US2539804A

US2539804A - Ironing board

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Publication number: US2539804A
Application number: US703921A
Authority: US
Inventors: Adamec Henrietta
Original assignee: Individual
Current assignee: Individual
Priority date: 1946-10-17
Filing date: 1946-10-17
Publication date: 1951-01-30
Anticipated expiration: 1968-01-30

Description

Jan.. 30, 1951 H. ADAMEC 2,539,804

IRONING BOARD Filed Oct. 17, 1946 4 Sheets-Sheet l IH. ADAMEC IRONING BOARD Jan. 30, 1951 4- Sheets-Sheet 2 Filed Oct. 17, 1946 will 11%! INVENTOR.

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Patented Jan. 30, 1951 Nitro srATLES rATENr orrice i l This invention relates broadly to all ironing boards and ironing `tables whereupon a sad iron is used, and more particularly to ironing boards of the types employed by the housewife in thehome.

One object of my invention isto provide an 'ironing board having an air-insulated sad iron holder (I having found by experiment that an air space was a better insulator than other materials used), and the sad iron holder having its upper surface ush with the ironing surface of the pad-and-cloth element so that the iron requires no lifting during its travel to and from the holder; and said holder being located atone end of the board so that it may be reached without departing from a continuation o1 the straight line ironing motion and direction. rlhe addition of the holder also eliminates necessity of tilting a sad iron in rest, in which position its heated bottom would be exposed Vto easily burn a person or the iron easily fall. The addition of the holder does not decrease the ironing space in view that the butt area of the board is generally reserved for resting the sad iron.

Another object is to provide an ironing board having the iron holder locatedwithin the perimeter of an ordinary shaped ironing board so that is does not extend to where it may easily be contacted and burn a persons hand or arm or within reach of ohildrens hands on the edge of the board; and which iron holder is permanently fastened to the board, thereby requiring no extra handling or adjusting to vput away after use and thereby avoiding Vpossibility of burning ones hand when the holder is hot, 'and eliminates the possibility of the hot holder and its contained sad iron from accidently falling off the board on to the floor or on children.

Another object is to provide an ironing board having the ironing cloth to not extend over the butt end of the board, and thus prevents soiling and wearing oi the ironing cloth when the ironing board is folded up and standing on its butt end upon the floor. a v v v Another object is to provide an ironing board having the iron holder to not rest on the ironing cloth, nor contact therewith, thereby preventing the iron holder when hot, from wearing out the cloth, and thus gives the cloth a longer life, avoiding frequent cloth replacement. K

Another object is to provide an ironing board vhaving a Cord guiding element to prevent the said iron cord from dangling and rubbing on the work being ironed and causing the work to be# come soiled, r catching on the edge of the Work and Wrinkling it.

` A A further object of Inyinvention is to provide an ironing lboard comprising the combination of all theVabove-said objects,` and which is engineeredn to assure better utility than heretofore types, having a, more pleasing appearance and which is Vdesigned to allow more efiicient manufacturing methods for producing such type of ironing board.

These and other objects maybe discovered upon study of thisspecication and the accompanying drawings wherein: v

Figure l is a perspective assembly View of the ironing board invention l'showing a sad iron in operative position thereupon.

Figure 2 is a fragmentary plan View of the assembly. Y y j Figure 3 is an enlarged cross-sectional view approximately through 3 3 of a Figure 2. i

Figure 4 is an enlarged cross-sectional View approximately 'through i-ll of Figure 2.

Figure 5 is a 'perspective view ofthe ironing board showing the ironing cloth partially lifted up and a portion of the ironing pad broken away to show the ironing cloth clamping mechanism here shown in releasedposition. I

Figure 6 is an enlarged cross-sectional view through 6-6 of Figure 5, showing the clamp in clamped position.

Figure 7 is a bottom assembly view.

Figure 8 is a bottom view of the ironing cloth in a fiat position.

Figure 9 is a perspective view of one of the parts of the ironing clothclamping mechanism.

Figure 10 is a plan view showing variations of the present invention as applied to a metal ironing board.

Figure 11 is a. cross-sectional view through il-I I of Figure 10.

Figure 12 is a plan view of a wooden ironing board showing further variations of the present invention. v

VFigure 13 is a cross-sectional view through H3A-I3 of Figure 12. v Figure 14 isanvenlarged cross-sectional View through I--Ii of Figure 12. Y v

Figure 15 is a fragmentary plan view ofka wooden ironing board showing a further variation of the present invention.

