US950087A - Ironing-board. - Google Patents

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G. WYNDER.

. IRONING BOARD. APPLICATION FILED MAY 4,.1909.

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G. WYNDER IRONING BOARD.

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GEORGE VTYNLDER, OF PENSACOLA, FLORIDA, ASSIGNOR 0F ONE-THIRD TO ENOUS WYNDER, 0F PENSACOLA, FLORIDA.

IRONING-BOARD.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Feb. 22, 1910.

Application filed May 4, 1909. Serial No. 493,813.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, GEORGE WYNDER, a citizen of the United States, residing at Pensacola, in the county of Escambia and State of Florida, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Ironing-Boards, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to ironing boards and has for its object to provide a comparatively simple device of this character in which the board is rigidly supported in a horizontal plane during the ironing operation.

A further object of the invention is to provide an ironing board including a stand adapted to support one end of the board and provided with a longitudinally disposed brace or tongue extending beneath the upper end of the board for engagement with the'floor or other suitable support, thereby to prevent accidental tilting of the board when a downward pressure is exerted thereon.

A still further object of the invention is generally to improve this class of devices so as to increase their utility, durability, and efficiency.

Further objects and advantages will appear in the following description, it being understood that various changes in form, proportions, and minor details of construction may be resorted to within the scope of the appended claims.

For a full understanding of the invention and the merits thereof and also to acquire a knowledge of the details of construction, reference is to be had to the following description and accompanying drawings, in which:

Figure l is a perspective view of an ironing board constructed in accordance with my invention; Fig. 2 is a side elevation of a side of the same; Fig. 3 is a longitudinal sectional view; Fig. 4 is a rear elevation.

Corresponding and like parts are referred to in the followin description and indicated in all the views of the drawings by the same reference characters.

The improved ironing board forming the subject matter of the present invention comprises a stand or support including front and rear sections 5 and 6, the rear section 6 being formed of spaced uprights connected by transverse bars 7 and 8, and the front section 5 being of less width than the rear section and connected with the latter by side braces or bars 9 thereby to form a rigid support for the ironing board indicated at 10.

The intermediate portion of the board 10 rests on the top 11 of the front frame section while the rear end of the board is interposed between the top transverse bar 7 of the rear frame section, and a reinforcing rod 12 connecting the uprights of the rear frame section, as shown.

Secured in any suitable manner to the uprights of the front and rear sections of the stand are inclined bars 13, the free ends of which are projected laterally and clownwardly beyond the rear section 6 and are provided with inclined terminals adapted to bear against a floor or other suitable support thereby to prevent a rearward tilting movement of the stand.

The forward stand section 5 is reinforced and strengthened by the provision of a vertical bar 14 having its lower end bifurcated to receive the intermediate portion of a longitudinally disposed detachable brace or tongue 15. The rear end of the brace or tongue 15 is extended longitudinally beyond the rear stand section 6 and is provided with a recess 16 adapted to receive the lower transverse bar 8, there being suitable lugs or brackets 17 extending vertically from the upper face of the bar 8 and disposed in alinement with the bifurcated portion of the bar 14: so as to center the brace or tongue 15 on the stand. The forward end of the brace or tongue 15 extends beneath the free end of the ironing board 10 and is adapted to rest upon the floor or other suitable support so as to prevent accidental tilting of the ironing board when a downward pressure is exerted thereon, as in the act of ironing.

The ironing board 10 may merely rest on the top of the front section 5, but it is preferred to rigidly secure the board on the stand, and for this purpose there is provided one or more clamping bolts 18 which extend through the board and top 11 of the front section 5 with their heads countersunk so as to. present a smooth unobstructed surface when ironing or pressing clothes or the like. The rear end of the board is also preferably secured to the stand by a single fastening device or bolt 19 which pierces the upper transverse bar 7 If desired, however, the bolts may be dispensed with and the board retained in position on the stand by nails, screws, or other fastening means. One or more tie rods 20 form a connection between the front and rear sections of the stand in order to reinforce and strengthen the same. Thus it will be seen that the free end of the board is unobstructed and in convenient position to facilitate the ironing of clothes while any downward pressure exerted on the board during the ironing operation will be sustainedby the brace or tongue 15, thereby to rigidly sup ort the board in a horizontal plane and e ectually prevent accidental tilting movement thereof. The ironing boards may be made in different sizes and shapes and the front and rear sections, instead of being inclined rearwardly, may be disposed in a vertical plane without departing from the spirit of the invention.

Having thus described the invention, what is claimed as new is:

1. In a device of the class described including a stand, having a transverse bar and provided with an upright bar, the lower end of which is bifurcated, an ironing board hav ing one end thereof supported on the stand, and a detachable longitudinal brace having its intermediate portion seated in the bifurcated end of the upright bar and its rear portion provided with a recess adapted to receive the transverse bar, the front end of the longitudinal brace being extended beneath the free end of the board for preventing tilting movement of the latter when downward pressure is exerted on said ironing board.

2. A device of the class described including a stand comprising front and rear sections of different heights, the rear section being formed ofspaced uprights connected by upper and lower transverse bars, an ironing board having an intermediate portion thereof resting against the front section and its rear end bearing against the lower face of the upper transverse bar on the rear stand section, a bar carried by the front stand section and having its lower end bifurcated, and a longitudinally disposed brace having one end thereof formed with a recess for the reception of the lower transverse bar of the rear frame section and its forward end extending through the bifurcated bar of the front stand section to a point he neath the free end of the ironing board for engagement with a support.

3. A device of the class described including a stand formed of front and rear sec tions, one of which is shorter than the other, bars connecting said stand sections and having their free ends extended longitudinally beyond the rear stand section for engagement with a support, said rear section being provided with spaced transverse bars, a rod spaced from one of said transverse bars, an ironing board having an intermediate portion resting on the front stand section and its rear en'd'interposed between the upper transverse bar of the rear stand section and said rod, a bar secured to the front stand section and having its free end bifurcated, a longitudinally disposed brace seated in the bifurcated portion of the bar and having its rear end formed with a recess adapted to receive the lower transverse bar of the rear stand section, the forward end of the longitudinal brace being extended beneath the free end of the ironing board, and fastening devices piercing the front and rear stand sections and engaging the board.

4. A device of the class described including a stand formed of rigidly connected front and rear sections one of which is higher than the other, spaced transverse bars forming a part of the rear stand section, spaced brackets secured to one of said transverse bars, a bar secured to the front stand section and having its lower end bifurcated, an ironing board resting on the top of the front stand section and bearing against one of the transverse bars of the rear stand section and a longitudinally disposed brace having its intermediate portion seated in the bifurcated end of the bar and its rear portion extended between the brackets and pro vided with a recess for the reception of the lower transverse bar of the rear stand section, the forward end of the longitudinal brace being extended beneath the free end of the ironing board.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

GEORGE WYNDER.

lVitnesses:

J E. l/VILLIAMs, EMANUEL J. JOHNSON.

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