US970174A - Ironing-cabinet. - Google Patents

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lC. D. BOUTON. IRONING CABINET. APPLIOATION FILED JUNI: 1o, 1909.

970, 1 74. Patented sept. 13, 1910.

SHEETS-SHEET l.

CHARLES D. BooToN; or AUDUBON, Iowa.Y

:KONING-CABINET.

Specicationof Letters Patent. Patented Sept. 13, `(1910.

Application filed .Tune 10, 19119: SeriaLNo. 501,407.

5 To all lwhom it muy concern:

Be it known that I, CHARLEsD. BooToN, a'citizenof the United States, residing at Audubon in the county of Audubon and State of loWa, have invented a certain new and useful Ironing-Cabinet, of which the following `is a specification. y

The object ofl my invention is to provide an ironing cabinet, simple, durable and linexpensive in construction, occu ying a minimum of space,J and convenient y containing Aan ironing board, a sleeve board, an iron support, iron holders, and a clothes rack.

A further object of my invention is to provi-de an ironing cabinet in which the e o erator.

. y partis are arranged in convenient positions or h A `furt er object of my invention is lto provide an ironin cabinet in .which the parts may be quick y and easily folded into the cabinet, and concealed from View.

A further object of my invention is to provide an ironin cabinet so arranged with a set of h'an ers t at-it may be quickly and easily niove 'from one position and hung` X Wardly, as shown in- Fig. 1.

up in another. y j

My invention consists in the construction, arrangement, and combination of the various parts of the device, whereby the objects contemplated are attained, ashereinafter more fully set forth, pointed out in my claims, and illustratedin the accompanying drawings, in whichl Fi re l is a perspective view of the cabinet s owing the parts unfolded. Fig. 2 is a perspective View of the cabinet showing the arrangement 'of the hangers on the cabinet. Fig. 3 is aI front -elevation of the cabiparts folded therein, the door abeing remove Fig. 4 is a sectional view of the cabinet taken on the line 4-4 of Fig.

3. Fig. 5 .shows a detail,` perspective view` l of the socket 24 of the drymg rack.

Referring to the accompanying drawings, the referencenumeral 1() indicates the frame of the cabinet. A door 11 is hinged to the frame y10 by the hinges 12. Tw'o uprights 13 are supported atth'e'bottom of the frame 10 andai'. the tOp by the cross piece 14 'on the frame; the pieces 15 also support the uprights 13.N The upright bar 16 is pivotediat the top to the frame 10 and at the bottoml to :the support 15, and is connected to the bar 17 by the rounds 18, said upright bars and `rounds forming a rack. A similar rack 19 fais'binged to thexbar 17 at the back by the hinges 20, and is secured in an extended position by the hook 21. The brace bar 22 isr pivoted to the triangular support 23, which is fixed to the frame 10 and fits into the pivoted socket 24. The-sleeve 25, pivoted to the rack 19, together with the socket 24, pivoted to said rack, and theconnecting brace 26 form a pivotallymounted brace on the rack 19. To fold the drying rack, the brace bar 22 is released from the socket 24 and swung into the cabinet as shown in Fig. 3. The connecting brace is t-hen swung u wardly between l the bars of the rack 19 to al ow the rack to be folded into the, frame. A shelf 27 pivoted to the frame 10 and the upright support 13 is capable of resting in'a vertical and horil-zontal position. The stop rod 28 holds said shelf 27 in a horizontal position. The inclined metal shelves 29 are-fixed at one side to, the frame 10 and at` the other side to the upright 13. The rods 30 are xed at the bottom of the shelves 29 and form a rest for the irons. The vertical grooves 31 in the uprights 13, at the top extend forwardly, then downwardly; and at the bottom, extend for- The journals 32 on the board 33 fit, and travel in, the grooves 31. The parallel braces 34 are connected at the bottom by the round 35, said round 35 bein pivotally mounted in the uprights 13, an at the top by the round 36, said round 36 being pivotally connected to the board 33.

A board 37 is fastened to the board 33 by the links 38, and is supported in a position parallel to the board 33 by a brace 39, said brace 39 bein pivoted to the downwardly extended) brac et 40 on the board 37. The

opening 41 in the board 33 is so arranged as to receivefthe brace 39. A lug 42 on the brace 39 rests against the board 33 and holds the board 37' in an elevated position, as shown in Fig. 1. The brace 39 is secured in the opening 41 by the pins 43., Slots 44 in the board 33 receive the links 38 when the board 37 is in its folded position, as shown by dotted lines in Fig.r1. The strip 45 is bent backwardly, then outwardly at its ends, and, is designed to be fastened to a. wall by screws through the holes 46 in the strip, as shown in Fig. 2. The holes 47 in the outwardly extending portions 48 of the strip 45 are arranged to receive the ins 49 fixed in the cabinet near its to T e downwardly extended arms 50 fixe lto the sides of 'the cabinet are designedto engage the loops 51 'p either direction.,

In the practical operation ofthe cabinet,

the operator first opens the door, then unfolds the drying rack and' swings it into an extended position, securing the rack sections by fastening the hook in one section over the pin in another and by inserting` the end yof the brace bar 22 in the socket 24:. The ironing board is then extended by pulling downwardly and outwardly on the upper end. The sleeve board is then placed in its extended position by pulling upwardly and out- Wardly and is supported in said positionby the brace-39, said sleeve board being tilted back `into the frame when not in use, as shown in dotted lines in Fig.A l. clined shelves are used to hld the irons not in use, and the pivotally mounted shelf is used as a rest for the iron used by the operator. rl`he cabinet members are easily folded back into their original positions and are concealed from View by the door. .'lo'move the cabinet from one position ,to another, the pins in the cabinet are released from the support after the catches on the support are spread apart. The entire cabinet is then lifted until the downwardly projecting pieces on the frameare released from engagement with loops fixed to the wall. The cabinet is then freeifrom the support. -rlhe downwardly projecting pieces are then inserted into another'set of loops in the wall and the pins are inserted in holes Ain the catches on the" corresponding wall support.

l claim as my invention.

l. An ironing cabinet, comprising a frame,

Iupright frame members in the frame, vertical slots in the frame members extending A slightly forwardly and downwardly at the top, and slightly forwardly at .the bottom,

The in-` an ironing board pivotall mounted on the frame at one end, and sli ingly mounted in said vertical slots at the other, a support designed to fastenj on the wall with outwardly extended projections thereon, and pins in the frame arrangedto rest in holes in said projections.

2. Anironing board, comprising a frame, vupright frame members in the frame, slots in the upright members, an ironing board arranged to fit between said frame members, journals on the board designed to travel in saidv slots, connecting links pivotally connected at one end to the frame, at the other to the board, a sleeve board, links connecting saidsleeve board to said ironing board, a brace pivotally connected to the sleeve board, and extending through` an opening in lthe ironing board, a lugon the brace to engage the ironing board at the top, and pins in the brace to engage the ironing board at the bottom. 4 3. An ironing cabinet, -comprisin a frame, upright frame members in the.. rame, an ironing board slidingly mounted at'its inner end and supported at its outer end by connecting links secured to the frame bottom,"

a sleeve board pivotally mounted at one end on links pivotally secured to the ironing board, said sleeve board being supported near its other end by a pivotally connected l brace running downwardly and inwardly through an opening in the ironing board, a lug secured to the brace to, engage the top of the-ironing board near its opening, and pins in the brace to engage the ironing board at \`the bottom.

`Des Moines, iowa, May 28, 1909.

. CHARLES l). BOOTON. Witnesses: Y

d. M. GRAHAM, U. S. HANSEN'.

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