Portable ironing pad
OwnerReid W. Ruttenberginventor
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Abstract
A substantially wrinkle free ironing pad of convenient dimension that can be folded without creasing and carried with luggage and can be placed on a support surface for ironing without either need for an ironing board or risk of harmful effect of heat or moisture on the said surface comprises a central layer of a heat resistant foamed polymer, a layer irreversibly adhered thereon of a highly heat reflective metallized, preferably aluminized, polyester, polyethylene, or nylon film laminate, and a cover of either cotton, a cotton blend, or a synthetic cloth coated with a heat-resistant resin to improve iron glide and scorch resistance.
Claims7
A portable flexible, ironing pad that can be placed on a support surface for ironing without need for an ironing board or risk of harmful effect of heat on the said surface, the said pad comprising:
- a layer of heat resistant foamed polymer having an upper and lower surface of major dimension to form a pad-shaped body:
- adhesively bonded thereto by an irreversably hardened thermosetting adhesive a highly heat reflective moisture impervious laminate consisting of an aluminized film selected from the group consisting of a polyester film, a polyethylene film, a polyester/polyethylene film and a polyester/nylon film, the said film being in the order of 0.005 inches thick and the deposit of aluminum on the said film exceeding but being in the order of 100 micrograms per square inch;
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- a cover for said laminate consisting of a fabric selected from the group consisting of a woven cotton, a synthetic fabric, and a woven fabric in part of cotton and in part of a synthetic fabric.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.