US2439004A

US2439004A - Storage container for electric irons

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Publication number: US2439004A
Application number: US673906A
Authority: US
Inventors: Ralph L Hurley
Original assignee: Individual
Current assignee: Individual
Priority date: 1946-06-03
Filing date: 1946-06-03
Publication date: 1948-04-06
Anticipated expiration: 1965-04-06

Description

April 6, 1.948.

R. L. HURLEY STORAGE CONTAINER FOR ELECTRIC IRONS 2v Sheets-Sheet 1 Filed June 3 38' '2 RALPH 1.. HUlRLEY FIG. 2'

ATTORNEYS April 6, 1948.

R. L. HURLEY STORAGE CONTAINER FOR ELECTRIC IRONS Filed June a; 1946 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 Y w M U m WL 5 N .w IN A P M Y R g 8 5 G F 4 a 4 J m Patented Apr. 6, 1948 STORAGE CONTAINER FOR ELECTRIC IRONS Ralph L. Hurley, Xenia, Ohio Application June 3, 1946, Serial No. 673,906

2 Claims. 1

This invention relates to a storage container for an electric iron.

It is conventional and usual for a housewife to permit an electric iron to set out in a room until it has cooled oif after using the same. A suitable surface must always be found upon which the electric iron can be placed until it is sufficiently cool to allow it to be stored away in a cupboard or closet. The surface must be of such material that it will not burn under heat or a suitable pad be placed underneath the iron to prevent heat from penetrating the object upon which it is placed.

It. is therefore an object of this invention to provide a storage container in which a hot elec-.

tric iron can be placed immediately after it is used so that the container and the electric iron can be promptly put away and thus avoid the usual problem of allowing the electric iron to set around with the possibility of damage to the iron as a result of pushing it on the place upon which it is located.

Another object of the invention is to provide a storage container for an electric iron in which the iron can be placed when hot and proper ventilation is provided in the container to al low for dissipation of heat from the iron, and to provide for circulation of air through the container to carry away the heat dissipated from provide a storage container for an electric iron.

in accordance with the foregoing object wherein a storage compartment is provided for the electric cord.

Still another object of the invention is to provide a storage container in accordance with the foregoing object wherein the storage compartment for the electric cord is separated from the compartment for the storage of the electric iron to prevent the electric cord from being unduly heated as a result of heat dissipated from the electric iron.

Still another object of the invention is to provide a. storage container in accordance with the foregoing object wherein the storage compartment for the electric cord is ventilated to allow for removal of heat which may collect therein as a result of heat dissipated from the electric iron,

Still another object of the invention is to provide a ventilated storage container for an electric iron for storage of the same while hot-wherein the support for the electric iron within the container is heat insulated from the container.

Another object of the invention is to provide a storage container for an electric iron wherein the electric iron is stored in the lower portion or body of the container and. the electric cord is adapted to be stored in the lid or cover of the container.

Further objects and advantages will become apparent from the drawings and the description.

In the drawings:

Figure 1 is a perspective elevational view of a storage container constructed in accordance with this invention.

Figure 2 is a horizontal cross-sectional view of the storage container illustrated in Figure 1.

Figure 3 is a vertical longitudinal cross-sectional view of the storage container illustrated in Figure 1.

Figure 4 is a vertical transverse cross-sectional view of the storage container illustrated in Figure 1.

Figure 5 is a perspective view of the removable support member placed within the container for supporting the electric iron therein.

Figure 6 is a vertical cross-sectional view of a portion of a modified form of the storage container as illustrated in Figures 1 to 4.

The storage container of this invention consists of a substantially rectangular box ID0011- sisting of a bottom wall H, side walls l2 and l3,andendwalls l4 and l-5.

A lid or cover l6. consisting of the top wall l1, side walls [8 and I9 and end walls 20 and 2| is hinged to the container Ii! by means of the hinges 22.

The Walls l2, I3, M, and 15 of the container I0 are each provided with a louver or louvers therein extending adjacent the lower edge of the respective walls to provide for entry of air into the interior of the container Hi. The

louvers

23, 24, 25, and 2B are placed adjacent the lower edges of the walls i2; i3, 14, and I5 respectively, and are pressed inwardly of the container iii to avoid projections on the exterior of the container.

The walls 42., l3, l4, and I5 are also each provided with a pair of

louvers

30, 31, 32, and 33 respectively adjacent the upper edges of the respective walls. These louvers are also pressed inwardly into the interior of the container it and provide for egress of hot air from the interior of the container It. Since heat always rises, the inwardly pressed

louvers

3D, 31, 32, and 33 will catch the hot air rising from the electric iron placed within the container and direct the same exteriorly of the container. The movement of air thus occasioned will cause cool room air to be drawn through the

louvers

23, 24, 25, and 26 to thus obtain a constant movement of air through the storage container.

The electric iron 35, illustrated in dot-dash lines in. the various figures of the drawings, rests upon a support member 36 that is preferably constructed of metal. The support member 33 consists of a flat metal sheet 31 that has formed downwardly thereon four support legs 38 formed at each of the corners of the sheet 31. These support legs 38 rest upon a heat insulating pad 39 provided on the bottom wall ll of the storage container l0.

