US2469866A

US2469866A - Holder for flatirons

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Publication number: US2469866A
Application number: US19961A
Authority: US
Inventors: Carl A Crusell
Original assignee: Individual
Current assignee: Individual
Priority date: 1948-04-09
Filing date: 1948-04-09
Publication date: 1949-05-10
Anticipated expiration: 1966-05-10

Description

May 10,1949. 6 c, c s 2,469,866

HOLDER FOR ,FLATIRONS Filed April 9, 1948 FICA ' INVENTOR CARL A. CRUSELL 'ATTORNEKS Patented May 10, 1949 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE HOLDER FOR FLATIRONS Carl A. Crusell, Minneapolis, Minn.

Application April 9, 1948, Serial No. 19,961

3 Claims.

This invention relates to holders for flatirons.

It is an object of my invention to provide a novel and improved holder for flatirons adapted to be attached to an ironing board and leave the top surface thereof free and clear for the work to be laid out thereon.

It is another object to provide a holder for flatirons on which an iron may be suspended from the handle thereof in outwardly spaced relation to the edge of an ironing board and said holder being readily adjustable to vary the spaced relation between the edge of the ironing board and the iron suspended on said holder.

It is a further object to provide a flatiron holder adapted to be attached to an ironing board with a removable element extending outwardly therefrom and having a pair of spaced arms concavely depressed to form a handle receiving cradle into which the handle of an iron may be readily placed to support said iron therefrom, said removable element being longitudinally adjustable to vary the spaced relation between the suspended iron and the edge of the ironing board, also being entirely removable to permit compact storage of the ironing board when not in use.

These and other objects and advantages of my invention will more fully appear from the following description made in connection with the accompanying drawings wherein like reference characters refer to similar parts throughout the several views and in which;

Fig. 1 is a side elevational view showing my device mounted on the end of a conventional ironing board showing the iron supporting element in removed position in dotted lines and in attached position in full lines with an iron suspended therefrom being shown in dotted lines;

Fig. 2 is a, top plan view of my improved flatiron holder with the elements thereof in separated position;

Fig. 3 is a longitudinal vertical central sectional view taken through the device shown in Fig. 1 in assembled position as mounted on a conventional ironing board; and

Fig. 4 is a transverse vertical sectional view taken substantially along the line 4-4 of Fig. 3.

As best shown in Fig. 2 I provide a channel shaped mounting bracket 5 having the depending flanges 6 integrally formed therewith. A forward end portion of the flanges 6 are flared outwardly so that the forward end extremity thereof is disposed substantially horizontally and is aligned with the flat base portion of the bracket 5. The lower marginal portions of the depending flanges 6 are bent inwardly as best. shown in Fig. 4 to form shank receiving longitudinal grooves 6a. At the top of these grooves 6a the flanges 6 are pressed inwardly to form a longitudinally disposed terminal ridge extending respectively parallel to said grooves 6a and forming a shank guiding ridge 6b.

An outstanding fiatiron support designated as an entirety 'by the numeral 1 has an elongated straight shank portion 8 at the rear thereof. This shank portion is adapted to be slidably received in the grooves 6a with the upper edge portions thereof respectively riding along the ridges 6b to provide a firm and positive longitudinally sliding joint between the shank 8 and the depending flanges 6. The outer forward portion of support member 7 is substantially U-shaped and has a pair of spaced parallel sup-port arms 9 which are transversely depressed as best shown in Figs. 2 and 3 to form concave cradles open at the center adapted to receive the handle of a flatiron such as the iron l0 illustrated in Fig. 1.

