US1429081A - Attachment for ironing boards - Google Patents

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M. E. KOEHLER.

ATTACHMENT FOR IRONING BOARDS.

APPLICATION FILED JUNE 4, 1321.

1,429,081 PatentedSept. 12, 1922 2 SHEETS-SHEET I.

' gwumdoz attorney M. E. KOEHLER.

ATTACHMENT'FOR IRONING BOARDS.

APPLICATION HL ED JUNE 4, 1921.

1,4,2 9,1, Patentedsept. 12,1922.

Patented Sept. 12', 1922.

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IAN E. KOEELEB, OF WASHINGTON, DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA.

AWCH'MENT FOB IRONI'N'G BOARDS.

Application fil ed June 4, 1921. Serial No. 474,825.

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Be .it known that I, MAXEMILIAN E. KOEHLER, a citizen of the United States, residin at 1315 Shepherd Street, Washington, istrict of Columbia, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Attachments for Ironin Boards, of which the following is a spec' cation. This invention relates to improvements in attachments for ironing boards.

When using anironing board the operator usually lifts the iron at the end of an ironing operation and places it on "a stand to avoid burning or staining the cloth. Then again in placing a skirt orother article of apparel on the board'the latter is tilted at one end and almost invariably the iron falls to the floor.

According to my invention I aim to overcome these difficulties in that I provide means for accommodating the iron atthe end of the board, so that the actual operation of lifting the iron is dispensed with, and in addition provide means for retaining the iron on the board when the latter is elevated to place a skirt or other garment thereon.

A further object of the invention is the provision of means for clamping the attachment on an ironin board to insure its maintaining its position with relation to the board and the cover thereof.

A still further object of the invention is the provision of means for conveniently protecting the edge of the ironing board cloth on the edge of the attachment to present a smooth and uninterrupted surface for the iron.

The invention also comprehends improve ments in the details of construction and arrangement of parts which will be hereinafter described andparticularly pointed out in the'claims.

.In the drawings Figure 1 is a perspective view of the attachment applied to an ironing board.

Figure 2 is a central vertical section.

Figure 3 is a bottom plan view. 7

Figure 4 is a section on line 4-4 ofFigure 3.

1 indicates the attachment which in plan view is somewhat fan-shaped, to present a broad entrance surface for an iron. The attachment comprises a body portion 2, which inclines downwardly at the front end 3, the incline portion merging into a substantially horizontal portion 4. From the side edges of the incline ortion, and extendlng downwardly there mm, are flanges 5, and from the side and rear edges of the horizontal portion 4 extend downwardly turned flanges 6, the flanges resting on the ironing board to afl'ord supports for the attachment. Between the supports 5 and 6 on opposite sldes of the attachment are perforated ears 7, and from the rear edge extends an ear 8.

.In addition to the supports 5 and 6, other supports 9, are stamped from the metal and extend downwardl and engage the board to steady the attac ment when in use. On the inclined portion 3, are several, more or less beads 10, to form tracks for an iron to ride on when the operator pushes or pulls the iron up on the attachment. At the wide or front end of the attachment there is formed a lip or shelf 11, which fits flat on the board, and in rear of the shelf is formed an offset 12, against and into which fits the edge of the ironing board covering, the flange being of such depth as to substantially correspond to the thickness of the covering, but if the latter is not of such thickness, then a filler may be employed. In either event it is preferable that the top surface of the cloth be on a plane with the incline surface 4, to present a continuous surface for the iron to ride on.

It is highly important that the attachment beheld rigid on the board and to accomplish this .the attachment is sufficiently resilient to ield at or about the juncture of the inclined and horizontal portions, and in addition a special clamp is provided. When the attachment is free from thegripping action of the clamp, and due to the resiliency of the metal the front and rear portions of the body portion bend slightly toward each other, as shown in dotted lines in Figure 2, with the result that normally the side flanges 5 and 6 will not bear squarely on the ironing board. The clamp 15, comprises a pair of hooked arms having an inner rounded or loop end, and an intermediate spring 17, the latter being held inoperative position by a loop 18, struck Each hook member confrom the metal. sists of a wire loop 16, the legs of which are extended beyond the sides of the body portion and are bentto form hooks 19, to enga the side edge and'bottom of the ironing card. The loop ends of the clamps pass t rough eyes formed at the opposite or eye formed in the ear 8.

the body ends of the spring as clearly shown in the through the perforations in the ears 7, and

at the rear, said wire is bent downwardly and twisted on itself and engages a loop spaced from the body portion at the rear in order to catch an iron if the latter should tend to fall from the attachment when the same is in use. i

In operation, the attachment is placed on top of an ironing board near one end thereof, the front edge or lip 12, being slipped under the end of the covering, until the edge of the latter abuts against the flange 12, then the clamping members are pulled out laterally until the hooks are beyond the edges of the board, and they are then pressed down below the level of the bottom of said board and released. The tension of the spring draws the hooks up to snugly pniage the edges of the board and a firm ing en agement of the parts takes place. v

The latera pull of the hook members, and the shape of the hook end tends to pull portion down on' the board, with the result that the metal yields slightly and the bottom edges of the side flanges 5 and 6 are brought squarely down and in contact with the surface of the ironing board, which effects a rigid engagement of the attachment with said board.

At the end of an ironing operation, the operator simply forces the iron up the inclined portion and over the beads or tracks 10, to the horizontal portion, the effort in performin this movement being substantially nothing more than that required when he guard is eaaoei ironing. @bviously when the ironin board is tilted and the iron slides toward t e rear it is caught by the guard and retained on the attachment. Y

What ll claim is 1. An attachment for holding an iron on an ironing board, comprising a metal body portion inclined at its forward end and merging into a substantially horizontal portion, a clamp comprising a spring and two oppositely disposed hook members attached to the spring and extending through openings formed in the body portion, whereby to form a clamp to secure the attachment to an ironing board.

2. An attachment for holding an iron on an ironing board, comprising a metal body portion inclined at its forward end and merging into a substantially horizontal portion, a loop formed on the body portion, a spring extending through the loop and engaging under the bottom of the body portion, and a pair of hook members engaging the ends of the spring and extending through openings formed in the body portion whereby to form a clamp to hold the attachment to an ironing board.

3. An attachment for holding an iron on an ironing board, comprising a body portion-in part horizontal and in part inclined, the horizontal portion having integral depending sections to bear on the ironing board and the inclined portion having depending sections to bear on the ironing board, and clamping means for the attachment operating throu h the depending sections of the horizontal portion and adapted to removably engage the edges of the ironing board.

In testimony whereof I afiix my signature.

MAXEMILIAN E. KOEHLER.

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