US2034042A - Ironing element - Google Patents

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March 17, 1936. ANG 2,034,042

IRONING ELEMENT Filed March 26, 1934 2 Sheets-Sheet 1 INVEN TOR. 0770 C La/vc:

ATTORNEY Mai-ch 17, 1936. o. c. LANG 2,034,042

IRONING ELEM Filed March 26, 1934 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 INVLI'YNTOR. 07-70 C. A. @A/c A TTORNEX Patented Mar. 17, 1936 mam FFICE IRONING ELEMENT Otto C. Lang, Detroit, Micln, assignor to Hydraulic Brake Company, Detroit, Mich., a corporation of California Application March 26, 1934, Serial No. 717,499

8 Claims.

This invention relates to ironing machines for domestic use, and more particularly to ironing elements.

Broadly the invention comprehends an ironing element or head including a plate having an ironing surface associated with a heating element, and ironing members attached to theplate and receiving heat therefrom for ironing ruflles on sundry articles and garments.

Preferably the ironing surface of the head is concave and the head is provided with an upstanding marginal flange, this flange forming an acute angle with the ironing surface at the juncture of the flange and the ironing surface, the angle being uniform for a substantial length intermediate the respective. ends of the head and gradually increasing toward the respective ends of the head to provide a more obtuse angle. Members supported on the marginal flange provide, in conjunction with the flange, ironing surfaces having difierent contours so that ruflies ofvarious widths and fullness may be pressed thereon by drawing the rufiles over the ironing surface approximately conforming to the rufiies.

An object of the invention is to provide a head for an ironing machine having associated parts of different contours for ironing ruflles on various articles.

Another object of the invention is to provide an ironing machine including a plate having an ironing surface and an upstanding marginal flange, and parts having ironing surfaces of different contours supported on the flange and adapted to receive heat therefrom. 35 Other objects of the invention will appear from the following description taken in connection with the drawings which form a part of this specification, and in which,-

Figure 1 is a top plan view of an ironing element embodying the invention;

'Figure 2 is a longitudinal sectional view substantially on line 22, Figure 1;

Figure 3 is a cross-sectional view substantially on line 33, Figure 1;

Figure 4 is a sectional view substantially on line 4-4, Figure 1;

Figure 5 is a sectional view substantially on line 55, Figure 1; and

Figure 6 is a sectional view substantially on line 66, Figure 1. 7

Referring to the drawings for more specific details of the invention, l0 represents an ironing element including a plate having an ironing face which may be of practically any desirable contour. Preferably the ironing face is slightly concave, as indicated at l2, andis finished with a high polish. As shown, the plate gradually increases in width from one end to the other. The smaller end of the plate is preferably semielliptical as at I4, and the larger end has a sub- 5 stantial arcuate portion Hi, the respective ends of which terminate in arcuate portions or corners l8 of small radius.

The plate has a concave ironing surface and an upstanding marginal flange. This. flange forms 10 with the ironing surface an acute angle at the junction of the flange and the ironing surface. Preferably the plate has asubstantial length intermediate its respective ends where the apex of the angle formed at the juncture of the iron- 15 ing surface with the marginal flange may be deflned by a radius which does not exceed oneeighth of an inch, and this radius gradually decreases toward the respective ends of the plate where the radius does not exceed one-sixteenth '20 of an inch, and at the respective ends of the plate the angle is materially increased. Preferably the back of the plate has longitudinally disposed flat surfaces 24 spaced by channels 26 of varying depth, so that the heat generated by 25 a heating element, to be hereinafter described may be more equally distributed over the ironing face of the plate, and arranged in the channels are spaced bosses l8 tapped for the reception of screws or bolts.

A sheet of mica 30 having openings for the 1 reception of the bosses 28 is positioned on the back of the plate, and positioned on the sheet of mica 30 immediately above the flat surfaces 24 is the heating element 32 connected in a circuit 35 34 having connected therein a manually operated rheostat 36 controlled by a thermostat, not shown. A second sheet of mica 38 is laid over the heating element, and a sheet of asbestos 40 is laid over the second sheet of mica. This as- 40 sembly is surmounted by a compression plate 42 having longitudinal slots 44 spaced to. register with the channels 26 in the back of the ironing plate, and having spaced thimbles 46 for the reception of the bosses 28. Studs 48 threaded in the bosses serve to retain the compression plate in position, and straps 50 secured beneath the heads of the studs have integral lugs 52 apertured as indicated at 54 for attachment to a suitable support.

. The marginal flange 20 has a continuous groove 56 in its edge in which is fitted a suitable heat resisting material or packing 58, portions of which are cut away. A cover Gil-is fitted on the marginal flange 20. The cover has openings for the recep- 55 forming the work. The present invention aims to overcome this difficulty, and to that end auxiliary ironing elements 10 are provided at the respective ends of the plate or head.

Each of the auxiliary ironing elements includes a plate having a straight edge 12 provided with a shoulder 14 receiving the edge 66 or the edge 68 of the cover plate. Preferably a strip of asbestos or other heat resisting material 16 is interposed between the shoulder and the cover plate. The plate 10 has a marginal flange l8 registering with the marginal flange 20 on the ironing plate I0, and formed on the marginal flange are lugs engaging the marginal flange 20 on the inner side thereof. The plates have formed thereon lugs 82 apertured to receive screws 84 threaded in the bosses 28. The exposed surfaces of the auxiliary ironing members have a high polish so that rufiies on articles and garments may be freely drawn by hand over the ironing surfaces to effectively iron the ruffles.

Although this invention has been described in connection with a certain specific embodiment, I am fully aware that many modifications thereof are possible. The invention is, therefore, to be limited only as indicated by the scope of the appended claims.

Having thus described the various features of the invention, what I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent is:

1. An ironing element comprising a plate having an ironing face and a marginal ironing flange, and a member secured thereto having an ironing surface and an ironing flange contiguous with the marginalflange.

3. An ironing element comprising a plate having an ironing surface and a marginal flange, and

members attached to the ends of the plate having ironing surfaces and flanges contiguous with the marginal flange.

4. An ironing element comprising a plate having an ironing surface and a marginal flange bearing-an angular relation to the plate, and members attached to the ends of the plate having ironing surfaces and flanges contiguous with the marginal flange.

5. An ironing element comprising a plate having an ironing surface and a marginal flange providing an acute angular relation to the plate, and members secured to the plate having ironing surfaces of different contour contiguous with portions of the marginal flange.

6. An ironing element comprising a longitudinal plate having an ironing surface and a marginal flange bearing an acute angular relation to the plate, means for heating the plate, a cover for the plate, and members secured to the respective ends of the plate having ironing surfaces of differing contour contiguous respectively with portions of the cover and portions of the marginal flange.

7. An ironing element having a. main ironing face, heat insulating material on the back thereof, and an auxiliary ironing surface on the back of said-element in heat conducting relation with the main face, said auxiliary surface extending over but a small portion of said back.

8. Anironing element having a main ironing face and a heat insulated cover over the back thereof, and an auxiliary segmental ironing face secured in heat conducting relation with the main face and extendingover a relatively small area of the back along an edge thereof, the cover being cutaway to receive the auxiliary face.

OTTO LANG.

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