US1339831A - Folding portable ironing-board - Google Patents

Description

L. L. LOCKE.

FOLDING PORTABLE IRONING BOARD.

APPLICATION FILED DEC. 20, I919.

. Patented May 11,1920.

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FOLDING PORTABLE IRONING-BOARD.

Specification of Letters Patent. Patented play 11, 1920,

Application filed. December 20, 1919. Serial No. 346,257.

a folding portprovide a simple, practical and e'tlicient folding portable ironing board, adapted when arranged for use to present perfectly smooth continuous upper and lower surfaces, so as to form a perfect ironing board and adapted to be rolled into compact form to enable it to be readily stored and maintained in a clean condition and also to be easily carried about.

lVith these and other objects in view, the invention consists in the construction and novel combination and arrangement of parts hereinafter fully described, illustrated in the accon'ipanying drawings and pointed out in the claims hereto appended, it being understood that various changes in the form, proportion, size and minor details of construction, within the scope of the claims. may be resorted to without departing from the spirit of the invention or sacrificing any of the advantages thereof.

In the drawing, in which like numerals of reference designate corresponding parts in the several figures Figure 1 is a side elevation of an ironing board constructed in accordance with this invention;

Fig. 2 is a reverse plan view of the same;

Fig. 3 is an end elevation, the ironing board being rolled and secured in compact form;

Fig. 4 is a side elevation of the same;

Fig. 5 is a detail perspective view of a portion of the ironing board.

Fig. 6 is a perspective view showing the ironing board partly rolled.

'in its construction a bottom layer of slats 1, an upper layer 2 of felt or similar material, and a thin top covering 3 of muslin, or similar material. The ironing board,

which may be made of any desired size, is preferably oblong, as shown, and the slats l of the bottom layer are disposed transversely of the ironing board with their side faces or edges in contact with one another, so as to present a smooth continuous lower face. The slats form a practically solid wooden section and the upper layer of felt, or equivalent material, constitutes a pad, and is secured to the slats of the bottom layer by suitable adhesive material and the upper covering of muslin may be secured to the felt in any desired manner by stitched adhesive material. or the like, and. it can be applied to the felt before the latter is secured to the lower flexible wooden layer, and the muslin covering may be used as an edge binder for the felt and also for the lower layer of slats, as will be readily un derstood.

It is preferable to provide a binding ele ment '-l of tape, or similar material, to form durable and e'liicient hinge connect-ions between the slats in order that the ironing board may be rolled into compact form, as shown. without liability of separating the slats or affecting the connection between the same and the upper felt layer. The tape l is secured by tacks 5, or similar fastening devices, to the transverse slats at the ends thereof, and it may be also secured to the same and to the upper layer by adhesive material or other means, such as stitching, and it will form an eflicient binding and connecting element for protecting the edges of the felt and for securing the side edges of the felt to the ends of the transverse slats and also for connecting and hinging the slats to one another to form a continuous flexible bottom layer adapted to be arranged in the form of a roll. Instead of employing wood, any other suitable material may, of course, be used in the construction of the bottom layer of the ironing board. The ironing board is secured when rolled, by cords 6 connected at 7 to one end of the ironing board and adapted to be passed partially around the same and knotted at 8, as shown in Fig. 3. The ironing board, when rolled, is adapted to be compactly stored and may be easily maintained in a clean condition. free from dust, and it is also adapted to be constructed, in sizes which will enable it to be readily carried by travelers, for use in connection With an electric, or other iron, in order that garments may be easily and quickly pressed.

WVhat is claimed is 1. A folding ironing board comprising a lower flexible layer of narrow transverse slats having contiguous side faces, a layer of felt secured to the upper faces of the slats and connecting the same together and permitting the slats to be rolled to compact form, and a covering of thin fabric secured to the upper face of the pad.

2. A folding ironing board comprising a lower flexible layer of narrow transverse slats having contiguous side faces, a layer of felt secured to the upper faces of the slats LESLIE L. LOCKE.

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