Figure 16 is a bottom assembly view of a further variation of the present invention.

Figure 17 is a cross-sectional view through Il-I'i of Figure 16. y p a Figure 18 is a cross-sectional view through a similar portion as is vFigure 3, showing a further variation of the .cloth clamping mechanism.

Figure 19 is a cross-,sectional 'View through a similar portion as is Figure 3, showing a further variation of the cloth clamping mechanism.

Referring to the drawings in detail, and particularly to Figures 1 to 9, inclusive, thereof, wherein the present invention is shown in its most preferred form, the ironing board embodying the present invention comprises an ordinary ironing board 2&3 with or without legs structure, and certain other elements specified hereinafter combined therewith.

At the butt end 2| of the board and on the upper surface 22 thereof, an iron holder 23 is fastened thereto by screws or other securing means 24 which are flush with the upper surface of the holder, said holder being of metal or other suitable material. The iron holder comprises principally a broad plate 25 upon whose upper surface 25 a sad iron S may be supported, and the holder is formed with downward extending flange 21 to contain an insulating air space 28 between the plate and the board, and the holder rests upon its flanges against the board. Upward extending ilanges 29 are formed on all sides of the plate except on the side adjacent the ironing portion of the board, and are for the purpose of arresting the sad iron from sliding off the holder and falling on the floor. The said side not having the upward flange has a gently curving edge 30 leading into a said downward ange.

Also located on the butt portion of the ironing board is a sad iron cord guiding element 3 I. The cord guiding element as illustrated in the drawings, Figures 1 to 11 inclusive, is formed from a round metal rod of a diameter slightly less than the height of the air space between the holder and board, but may be made from any other suitable material which can provide its fundamental features hereinafter specified. The cord guiding element comprises a pivoting arm 32 the pivoting end of which has a flat portion 33 and a hole 34 therethrough and at the other end a formed loop 35, said loop having a restricted opening 36 through one point of its rim to the outside, the said opening being of a width slightly narrower than the thickness of a sad iron cord C so to allow insertion of the cord therethrough upon slight force but to not allow the cord to freely fall out therethrough from the loop. The cord guiding element is located to pivot at its hole about one of the holder securing screws 24 at a point between the holder and the board. On the side of the holder which faces the rear of the board 31 an opening 38 is provided in the downward flange through which the cord guiding element extends. In operative position the cord guiding loop lays beyond the ironing board rear edge 35 as shown in Figs. 1, 2 and 10 of the drawing, and when not operative it may be stored away by being pivoted to come within the perirneter of the ironing board until the loop rests within the space between the holder and the board, as shown in phantom in Figure 2. An eX- tension on the guide element beyond the loop serves to form a stop 40 which limits the outward pivotal travel of the guide element by butting against the inner Wall 4| of the depending flange 21. A downward depression in the holder plate forms stop 42 which maintains the guide element in operative position preventing its pivotal return upon ordinary ironing stresses. Another similar stop 43 in the holder plate maintains the guide element in stored position preventing its travel to beyond the board perimeter where it may easily get damaged. The inward pivotal travel is limited by opening 33 in 4 the holder flange being short of fully admitting' the guide element causing thereby the guide element at its point 44 to butt against the outer wall 45 of the depending flange 21 as shown in phantom of Figure 2. A portion 46 of the guide element is formed to serve as an accesible handle which may be grasped by the operator to move the guide element from a stored position to an operative one.

On the generally tapered end 41 of the board and extending to adjacent the iron holder is laid a pad 48 of felt or other suitable material, and on top of the pad, a detachable pad cover 49 made of fabric, plastic or other suitable material, which extends around the adjacent edges 58, 5| and 52 of the board. The pad cover is of a generally rectangular shape wherein one end is generally tapered and rounded as illustrated in Figure 8 and as is well known in ironing board pad cover art. An enclosed slot 53, formedby folding over the edge and sewing it at 54, is made on all sides of the pad cover except on the butt edge 55, said slot having an opening 55 at its two ends. Within the slot, and extending out of its openings and across the space between the openings is an elastic cord band 51. A rivet 58 at each end of the slot re-enforces the sewing from unravelling when the elastic cord stresses the pad cover.

