[1]Patented Apr. 7, 1925. 115329973, UNITE,]D@ ST'AT' SoiiHii AI)ELSON, OF :LIFV@T YOPIR, iT. Y. IRONING BOARD. Application filed A Y'o allzvho)a it mcly conce7@n.- Be it that So-t@il,,,,. ADEI,SO-,@-. a citizen o-P tl-i,@ United States, i-osidino_ at NeNv Yo-t@,@z, iii the co-tiiit), of @)TeNv, Yoi-k alicl St,,ite of New Yoi-k; li,,is ii-ive-i-iteO, cei@taiii iieiv ti-id Lisefl,il I]TIPIOi-eineiiLs:iii 11-oriiiiq@ Boai,cls, of @vlilcb the l'oll,)Nvijig;'s @t specificatioia. This iiiv(@,iitioill is cliree'Llecl to t poi-table iiielosc-d ii-oi-iiiig boai,cl,, wliei-eil'i tl-ie boai-cl pi,ci)ei- is adtpted to be completely iiielosed in a poi-tal)le cabinet, the boai-d cai-i@,ing iiieaiis beiiig adjiistable, to pei-mit vai-Aing the of the botrd iii us6 to iccoiiiiiio(late pei-soiis of cl-iffereiit lieio-lits 15 The iiiipi-ovecl, iroiiing bo,,ii-cl coii:il:@-L,ise.9 a cabinet pi-ol,,idecl Nvitli (-Iooi-s aiicl htviiig a ti,@,i-isA,ei-se b,,tinioliiited foi- slicling iiioveiileiit tli)e, sid@e iv,,rlls of 'uhe, eabii,- iet, cii(I i,-ifl,,@(!ncecl iii oiie dii-ection b.)- a sl)riiig. The 20 bi-i- is movable oii ,t rod lield ii-i tlic, top andI)ottoii-i oT' the eal)illet and iii,,Ly be fixed at all), desire Cl vertical adjustinei-it oii stticl rocl. The ii-oniiig bo-@Lrd pi-opei, is )t one eiid foi- pivotal oibii-iged coniiectioii 25 ivith the ti.-aiisverse bar, ,ilid is ftirther provided Nvitli a veitical siippoi-t, fti@rangecl for adjtistliieiit, -,ii-icl adapted to be bi,,,icecl witl-i i-elatioii to the board -wl-ien in opei-,,ttii,e po'tioi zn si -i, the support aiid bi,ace beii-ioiiioi,able 30 witli i-espeet to tl-ie bo,,,,i-d propei- to pei-i,nit all pti-ts to be foldecl i-vitliin the cabii-iet. Tii tli(, di@ai-vijigs: IFig. 1 is a iiew pai-tly iii seetioii of tli(@. ilill)l.oved ii@oi-ting board. 35 UAig. '), is ,t sectiol-i@ll of kli-to sanic,. F'(Y. 3 is, a bi-ol,@en vl(,w iii elev,,tti-ol-i slicli-, - ill,)' tlic,, iiioiii-iting of tl-ie ti-aiisv(@i-se bai@- iii ti@-to cabii-iet. 40 Fi@@. 4 is ti pei-spective vienv shoi-,,iiag the liioiii,ting of the s-Lipport in,-itb i@elatio-n to the ironing boarcl. F spective view. ilIListi@,ttiii@,y ig. 5 is per the coiinectioil of tl-ie siipporting leg to tlle 45 ironing bo@ird. The in-iproved ironing bo,,ird strLict-Lire comprises L c,,tbiliet I of appi-opriate I-leight ' wi(-Itll, aiid (lepth, closed except at the fi@-ont, where it niay be, proi,ided -with cloors 2. 50 TI-ie cabinet is mounted on rollers 3 and is th-Lis i-eaclily portable, thou,-h me,,tns to be later desei-il)ed are provided to hold the cabinet agtinst movement when the ironiiig board is extended for use. 55 The side walls 4 of tl-le c,,tbinet are fornie(I on their inner surfaces with guide channels @7, 19'e'4. Serial No,. 734 5-'A pieferab li, rein fotc ed @b y mi @t il linii gs aiid sliclal)!, inotinte in these chaiiiiols,18"t d traiisverse bar 7. This bar i@5 of 8kbleton it's F('I- ged . @for (O 'opin aiicl has ' ter iiials 8 arran sliding -j'.@t in the chaiiriels 5, aiid hence, the 1-)ar i,s i-eaclily h-iovable veiticall.y of tl@e cabinet. A --priii,@r 9 is connected@to tlio,ba tnd to one i-nouiiting for tho vertical,shaft lier(,'n@-,.fter n-ieiitionecl wliereby. the ba is C) 5- iiifltiei-icecl for n-iovement il'i one, directioii pi-efei-ably toiv,,trcl the bottoi-ii of tllo@ cabin.et". A -1-od or sl-iaft 10 is iiiouiitod velrtical@ly of c,,tbiriet being tlireaded in Lipper and loivei- bi.,@cj,:et's 11, reniovably sectired to tl-le 70 cab-iiiet. The traiisverse bar 7 is enlarued at 19, to, piovidp. a sleeve,.beariiiLy@ -wl-7ic'h@ slicl-.tbly fits tlie sli,@ft', 10, t set setew 13 cai@,@@iecl I)y tl@o sleeve eiilargmeni te@ng, aclal)@ed to cooperate witli any one of a 75 