downwardly projecting boss H; on the plate 5 by means of rivets IT. The bottom of each foot is provided with a recess I8 in which is secured a disk I9, of a suitable resilient material such as rubber, by means of said rivet and in such a manner as to form a peripheral flange on said disk which will underlie the foot I! and tend to grip the supporting surface In to prevent slippage of the stand in upon said surface.

I claim:

1. A fiat iron stand comprising a plate having an upwardly extending flange along the sides and rear edges thereof, an upwardly inclined forward portion and a downwardly inclined rear portion.

2. A flat iron stand comprising a plate adapted to rest upon a surface; an intermediate portion of said plate being raised and the end portions inclining downwardly from said intermediate portion.

3. A stand of the character described comprising a plate having a surface including an upwardly inclined run-way portion, an iron supporting portion leading downwardly from said run-way portion and a plurality of rollers on the said surface of said stand for facilitating moving an iron thereupon; at least one of said rollers means at said summit for supporting an iron thereon and permitting tipping of said iron from one of said portions onto the other.

5. A flat iron stand of the character described comprising a plate formed to provide a run-way,

. a supporting portion inclined downwardly from said run-way and means providing a three point support for said plate; one of said points being provided by an outward curvature of the leading edge of said run-way.

FRANK E. WOLCOTT.

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