On the butt end of the ironing surface of the board and adjacent the iron holder a clamp mechanism 59 is provided for the purpose of securing the butt edge of the pad cover. One of the parts comprising the clamp mechanism is a clamp 66 extending the width of the board and secured along its immovable edge 6| by a plurality of nails or other means G2 to the upper surface of the board and the active edge thereof forming a jaw 63 facing the iron holder and being active against the upper surface of the board, and the said clamp being of spring metal material and when free being urged open. The active edge may or may not have teeth as shown in the drawing for the purpose of gripping the pad cover. Through the said clamp active edge a plurality of holes 64 are provided, and corresponding holes S5 through the ironing board, through which depend linkages 55 having low heads 61 at their upper ends bearing against the upper surface of the clamp. The said linkages at their lower end are provided with heads 68 between which and the lower surface |69 of the ironing board, is an operative wedge 16. The said wedge comprises a plate 1| having a plurality of double tongues 12 inclined respective to the lower surface of the ironing board, between which double tongues is a slot 13 wherethrough pass the stems of the depending linkages, whose lower heads bear on the underside of the tongues. The said wedge element is mounted on the lower side of the ironing board by a nail or screw 14 which passes through slot 15 of the wedge, sufficient clearance being provided between the slot sides and nail, and between the nail head and bottom of the board to permit sliding of the wedge, from a position as shown by solid lines in Figure 6 of the drawings to a position as shown by phantom lines in the same figure. The travel of the wedge element is limited to the length of slot 15 active on fixed nail 14. The wedge element'is bent at one end to form a push-pull handle 15 to permit grasping thereof, on which operative directions may be printed (as shown in the drawings). Holes 11 are provided at the end of slot 13 for purpose of assembling the clamp fit .nya fiera-tis' or the iin-rage 'gassin-g .The 'operation of' the` cl'amp element :is -a's follows.; y ullin'g pushing thevwed'geelement hanine ,transverses u; tagboard-causes the inclined prgubi'tongues t traveipast the depending 1in-1;- ages from their uppermost toA Iowerrnost portion, 'on visa "versa,A `When the low'ermost'portionsare active 4against the linkages they force the flinkag'es `downward thereby'causing the latter to force the clamp jaw to klock rdgwn against the upper 'Of the board;l When the4 uppermost 'portions of the. doublejtongdes are active 'aga-inst the 'linkages they release their 'force therefrom, thereby permitting the clamp jaw to open upward.

A further feature of the double tongues is that the inclined rising portion thereof varies at each station of double tongues in a manner so that they are active consecutively and not simultaneously with tongues of another station, which is accmplished by the distance between the rise yat one siation to the rise vat 'another station being ynot thesameas the distance Vbet'vi/"een the linkages :of those stations, the purpose fior this bingto 'divide intol small parts the effort required by Athe "operator to accomplish a clamp movement pnratiog. 4,

To plac the'replacea'ble pad cover on the-ironing board the following procedure is used:

The pad cover is inserted, butt end first and top side up, over the tapered end of the board and the elastic cord of the butt side, below the board. The cover is pulled on until its butt edge meets the iron holder. The clamp operative handle is pulled outward, the clamp thus opening. The butt edge of the pad cover is folded under and slipped into the mouth of the clamp. The clamp is then closed down on the pad cover. Those edges of the pad cover with the elastic cord sewn therein are now slipped over the edge of the ironing board onto the bottom side. To remove the cover, the operation is performed in reverse pron cedure.

My invention is not limited to the construction hereinabove described, but may include such variations as will come within the scope of my claims. Certain of such variations are shown in Figures 10 to 19, inclusive, of the drawings wherein numerals suffixed by letters refer t like parts designated by similar numerals hereinabove.

One variation of the present invention as applied to a metal ironing board is shown in Figures and 11 wherein the iron holder 18 is formed from a continuation of the ironing portion I9 of the ironing board, and the holder portion being bent Vupward so to be flush with the ironing surface. Insulation of the iron holder from the remainder of the ironing board is accomplished by slots Si) cut through all around. The edge areas 8| of the butt of the board are bent further upward to a level higher than the iron holder, thereby forming means for arresting the flat iron from sliding off the holder. The cord guide element 31A is operative within the horizontal plane space between the said edge areas and the iron holder. The cloth clamping device shown in Figures 10 and 11 comprises a flat bar clamp 82 having a plurality of grooves 83 on one edge, the said clamp being removably clipped under the heads of bolts 84 in a manner so that the bolts pass through the grooves, said bolts continuing through the ironing board and being actuated therebelow by wing nuts 85.

