US2444800A

US2444800A - Cord supporting device

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Publication number: US2444800A
Application number: US611992A
Authority: US
Inventors: Aab William
Original assignee: Individual
Current assignee: Individual
Priority date: 1945-08-22
Filing date: 1945-08-22
Publication date: 1948-07-06
Anticipated expiration: 1965-07-06

Description

July 6, 1948. w, B 2,444,800

' CORD SUPPORTING DEVICE Filed Aug. 22, 1945 .Zizveniar I I I 4 WW v A i'orraeys Patented July 6, 1948 UNITE STATES PATENT orrica Applicatzr r zzutrz k riz 6 11392 3 Claims. (Cl. 248-51) This invention relates to a cord-supporting device, and particularly to a device for supporting a conductor cord containing electrical conductors. In operating various devices, such as a flat-iron, it is desirable to have some cord-supporting or holding means for supporting the conductor cord tokeep the same out of the way of the operator.

It is an obiect of this invention to provide a simple and emcient means which may readily be attached to and detached from an ironing board for holdin the cord so that it will not interfere with the work or the operator. I

It is a further object of the invention to provide a cord-supporting device comprising a member adapted to be attached to an ironing board, the same having a pulley mounted thereon above the board and having a swinging arm mounted thereon below the board, which arm carries in one end a second pulley so that a conductor cord can extend from the flatiron or other article over the first mentioned pulley downwardly. and around said second pulley so that the latter will be raised and lowered and said arm oscillated as the fiatiron or other article is moved.

It is also an object of the invention to provide a simple and emcient cord-supporting means comprising a vertically extending member having means for quickly attaching the same to an ironing board, said member having a pulley mounted thereon above said board and having a cord-holding means thereon, said member also having a rigid link pivotally connected thereto below said board normally extending downwardly and longitudinally of said board, an elongated arm pivotally connected at one end to the other end of said link, said arm having a second pulley mounted thereon at its other end whereby a conductor cord attached to an iron may run over said first mentioned pulley downwardly and around said secand mentioned pulley and be held in said cordholdlng means.

It is more specifically an object of the invention to provide a device for supporting and keeping taut a conductor cord, said device comprising a vertically extending bar having a clamping means for attaching it to one end of an ironing board, said bar having a cord-holding means thereon and having a pulley mounted adjacent its upper end, a link pivotally connected to the lower end of said bar below said board and normally extending downwardly and toward the other end 01' said board, an elongated arm pivotally nected to the other end of said link and extendin: downwardly and toward the first mentioned end of said board. said arm having an upwardly curved end portion, and a second pulley carried adjacent the end of said portion whereby a conductor cord attached to an iron on said board may pass over said first mentioned pulley downwardly and around said second mentioned pulley and upwardiy to said cord-holding means, and said second pulley and arm will be moved upwardly and downwardly as said arm is reciprocated on said board.

These and other objects and advantages or the invention will be fully set forth in the following description made in connection with the accompanying drawings in which like reterence character refer to similar parts throughout the several views and in which:

Fig. l is a view in side elevation of the device,

some parts being shown in diilerent positions in dotted lines;

Fig. 2 is a view in end elevation as seen from the left of Fig. 1;

Fig. 3 is a top plan view; and

t Fig. d is a horizontal section taken on line H oi Fig. 2, as indicated by the arrows.

Referring to the drawings, an ironing board is is shown having the usual wide or rear end ifla and the narrow or front end itb. A supporting leg ldc is shown for board it, the same being se-.

cured between lugs ltd depending from the underside of said board. said leg being secured by a bolt ii. A member 52 is provided and while this might be variously formed, in the embodiment of the invention illustrated it is shown as a flat bar. Member i) has secured to one side thereof, and in any suitable manner as by welding, a U-shaped bracket or clip it having parallel upper and lower sides, through the upper of which is threaded a screw it having a clamping head it at its lower end, a, knurled cylindrical handle Me at its upper end. Members it to it constitute a clamping means for attaching the member l2 to the ironing board 19. Member 02 has some distance be low its upper end a laterally extending platelike lug i211 having a vertical aperture lib extending therethrough tapering toward its lower end, and said lug is provided with a slot I20 extending from aperture 126 to one side of said lug. A frustoconical member i8 is provided, the same having a cylindrical axial passage therethrough and also being divided along a diametral plane into two parts, as shown in Figs. 2 and 4.

