DE29917119U1 - Ironing board, foldable - Google Patents

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The invention relates to an ironing board for ironing shirts, jackets and blouses, in which the head area is designed symmetrically to the imaginary center line of the ironing board and consists of the front side and two head sides that are approximately the same length, the head sides being beveled at an angle of <45° to the front side and on the long sides - related to the imaginary center line of the ironing board - a short straight, a concave and a convex

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Such an ironing board is known according to the state of the art (cf. German utility model 297 91 304).

In order to be able to use such an ironing board, which is preferably designed for ironing shirts, jackets and blouses, as a normal ironing board if necessary, which has a relatively narrow head area, the invention proposes, starting from the ironing board of the type mentioned at the beginning, that the head area is additionally provided with two hinge joints arranged symmetrically and inclined to the center line, along which the head sides can be folded down.

0 In the ironing board according to the invention, the wide, protruding head sections can be folded down so that the remaining ironing board retains the width of a normal ironing board. In this way, the ironing board can then be used again as an ironing board with a normal width.

It is also practical to provide that the head side parts can be locked in the downwardly folded position. This can be done, for example, by connecting the two downwardly folded head side parts to one another using suitable connecting means. Alternatively, it is also conceivable to provide the locking between the movable head side parts and the fixed middle part of the ironing board.

An embodiment of the invention is explained in more detail below with reference to the drawing, in which a plan view of the head area of the ironing board is shown.

&iacgr;&ogr; As is already known from the state of the art, the head side of the ironing board consists of the front side (1), which runs at right angles to the straight sections (3a, 3b or 6a, 6b) of the two long sides of the ironing board. The head sides (2a, 2b) are connected to the front side and form an angle of < 45° with the front side (1).

is The design of the long sides is divided into four sections, which are symmetrical to the imaginary longitudinal center line of the ironing board. The short straight sections (6a, 6b) immediately adjacent to the head edges (2a, 2b) are considerably shorter than the long straight sections (3a, 3b) of the long sides.

The wave-shaped sections that follow are then concave (5a, 5b) and convex (4a, 4b). The radii of the concave sections (5a and 5b) are generally somewhat smaller than the radii of the convex sections (4a and 4b).

In order to be able to reduce the described ironing board again to the width of a normal ironing board according to the invention, it is further provided that the head area is additionally provided with two hinge joints (7a, 7b) arranged symmetrically and inclined to the center line, along which the head side parts can be folded down.

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As shown, the hinge joints run at an acute angle to the center line and each end approximately in the area of the border between the front side (1) and the respective head side (2a or 2b). The other ends of the hinge joints (7a, 7b) meet the long, straight longitudinal sides (3a, 3b) where the convex sections (4a, 4b) of the longitudinal sides begin.

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List of reference symbols 1 Front side

2a, 2b head sides

3a, 3b long straight sections of the longitudinal sides 4a, 4b convex sections of the longitudinal sides 5a, 5b concave sections of the longitudinal sides 6a, 6b short straight sections of the longitudinal sides 7a, 7b hinge joints

Claims (2)

1. Ironing board for ironing shirts, jackets and blouses, in which the head area is designed symmetrically to the imaginary center line of the ironing board and the front side ( 1 ) consists of two head sides ( 2 a, 2 b) which are approximately the same length, the head sides ( 2 a, 2 b) being beveled at an angle of < 45 ° to the front side ( 1 ), and on the long sides - related to the imaginary center line of the ironing board - a short straight ( 6 a, 6 b), a concave ( 5 a, 5 b) and a convex ( 4 a, 4 b) section of the head area are provided, characterized in that the head area is additionally provided with two hinge joints ( 7 a, 7 b) arranged symmetrically and inclined to the center line, along which the head side parts can be folded down. 2. Ironing board according to claim 1, characterized in that the head side parts can be locked in the folded-down position.