US292722A - Sad-iron - Google Patents

Description

(No Model.)

A. R. WHITE. I

SAD-IRON. k 1

No. 292,722. I Patented Jan. 29, 188 1.

INVENTOR: a. $20

" I l 2 I BY ATTORNEYS.

n4 PETERS. Phmo-Lilhagmpher, Washington. D. c.

UNITED STATES" PATENT *GFEicE.

ALFRED R. WHITE,-OF STEVENS POINT, Wisconsin.

SAD-IRON.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 292,722, dated January 29, 1884:.

' A pplicationfiled February 19,1383. (No model.) a

To to 2072,0727, it may concern Be it known that I, ALFRED Bl. WHITE, of Stevens Point, Portage county, and State of Wisconsin, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Sad-Irons, of which the following is a full, clear, and exact description.

The object of the invention is to improve sadirons, as hereinafter described, and pointed out in the claims.

Reference is to be had to the accompanying drawings, forming a part of this specification, in which similar letters of reference indicate corresponding parts in all the figures.

Figure 1 represents a central vertical longitudinal section on the line 00 m in Fig. 2 of a sad-iron embodying the invention, and with a detachable handle adjusted in direction of the length of the iron. Fig. 2 is a horizontal section thereof on theline y y in Fig. 1. Fig. 3 is a similar section to Fig. 1, showing a certain modified construction of certain parts; and Fig.4 is a plan view of the ironing block, body, or base-piece of the iron shown in Fig. 3. Fig. 5 is a plan view of a modified shape or construction of the ironing-block or basepiece; and Fig. 6 is a cross-section of the handle on line z 2, Fig. 1.

A indicates the ironing-block or base-piece of the sad-iron, of greater length than width, as usual, but of approximately diamond or square shape, in order that it shall present at its opposite ends in direction of its length acute-angular terminations or points a a and obtuse-angular terminations or points b b on its opposite sides in direction of its width. The meeting sides or surfaces 0 c, by which the angles are formed, may either be straight, as shown in Figs. 2 and 4, or curved, as shown in Fig. 5.

B is a post arranged to projectupward from the center of the top of the base-piece A, and either cast thereon, as shown in Fig. 3, or made separate and secured to said base-piece by being screwed into the same or otherwise. Said post is constructed with a head, (I, or with one or more recesses in its sides beneath its top, to provide for the engagement of a spring-catch with it, substantially as hereinafter described, for the purpose of holding a detachable hand1e,O O, to its place when adjusted to occupy a position either in direction of the length of of a single piece.

the iron or of its breadth, as shown by full and dotted lines in Fig.2. V

In the top of the base-piece or ironing-block A are also duplicate engaging-apertures e e e c" by bolts f f, as shown in Fig; 1, or by screws f f, as shown in Fig. 3; or they may be otherwise united; or, if desired, both parts made It is preferred, however, to make them separate, and only the facepiece 0 may be of metal and the bow O of wood steamed and bent to secure a cool holding-surface for the hand, which construction Fig. 1 is-supposed to represent. If desired, however, the bow 0 may also be of metal, and simply blocks 9 g, of wood or other nonconduetor of heat, be interposed between the bow and face-piece, 'as shown in Fig. 3. The lower portion of the handle or face-piece O is fitted with steady pins orv screws h h, corresp ending to the distance apart of the'apertures e e or e e, which they fit, accordingly as the handle is adjusted lengthwise or crosswise of the iron, or said steady-pins might be projections from the base-piece'A and fit into holes in the lower portion of the handle orface-pieee O. Said facepiece O is also constructed with a socket, t", arranged to fit over or receive within it the post B, that, in addition to supporting the handle, centers itfto facilitate the engagement of the pins h h with the cavities or apertures e'e or e e. i

D k is a spring-catch attached to the facepiece 0 of the handle, and engaging, when the handle is adjusted either into a lengthwise or crosswise position, as described, with the post B, to prevent removal of the handle, ex: cepting by lifting or drawing back the catch. The spring of this catch may either be fastened on the under side of the face-piece G, as shown in Fig.1, or on top thereof, as shown in Fig. 3, and one of the pins or screws h be utilized to also secure said spring. \Vhile the means herein described for adj usting the handle into a lengthwise or crosswise position relatively to the ironing-block or basepiece A may be more or less varied, the same will be found very efiicient and advantageous for the purpose.

When the handle is fitted or adjusted to stand lengthwise of the iron, the acute-angular terminations or sharp ends or points a a may be used to work into the folds of clothing, where a blunt end would not do, and when the handle is fitted or adjusted to stand crosswise of the iron said iron will be found better adapted than the ordinary-shaped sad-irons for ironing large articles-such as sheets and pillow-cases, for instance-inasmuch as it will iron a very much larger surface of cloth at or during each stroke.

Having thus fully described my invention, I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent- 1. The base A, provided with post 13 and holes a c c c at cquidistance from the post, in combination with the handle having a baseplate provided with a hub to receive the post and dowel-pins h 71 as described, and means for fastening the hub to the post, substantially as set forth.

2. The combination, with the ironing-block having post 13, head (I, and holes a e c c, of the face-piece G, having socket i, and dowel-pins, as described, and the spring-pressed catch 1), hinged to said face-piece, as and for the purpose specified.

ALFRED R. XVHlTE.

itnesses:

A. M. \VHITE, L. D. OONERY.

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