Member l2 has secured therein adjacent its 119- per end a stud i8 and a pulley I9 having a grooved periphery is journaled on stud it. A Washer 20 is disposed between pulley l9 and member I! and a washer 2| is disposed on stud it at the outer with a longitudinal slot 25a, through which stud i3 extends. A wing nut 25 is threaded on the outer end or stud l8 and engages member 25 to clamp the samein position. Member 25 is bent substantially at a right angle and has a portion 25b extending across the groove of pulley l3 and curved oppositely to said groove. It will be seen that member 25 can be moved longitudinally of member I! and held in the desired position by wing nut 23. As shown. in Figs. 1 and 2, pulley i3 is disposed at the upper end of member i2 and well above. the top of the ironing board It. The lower end oi! member i2 extends below the ironing board It and has plvotally connected thereto one end of a link 28 comprising parallel rods 2812, which extends downwardly and toward the end "lb of the board iii. The other end of link 28 is pivotally connected by a coupling 29 to one end of an elongated arm 30. Arm 30 also comprises spaced Darallelrods 30a. Link 28 and arm 30 have bight portions at their adjacent ends and coupling 23 has open cylindrical ends which extend about said bight portions to pivotally connect members 23 and 30. Arm 30, adjacent its other end, is curved and bent through almost a right angle and has clamped thereto by a screw 3| a member 32. Member 32 is formed by a plate formed intermediate its ends to provide a loop at one end, through which extends a stud 34. Member 32 is cut away at one side, as shown in Figs. 2 and 3, to make room for a pulley 35 joumaled on stud 34. Pulley 35 is similar to pulley i 3. A washer 35 is disposed between pulley 35 on one side member 32 and a washer 31 is disposed on stud 34 at the outer side of pulley 35, the same being engaged by a nut 38 threaded on the outer end of stud 34. A pulley guard or cord holder 39, similar to the guard or holder 25, has an arm extending along the outer side of member 32 and provided with a longitudinal slot 39a, through which stud 34 passes. A wing nut 40 is threaded on stud 34 and clamps member 39 in position against member 32. Member 39 is bent at right angles and has a portion 33!) extending across the D riphery of pulley 35 and curved oppositely to the bottom of the groove in pulley 35.

With the described structure, a conductor cord 42 attached to a fiatiron 43 supported on board III can pass upwardly over pulley l3. Said cord will be disposed in a groove of pulley l9 and will be retained therein by member 25, particularly portion 25b thereof. Cord 42 will extend downwardly and around the lower side of pulley 35, the same being disposed in the groove of pulley 35 and retained therein by portion 33b of member 33. Cord 42 will extend upwardly from pulley 35 and to a suitable socket to which it will be connected by the usual plug 44. It is, however, desirable to hold cord 42 in stationary position between the plug 44 and pulley 35. For this purpose member i6 is provided. Cord 42 can be placed between the portions of member i6 when the latter is removed from lug I21: and member l then pushed downwardly into the aperture in lug l2a to clamp the portions or halves thereof against cord 42. Slot l2c is provided so that man can readily be "removed from and into the aperture I21). Member 32 has considerable weight and the outer end of arm 30 is t us 4 weighted and said arm will swing down and place considerable tension on cord 42 through pulley 35. This will hold the cord 42 taut between iron 43 and pulley l3. As iron 43 is reciprocated on the board l3, pulley 35 will be raised and lowered by cord 42. As the iron moves toward the end ill: of board l3, pulley 35 will be liited and arm 33 will swing about its connection to link 23. Link 23 will swing about its connection to bar or member 12 and if the iron 43 is suillciently moved.

position shown in dotted lines in Fig. 1. The

- cord 42 will extend from member It to the electrical socket used and can be adjusted so that it will be disposed away from board i3 and out of the way of the operator. The device can quickly be attached to or detached from the board by means of the clamping screw [4, and the device can be placed in the desired position with the cord 42 therein and detached from iron 43 and the electrical socket. When the device is again to be used it will only be necessary to clamp the same on the board and connect the ends oi cord 42. The members 23 and 30 will be disposed beneath board l3 so that they will be entirely out of the way during the ironing operation. This will be clear from the showing in Fig. 2.

Fromthe above description it will be seen that I have provided a simple and highly eiilcient cordsupporting means for a. flatiron or other electrically operated member. The device is easily manipulated and operates eflectively by gravity. The conductor cord is kept taut and out of the way of the operator and thus does not lie on the board- III or it might be engaged and burned by the iron 43. The parts of the device are comparatively few and of simple construction and the same can be easily and inexpensively made. It is a simple and easy matter to place the device in operative position. The device has been amply demonstrated in actual practice and found to be very successful and efficient.

. It will, of course, be understood that various changes may be made in the form, details, arrangement and proportions of the parts, without departing from the scope of applicant's invention, which generally stated, consists in a device capable of carrying out the objects above set forth, in the parts and combinations of parts disclosed and defined in-the appended claims.

What is claimed is:

1. A cord-supporting device for an ironing board having in combination, a support constructed and arranged to be clamped to said board, a pulley carried above said board by said support, a link having one end pivoted to said support below said board, an arm having one end secured to the other end of said link, a second pulley carried by said arm adjacent its other end, means on said support for anchoring a condoctor cord whereby a conductor cord attached to an iron may pass from said iron over said first mentioned pulley downwardly and around said second pulley and up to said means, from which it will pass to an electrical socket, said cord being held taut over said first mentioned pulley by the weight of said arm and second pulley.

2. A cord-supporting device for an ironing board having in combination, an upright support, means for readily attaching said support to and detaching it from said. board, a pulley carried by said support above said board, an arm below said board extending longitudinally of said board. means for swinglngiy connecting oneend of-said arm to said support, and a second pulley carried 5 n adjacent the other end of said arm whereby a conductor cord can pass from said iron over said first mentioned pulley downward and around said second pulley and upwardly to a point of attachment.

3. A cord-supporting device for an ironing board having in combination, a support adapted to be attached to an ironing board, a pulley carried by said support above said' board, an arm swingingly connected at one end to said support below said board said arm being weighted at its other end, a second pulley mounted on said arm adjacent said latter end said second pulley being disposed below said first mentioned pulley whereby a conductor cord can pass from an iron on said board over said first mentioned pulley, downwardly around said second pulley and upward to a point of attachment and will be maintained taut between said iron and first mentioned pulley.

WILLIAM AAB.

REFERENCES CITED The following references are of record in the file of this patent:

UNITED STATES PATENTS Yett Sept. 2, 1941