US1827218A - Ironing board - Google Patents

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Oct. 13, 1931. H. E. BRADSTREET IRONING BOARD Filed Sept. 5, 1930 r Cu tend far enough underneath the reduced portion 11 of the board to prevent the board being tilted on the outer ends 17 of the supports either longitudinally or laterally of the major or longitudinal axis of the ironing board.

It will be noted that by virtue of the dshaped outline of the supports, spaces 18 exist for the accumulation of material when, for instance a pleated skirt or other article is being ironed so that the freshly ironed material may be passed through said spaces without rumpling.

It will be noted that the bills 19 of the J-shaped supports extend practically to the shoulders or rounded edges 12 at the junctures of the major and minor portions of the board. Consequently, the supports have considerable bearing surface against the underneath face of the board to insure rigidity of the structure when in use. Furthermore, the shanks 20 of the l-shaped suppor s by virtue of extending from nearly end to end of the ironing board proper, have consider able bearing surface upon the table top or other support upon which the ironing board is being used so that tendency of the board to slip and scratch the furniture when in use is reduced to an unavoidable minimum.

From the above description it is thought that the construction and operation of my invention will be clearly understood without further description.

Having thus described the invention, I claim:

1. A folding ironing board comprising a board reduced in width at one end, substantially J-shaped supports hinged to the underneath face of the board longitudinally there of and foldable fiat against said underneath face, and a swivel bar on said underneath face adapted to be extended transversely of said face and engage said supports to hold them in operative upright position,

2. A folding ironing board comprising a board reduced at one end thereof for substantially one-half its length, substantially \l-shaped supports hinged to the underneath face of said board longitudinally thereof and having the bills thereof extending substantially to the junctures of said reduced portion with the major portion of the board, said supports having the shanks thereof extending to nearly the extreme free end of said reduced portion of the boardwhereby accidental upsetting of the board is prevented, when articles are pressed on said reduced end thereof, and a swivel bar on said underneath face of the board disposed between said supports when the'latter are folded against said underneath face and adapted to be rocked transversely of said board and engage said supports to hold them 1n operative position.

3. A folding ironing board comprising a board reduced at one end for substantially one-half its length, substantially \l-shaped supports for the board disposed longitudinally thereof, a pair of spaced hinges securing each of said supports to said board and permitting of said supports being folded flat against said underneath face or being rocked upright from said underneath face, and a bar swiveled on said underneath face adapted to lie between said supports when the latter are folded, said bar being adapted to extend transversely between and engage said supports to hold them in upright operative position, said bar and said support-s extending substantially flush with each other when in inoperative position whereby the ironing board may be stored in a space substantially twice the thickness of said board, the shanks of said J-shaped supports extending substan tially to the extremity of said reduced end of said board whereby to prevent upsetting of the board when in use.

4. A miniature folding ironing board comprising a board reduced at one end for substantially one-half the length of the board and rounded gently at the edges from said reduced end to the major portion of the board, substantially J-shaped supports hinged to the underneath face of said board longitudinally thereof and having the bills thereof extending along the major portion of the board to substantially said rounded portions at the junctures of said major por tion with said reduced portion of the board, the shanks of said supports extending substantially from the major portion of the board to nearly the extremity of the reduced portion of the board, hinge connections between said board and said supports permitting of said supports being extended upright or being folded flat against the underneath face of the board, and a swivel bar disposed substantially at the center of said underneath face of the board and adapted to engage said supports to hold them in operative upright position, said bar being adapted to extend longitudinally of the board between said supports when the latter are folded.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature.

HOSEA BRADSTR-EET. [L.S.]

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