US2125188A - Ironing board cord holder - Google Patents

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July 26,- 1938. LIEBERMAN 2,125,188

IRONING BOARD CORD HOLDER Filed July 14, 1936 1N VENTOR. flan arm 1129662777427.

ATTORNEY.

Patented July 26, 1938 PATENT OFFICE IIONING CORD HOLDER BM Doberman, Denver, Colo, Application July 14, 1986, saw N- M scum.

'This invention relates to a device for supporting the electric cord of an electric iron, and has for its principal object the provision of an electric iron cord support which will hold the cord out of the operator's way at all times, and yet will not interfere with normal use of an electric iron.

Other objects of the invention are to provide a cord support, which will hold the cord above the ironing board so that the garments may be placed completely over the board without interference; which will always maintain a slight tension upon the cord to prevent wrinkling or tangling the latter; and which, when not in use,

will fold fiat against the ironing board so as to be completely out of the way.

Other objects and advantages reside in the detail construction of the invention which is designed for simplicity, economy, and efliciency. These will become more apparent from the following description. In the following detailed description of the invention reference is bad to the accompanying drawing which forms a part hereof. Like numerals refer to like parts in all views of the drawing and throughout the description.

In the drawing:

Fig. 1 is a perspective view of the ironing board with the invention ready for use thereon.

Fig. 2 is a similar view illustrating the device in the folded position.

Figs. 3, 4, and 5 are detail views illustrating the operation of the supporting hinge.

A typical ironing board is indicated at ii), an electric iron at Ii, and the electric cord carrying current thereto at l2.

The invention comprises'a relatively stifi' metallic bar i3 formed at its upper extremity with a horizontal hook i4 and at its lower extremity with a vertical hook i5. The bar i3 is formed of sufilciently rigid material to firmly support the weight of the usual iron cord l2.

At its lower extremity, the bar I3 is secured to a flexible leaf spring it, by means oi suitable rivets 2l. The leaf spring is riveted or otherwise secured to a shiftable hinge clip IT. The hinge clip" is formed with an elongated slot l8 for receiving a hinge pivot pin is. The pivot pin i9 is permanently carried in a fixed hinge clip 20 which is perforated to receive suitable attachment screws by means of which it may be secured to the ironing board III.

In use, the cord [2 is snapped into the hook it, thence is extended downwardly and through the hook I! to the electric outlet so that the normal pull of the attachment end of the cord is received on the hook II. Both hooks are resilient so that they will exert a secure clamping action upon the cord.

It can be readily seen' that as the iron ii is pushed toward the far extremity of the board III, the bar II will be swung forwardly, flexing the spring I and as the iron is returned toward the rear extremity of the board, the spring is will straighten totake up the slackness in the cord i2. Thus at all times, the cord is maintained above the board clear of any garments which may be thereon.

When the ironing is finished, the cord is simply pulled from the resilient hooks i4 and I! which allow the cord to be easily detached therefrom. The upper hinge clip I! is then lifted and slid rearwardly, as indicated in Fig. 4, to position the lower extremity of the slot i8 about the pivot pin is. This allows the upper clip to be piv oted over the lower clip so as to bring the bar l3 downwardly along the top of the ironing board, as indicated in Figs. 2 and 5. When in the vertical position, the pivot i9 is at the upper extremity of the slot i8 as shown in Fig. 3, so that the normal pull of the cord I! only serves to clamp the two hinge clips together without rotative motion.

It is desired to call attention to the fact that the hinge clip I] is formed with a downwardly projecting lip 22 which, when the clip is in the upright position of Fig. 3, overlaps the base of the clip 20 so as to prevent the clip H from being drawn along its slot I8, thus firmly looking the stand l3 in the upright position.

While a specific form of the improvement has been described and illustrated herein, it is desired to be understood that the same may be varied, within the scope of the appended claims, without departing from the spirit of the invention.

Having thus described the invention, what is claimed and desired secured by Letters Patent is:

1. A foldable hinge construction for an electric iron cord support comprising: an angle plate member having a horizontal base portion for attachment to a supporting surface and a vertical portion projecting upwardly from one side of said base portion; a headed pivot pin projecting from the inner face of said vertical portion over said base portion; a vertical hinge plate lying against the inner face of said vertical portion and having a straight bottom edge normally resting on said base portion, said hinge plate having an inclined, elongated slot for the passage: of said pivot pin, saidpivot pin being positioned adjacent one end of said base portion so that when one extremity of said slot engages said pm said hinge platewill lie against said; base portion and when the other extremity of said slot engages said pin said hingei plate may rotate until its bottom edge extends vertically, said slot being inclined so that when *said hinge plate'is moved toward the rotative position said hinge plate will be lifted from said base portion; and means for attaching a vertically extending c 'ord support member to said hinge plate.

2. In an electric iron cord support, an angle plate member having a horizontal base portion 'for attachment to a supportingfsuriace and a vertical portion projecting upwardly from one side of said base portion; a headed pivot pin projecting from the inner -face of said vertical portion over said lease portion; a vertical hinge plate lying against the inner face of said vertical portion and having a straight bottom edge normally resting on said base portion, said hinge plateiiaving an inclined, elongated slot for the passage of said pivot pin, said pivot pin being positioned adjacent one end of said base'iportion so that when one extremity of said slot engages said pin said hinge plate will lie'fagainst said base portion and when the ather extremity of said'slot engages said pin said hinge platemay rotate until its bottom edge extends vertically; a downward pro- .said hinge plate.

jection on said hinge plate for engaging on ie extremity of said base member to prevent the Eatter from moving to the rotative extremity of said slot; and means for supporting an iron cord from- 3. An electric ire-n cord support comprising: an angle plate member having a horizontal base portion for attachment to a supporting surface and a vertical portion projecting upwardly from one side of said base portion; a headed pivot pin proje-cting from the inner face of said vertical portion over said base portion; a gyertical'i hinge plate .lying against the inner face said vertical i portion and having a straight bottom edge normally resting on said bme portion, said hinge plate having an inclined,relongated slot for the passage of said pivot pin, said pivot pin being 77 positioned adJacent one end of said base portion so that when one extremity of said slot engages said pin said hinge plate will lie against said base portion and when the other extremity of said slot engages said pin said hinge plate' may rotate until its bottom edge extends vertically; said hinge plate having a right angularly turned portion'and having a lower edge extending at right angles to the straight bottom edge; said lower edge extending below said bottom edge to engage one extremity of said base portion; andi means i'or attaching an electric iron cgrd sup-'1 porting member to said hinge plate. i

' BENJAMIN LIEBERMAN.

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