sej:ies of recesses 14 foriiied in t]-ie sliaft 10 to 1-iolci the b,,),r it various heigl-it E@djustiiients. The b-,ir 7 is provided near its eiids ivith hijige pl,,ttes 1,5, the projecting gi,,dgeons 16 of -which are, ad,,.pted to re- 80 ec,,ive gn eye 17 pi-oiectiiio- fio@m the ironino@ boarcl near each side thei-eof, a piiitle IS tip-itiiig tl-iese iiieiubei@s to proi,ide a remo-@able Iiinged coiiiaection bet@veeii the bo,,trd 6.") pi-oper aiid traiisverse bir T. Secured o-Ti the lower sicle of the boar(i are pivot bracke@ 1.9 on which is piiotall3r seciired ,t plat-, 20, ivhicli I?Iate is -rornied 1,7ith spaced verlu-ic-,,Ily clisposed e@ongated slots @9,1. The lo",er ed@_)-e of tli.e plite 20 90 @is foi-med '"Iith fol-v,,ardly projecting eyes 2:?. aclapted to receive the literal terminals 2il of the arms 9-4 of t brace yol@e, the cro.- @S bai@. 2,5 0-@L@ Ai@Iiieh is pivotally supported :ill 26 seel,,recl to the undorside of the boaicl i),5 at ,tn appropriate distance from the brackets 19 toi,,-ard the A'ree eiid ol the board. A siii@.)- porting leg 2@[ is adtptecl to be seeLTred to the plate 20 by bolts 28 ivhich pass throli@,Yh the slots 21, these slo'L-Is bein(5- of s-Lifficient len@,vt,h loo to permit vertical adjustment of the le(- rel,,itive to the ironing board proper ti-) thereby permit supporting said board at di fferent heigl-its. From the above it vjill be apparent that I 05: -when desired for use, the cabinet is moved to a position for convenient ironin(,Y, the doors are opened and the ironing bo,,ird @Lirned out@Nardly, the transversi@ bar 7 bein moved upwardly on the shaft 10 and ttio. 11 0 9 set screw operated to hold the board the desired elevation. The leg is now turned
[2]downwardly and adji-isted to ongalre the floor, @and the brace yoke I)ositioned'to fix the leg against iiioveiiient. Whpn not desire@d :tor "use thp, bi-ace @oke is rei - nove(I r) froln the eyes 22 and the ironing boai--l turned upivardly, the set @;screi-v 1.'3 beiii,@l,, -%i,ithdraAi,n from locking position, permi@ting the spi-ing to move the tran-,verse ba,,downivardly so that in the folding opera10 @tioli, the ironin- boai@d is 'Lolded upia,ardlv ivithin:;th6 cabi@et, the let-)- seel@ino- t,he@,9,1)propriaie folding position by The iniproved str-Liettire is highly orii,,-tiue I I.-ital, pei@i@iits the ii-o@i@g board to be venient po@it 15 used @ at @tny con ion, and tl-i board is i-eeidily hold at adj Listed liei(rll.ts t6 iiiay be fotind desirable. The various par,,.S ted of an are to be 1 con@true y appr6pri,,iti@ 1,532,973 board h'i@nged to the bar, and a suppol-t hinued to ti-ie board near the free end thereof. 30 2. A cabinet, a shaft extendin(,- vet-ticall Idnd centi-ally thereof, a bar slidable,on sai4 shaft, the ends of said bar beino- - tiided III the walls of tb.e cabinet, an ir@'ni;g boar(I Yiiig@ed to the bar, a suppoi-t hinged to tli.(., 35 i roning board, and a,brace for said suppoi-t. 3. A cabinet a shaft ai-i-an(red -vi.-rtically there f, a bar slida@bly enga ing the @haft, 9 meaii0s for secu ing the bar to the shaft, tli(, r ivalls of the cabinet being formed witi-t 40 chaniiels to slidably receive the ends of the@ bar an ir(,iiino, boai,d b.inged to the bar, iL Sup,port hin (@-ed tc@ the bo@;-d, and a sprinlfr for operat@in(y the bar in one dir6etioll@ 4. A cabinet a bar slidable therein, a4.) mateiials, tnd in any coiivenient or desi).-- @shaft extendino, t,l-irouah the bar, a spi-iiig 2o able relative sizes )Vitl-i due i-egard to th(@ encii@eling the sha@t f@i, iiioving the bai- a character of ironino- boar(I to be usecl. set setew for fix@@ii(y the b@ir to the sli@Lft, ii:ai oard hng d to the bar, a suppol't Flavinz thus desci-lbed the inventiox) iA@hLit iroiiing b I e . I is