The following is a description of the operation of my improved holder for flatirons. The bracket ii is initially mounted on the marginal edge portion of the under side of a conventional ironing board such as the one illustrated in Fig. 1 and may be mounted at the rear end of said board as is shown in Fig. 1. Any suitable means for securely attaching the bracket 5 to the ironing board may be provided and. I have found that suitable screws such as the screws ii shown in Fig. 4 through suitable apertures 12 in the base of the bracket 5 is a satisfactory method which will prevent any displacement of the bracket. The shank 8 of the supporting member 1 is slidably mounted in the grooves ta and is guided into said grooves by the flared forward ends of the flanges t. The supporting member 1 extends outwardly beyond the edge of the ironing board top and the position of the arms 9 relative to the edge of the board may be adjusted by shifting the shank 8 in the grooves 8a. A suitable clamping means is provided such as the bolt l3 which extends transversely across the bracket 5 and has a wing nut it threadably mounted at the far end thereof to clamp the flanges 6 together and securely lock the shank 8 in the selected adjusted position. This leaves the entire top surface of the ironing board clear to permit the work to be laid out thereon and the iron is conveniently supported at the end thereof with the handle seated in the concave cradle formed by the two arms 9. The open space between the two arms 9 permits easy access to the handle Without danger of burning the operators hands and makes it a simple matter to pick up the iron or to place it in the cradle. When the ironing is completed the support member 1 can be removed entirely from the bracket 5 and permit the ironing board to be stood vertically on the rear end thereof and compactly stored in a closet or the like. The ridges 61) provide an extremely rigid connection between the shank 8 and the bracket 5 and permit the iron ID to be rigidly supported in the cradle of the arms 9.

It will be seen that I have provided a novel and improved highly efiicient holder for fiatirons and the like which leaves the entire ironing board surface clear for spreading out Work thereon while at the same time providing a support for the iron which will hold it ina convement position for easy access, By suspending the iron from the holder thereof the bracket itself will be kept cool and the danger of burning the operator or anyone nearby thereon is minimized. The spaced arms 9 provide a suitable cradle which is open at the-center tofacilitate picking the iron up without being burned thereby as well as easily placing the iron inthe cradle. The adjustment of the supporting member I permits the iron to be placed at the most convenient location and the removal of theamember I permits the ironing board to be conveniently and compactly stored when not in use.

It will, of course, be understood that various changes may be made in. the form, details, arrangement and proportions of the parts without departingfrom the scope of my invention.

What I claim is:

l. A holder for flatirons and the like comprising a mounting bracket adapted to be attached to an ironing board, a pair of spaced parallel guides fixed to said bracket, an elongated shank adapted to be removably received in saidguides for longitudinal shiftable relationthereto,.means for clamping said guides against. saidshank to hold said shank in adjusted extended position,

and a handle receiving cradle fixed at the outer end of said shank for receiving the handle of a.

flatiron therein and supporting said iron therefrom.

2. A holder for flatirons and the like comprising a mounting bracket adapted to be attached to the marginal edge portion of the under side of an ironing board and including a, pair of spaced depending flanges disposed transversely of said edge portion, the lower portion of said flanges having a pair of inwardly opposed grooves respectively formed therein, an elongated rigid shank adapted to be slidably received in said grooves to permit longitudinal shifting thereof, a pair of outwardly extending laterally spaced concavely depressed arms fixed to the outer end of said shank to form a handle receiving cradle with an open central portion to facilitate access to a fiatiron handle to be placed therein.

3. A holder for flatirons and the like comprising a mounting bracket having a channel cross sectional shape and adapted to be attached to the marginal edge portion of the under side of an ironing board with the outer ends of the depending flanges thereof being flared outwardly and terminating adjacent the edge of said ironing board, the lower portion of said flanges having a pair of opposed groovesiormed therein, an elongated rigid shank adapted to be slidably received in said grooves and guided therein by said flared flange portions to permit easy insertion thereof, clamping means for holding said shank in longitudinally adjusted position, a substantially U-shaped outwardly extending handle receiving cradle fixed to the outer end of said shank to receive the handle of a flatiron therein and suspend said iron therefrom.

CARL A. CRUSELL.-

REFERENCES CKTED The following references are of recordin the file of this patent:

UNITED STATES PATENTS Number Name Date Re. 16,957 Killman May 8, 1928 1,073,483 Frost Sept. 16, 1913