US846105A - Ironing-board. - Google Patents

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PATENTRD MAR. 5, 1907. E. W. HARRIS, W. BRB'MBR & N. RASMUSSEN.

IRONING BOARD.

PPLIOATION FILED ooT.2. 1905.

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ELMER W. HARRIS, WILLIAM BREMER, AND NELS RASMUSSEN, OF CEDAR FALLS, IOWA, ASSIGNORS TO HARRIS & COLE BROS. INC., OF CEDAR FALLS, IOWA, A CORPORATION OF IOWA.

lRONlNG-BOARD.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented March 5, 1907'.

Application flied October 2, 1905. Serial No. 280,944.

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Be it known that we, ELMER W. HARRIS, WILLIAM BREMER, and NELs RAsMUssnN, citizens of the United States, residing at Cedar Falls, in the county of Blackhawk and i State of Iowa, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Ironing-Boards and we`do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and eXact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same.

Our invention has for its object to provide an improved ironing-board having greater stability and other features of improvements which will hereinafter appear.

To these ends the invention consists of the novel devices and combinations of devices hereinafter described, and defined in the claims.

In the accompanying drawings, which illustrate the invention, like characters indicate like parts throughout the several views.

Figures l and 2 are side elevations showing the preferred form of our improved board set up for use, said two views indicating different adjustments thereof. Fig. 3 is a side elevation of the improved board, showing the same folded; and Fig. 1l is a bottom plan view of the folded device.

The numeral 1 indicates the ironing-board proper, on the under surface of which is a pair of laterally-spaced longitudinally-extended notched lock-bars 2. As shown, the lock-bars 2 terminate at their right-hand ends as viewed in the drawings a very considerable distance inward of the right-hand end of the board 1. A considerable distance from its left-hand end the board l is provided on its under surface with a rigidly secured transversely-extended bar 3, which is formed at its outer ends with trunnion-like projections 4. A pair of laterally-spaced long legs 5 are pivoted on the trunnions 4, and just outward thereof a second pair of legs 6 are pivoted at their upper ends on the said trunnions 4. A third pair of legs 7 are pivoted at their intermediate portions to the intermediate portions of the long legs 5. The legs 6 and 7 are approximately of the same length and are relatively short as compared with the legs 5. The legs 6 are rigidly connected by a tie-rodS and by crossed slats 9. The legs 7 are rigidly connected near their lower ends by a tie-rod l0 and are rigidly connected at their upper ends by a tierod 11. The long legs 5 are rigidly connected near their lower ends by a tie-rod-12. A pair of laterally-spaced links 13, pivoted at their ends on the tie-rods 8 and l0, connectthe lower ends of the legs 7 to the intermediate portions of the legs 6. The tie-rod 11 is adapted to be engaged with the notches of the lock-bars 2 to hold the three pairs of legs in any set position with respect to each other and with respect to the board 1. The extreme adjustments are indicated in Figs. 1 and The links I3 and the three pairs of legs form an adjustable parallelogram and connect the said legs so that the legs 6 and 7 will always remain parallel and the legs 5 and links 13 will remain parallel under all adjustments of the parts. This construction also, therefore7 provides an arrangement in which the lower ends of the three pairs of legs will terminate in the same plane, and hence will bear upon the floor under all adjustments of the parts.

Fig. l shows the legs 6 and 7 turned into vertical positions to support the board l in its highest position, while Fig. 2 shows the legs adjusted so as to throw the board l to its lowest position. This arrangement provides siX supports for the board and ties the several supports together in such a way that they brace each other and very firmly support the board 1. Furthermore, by reference to Fig. l it will be seen that 'when the parts are adjusted as therein shown approximately one-half of the board 1 is projected clear of and beyond the legs 7, while the long legs 5 engage the floor nearly as far out as the projecting end of the board 1. This arrangement affords a support which will prevent the projecting end of the board from tilting downward under pressure thereon, and the long projection of the board per Initsskirts and various other articles to be slipped over the end of the board for the purpose of ironing.

The several pairs of legs and the several parts described are so related that they Inay be folded together, as shown in Figs. 3 and 4. When thus folded, the several pairs of legs are adapted to be locked to the board l by means of a turn-button 14, pivoted to the IOO under side of said board and engageable with i 3. The combination With an ironing-'board tlsie tileroc l2 at the free ends of the legs 5. il liafving yaf:notchedfloollbar1 21depe1ndin5g ee 10. C 'l 1ere' reinI o' a pair o're a ive y one' egs What, We clarin, and `desire to secure by t and apair or relatively short legs 6, ptivotally Letters Patent oi the United States, is as folconnected to said board l at eorninon pivotal lows: points the second pair of relatively short l. An ironing-board having three pairs of l legs 7 Jcrossed with and pivotally connected pivotally-eonneeted supporting-legs, all of r to said long legs 5 and having at their upper which are'arranged to engage with the loor, ends the tie-rod l1, engageable with said two of which pairs are connected lor parallel notched bar 2, and the link 13 connecting movementsy and for angular movements with r said legs 6 and 7 for parallel movements and respect to the third pair ollegs, substantially r for angular movements with respect to said as described. l legs 5 substantially as described.

2. The eonibination with an ironing-board, L7In testimony whereof we alliX our ysignao'f two pairs oi' legs pivotally connected therei tures in presence of two witnesses. to a third pair of leos crossed with and pivil otally connected tooone of the aiorenoted l pairs of legs, and a link pivotally connecting NELS PASM-USSEN the iirst two pairs of the aforenoted legs for l parallel movements and for angular 1novements with respect to the third pair of legs, substantially as described. l

Witnesses ALFRED GRUNDY, M G. HARRIS.

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