In Figures 12 and 1.3 is shown a variation of the cord guiding element comprising an aperture 86 through a wonden ironing beard 20B having a restricted opening 'l'on'the rear edge 39B "bf the ironing board butt portion 24B, all edges of the aperture being roundedto prevent'wearing out the sad iron cord. The iron holder 23B shown in l,Figures 12 and AV13 Vserves also as the ironing pad` cover butt edge clamp, thus requiringno extra vclamp device. In the present variation vthe holder has a plurality of lugs 38 on its rear-butt edge, holes'89 through said lugs, and securing screws 24B 'through said holes and `screwed hard down into the ironing board. The depending side of the holder 27B, which is adjacent the ironing area comprises a clamping jaw 9G active against the upper surface of said ironing board. The

'edge may or may ynot be serrated for improved iside ef the holder to 4rise sufliciently to allow the tbward-butt edge of the ironing padbo'v'er to be inserted or removed from between the jaw and board. As a 'further variation, instead of the slight upward bend of the lugs, a spring may be used between the active part of the holder and the board. Cooling vents 93 in the holder and holes 94 in the board may or may not be used.

In Figure 15 is shown a variation of the cord guiding element shown in Figure 12, in the present figure being shown opening onto the butt edge of the ironing board and wherein consideration is made for an easier manufacture of the aperture 81C, the opening thereto being restricted by an ordinary flat spring 95 mounted at 96 and bridging the opening.

In Figures 16 and 17 is shown a variation which permits use of a pad cover 49A of conventional design having gathering means on all edges, thereby requiring no clamp device. The board 20D is in two

parts

91 and 93 separated by space 99, the two parts being fastened rigidly together by bracket |00, and space IDI under the butt end of the board 91 being provided.

Also in Figure 17 is a variation of the insulation 28A between the holder 23D and the board 98, here being shown of asbestos 2BA.

Another variation of the clamp is shown in Figure 18 wherein a plurality of holes |112 are provided in the board 20E to contain clamping mechanism |03 wherein pivots E04 and |65 are fixed to the board and linkage |06 is rigid to the holder 23E. By prying holder upward with a fingernail in groove ll the holder pivots at |04 thereby transmitting movement through link 108 and causing clamp IDS t0 pivot at E05 and opening clamp jaw H0. A spring lll urges the clamp to normally stay closed and the holder down against the board, by bearing against the pin at pivot I l2.

In Figure 19 a variation of the clamp device is shown wherein linkage 66A is firmly fastened to clamp l I3, in the present figure by riveting, thereby eliminating requirement of a spring to open up the clamp, in view that the linkages are forced upward by a certain said travel of the wedge element 10A due to said linkages being vertically locked by their necks lili between forked double tongues '12A of the wedge element. As a further variation in Figure 19 the ironing pad 48A extends only to adjacent the clamp, thereby permitting assaeoe,

Space for a stronger construction of the clamp, in the present gure shown channeled.

What I claim as my invention and desire to secure by Letters Patent is:

1. In combination with an ironing board and on the butt end thereof, a metal tray, a padded element covering the generally tapered end of said ironing board and extending longitudinally over a major portion of said ironing board to adjacent said tray, said tray having an upwardlyextending wall on all sides of its upper surface except on the side adjacent said padded element, and upper surface of said padded elementbeing substantially flush with upper surface of said tray, said tray having a downwardly extending flange resting on the board for elevating the upper surface of said tray, fastening elements for securing the tray to the ironing board, said tray having an opening at one side, a cord holder adjustable in and out of said tray opening and retained for adjustment by one of said fastening elements for the tray.

2. In combination, an ironing board having a butt end and a tapered `end, a metal tray adapted to be secured to the butt end of the board, a padded element extending over the tapered end of the ironing board, said tray having an upper surface and upwardly extending ilanges on al1 sides of said surface except on the side adjacent to the padded element, said tray having a downwardly extending flange resting on the board for elevating its upper surface to a location substantially flush with the upper surface of the padded element, fastening screws adjustable through the tray for securing the tray to the ironing board, said tray having an opening at one side of the same, a cord holder pivotally connected to the tray and board by one of said fastening screws and adjustable in and out of said opening, said tray having depression stops for limiting the inward and outward movement of said cord holder.

HENRIETTA ADAMEC.

REFERENCES CITED The following references are of record in the le of this ipatent:

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