The support member 36 is also provided with the upwardly turned flanges 39a on opposite sides thereof to prevent transverse movement of the electric iron upon the support, and is provided with the flange 49 at one end of the support and the flanges 4! at the opposite end of the support to be engaged by the heel and toe respectively of the electric iron to avoid shifting movement of the iron longitudinally on the support for the electric iron.

The legs 38 of the support 36 are each provided with heat insulating pads 42 on the vertical walls thereof to prevent direct contact of the metal of the support with the container It]. A heat insulating pad 63 on the wall 15 protects against contact of the flange 40 against the wall l and the .heat insulating pad 44 protects against the flanges M from contacting the wall I4.

To provide for storage of the electric cord for the electric iron Withinthe container l0, the lid or cover I6 is provided with support member or sheet to provide such a storage compartment. The bottom wall of the storage compartment formed by the lid l6 consists of a sheet member 50 which is hinged to a wall of the lid l6 by means of the hinges 5|. Preferably, the bottom wall 50 of the lid storage compartment is a solid member to prevent the heat rising from the iron placed within the storage compartment H] from directly contacting the electric cord, thus avoiding overheating of the same.

The wall l3 of the storage compartment I0 is provided with small inwardly formed flanges 52 that are engaged by the free edge of the sheet member 50 when the lid is in closed position, as illustrated in Figure 4, to prevent the electric cord from falling into the lower part of the storage container.

The bottom wall sheet member 50 of the lid storage compartment is somewhat shorter than the lid is to provide for air circulating passages 53 at each end of the lid storage compartment. Immediately above the passages 53 there is provided a louver 54 in each of the end walls 20 and 2| of the lid IE to provide for egress of hot air from the lid storage compartment. Corresponding louvers 55 may be provided in the side walls It and I9 of the lid l6 for this same purpose.

A suitable latch 56 is provided between the lid is and the storage container I 0 to latch the lid in closed position, and a suitable handle 51 is provided for carrying the storage container.

In Figure 6 there is illustrated a slightly modified arrangement of the device of this invention wherein the storage compartment for the electric cord is placed at one end of the storage compartment for the electric iron, and preferably adjacent the heel end thereof so that the electric cord can pass directly into the cord storage compartment.

In the arrangement of the device illustrated similar to that of the storage container heretofore described. However in this arrangement of the device the storage container 60 is slightly longer than that heretofore described and a partition Wall 61 divides the interior of the storage container 60' into the storage compartment 62 for storage of an electric iron and a storage compartment 63 for the storage of the electric cord. The cord storage compartment 63 is ventilated by the

louvers

65 and 66 provided along the lower and upper edges respectively of the rear wall 61 of the storage container 60.

The storage compartment 62 for the electric iron i0, illustrated in dot-dash lines, is ventilated in the same manner as heretofore disclosed and described in Figures 1 to 4.

While the specific form of the device disclosed and described herein constitutes a preferred form of the invention, yet it will be understood that the device is capable of mechanical alteration Without departing from the spirit of the invention, and that all modifications that fall within the scope of the appended claims are intended to be included herein.

Having thus fully described my invention, what I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent is:

1. A storage container for an electric iron and accessories therefor which comprises, a storage container having a bottom and side walls for receiving an electric iron therein, a cover for said container, said side walls having openings therein to provide for circulation of air through the storage container, means for supporting an electric iron within said container and heat insulating the same from the container, said supporting means comprising a support member upon which the fiat bottom portion of the iron rests, said support member having leg means for spacing said support member from the bottom of the container, and a solid partition wall within said storage container cooperating with other walls thereof to form a first storage compartment for the iron and a second storage compartment for storage of the electric cord for the iron, said supporting member extending from one end of said container substantially to said partition 'wall within said first storage compartment, said'solid partition wall being spaced from the top of the receptacle and extending major portion of the of heat from the electric iron onto the electric cord stored in. said second storage compartment.

2. A storage container for an electric iron and accessories therefor which comprises, a storage container having a bottom and side walls for receiving an electric iron therein, a cover for Said container, said side walls having openings therein to provide for circulation of air throughthe stor-- age container, means for supporting an electric iron'within said container and heat insulating the same from the container, said supporting means comprising a support member upon which the fiat bottom portion of the iron rests, said support member having leg means for spacing said sup port member from the bottom of the container, and a solid partition Wall within said storage container cooperating with other walls thereof to form a first storage compartment for the iron and a second storage compartment for storage of the electric cord for the iron, said solid partition wall being spaced from the top of the receptacle and extending a major portion of the height of the container to prevent direct radiation of heat from the electric iron onto the electric cord stored in said second storage compartment, said supporting member having V-shaped flanges at one end to at least partially enclose the forward end of the iron.

RALPH L. HURLEY.

REFERENCES CITED Number Number UNITED STATES PATENTS Name Date Cramer May 17, 1932 King Sept. 8, 1942 Piker May 23, 1944 FOREIGN PATENTS Country Date Germany Feb.. 16, 1931 Great Britain July 15, 1940