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US 4,602,446 AGranted
Portable ironing board
OwnerJosephine Guioninventor
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Abstract
An ironing board comprises a plurality of sections which are connected by a link system. The sections are graded in size such that adjacent sections can be nested within one another. The link system comprises individual links having sufficient length to permit the sections to go from a nested condition to an aligned condition.
Claims8
A collapsible, nesting ironing board comprising:
- a plurality of hollow ironing board sections, said sections being graded in size from a larger section to a smaller section to enable said sections to nest within one another such that the thickness of the collapsed board approximates the thickness of one section;
- a linkage system interconnecting said sections, said linkage system comprising links which extend between adjacent ones of said sections, said links being of sufficient length to enable said adjacent sections to be moved from a nested position to an aligned position relative to one another;
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- means for interconnecting said adjacent sections when in said aligned position, and
- a cover connected to one end of one of said sections, said cover having a length sufficient to cover said ironing board when said sections are in said aligned position, said including means for retaining said cover in a position wrapped around said ironing board when said ironing board is in said nested position such that said cover acts as a carrying case for said ironing board.
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A portable, collapsible ironing board which can be extended for use, comprising:
- a least two sections, each of said sections including a substantially planar portion having an upper ironing surface and a plurality of depending flanges attached to the sides of said sections, each of said sections having a length which is less than the length of said ironing board when extended;
- a linkage system connecting said sections such that adjacent sections can be pivoted relative to one another, said sections being graded in size such that each section can be wholly received within the depending flanges of an adjacent section, said linkage system comprising individual links extending between said adjacent sections, said links having a pivotal connection at one end on an inside surface of a depending flange of a larger section and having a pivotal connection at an opposite end on an outside surface of a depending flange of an adjacent section, said links being of sufficient length to permit adjacent sections to be moved from a position aligned with one another to a position nested within one another such that the collapsed ironing board has a thickness which approximates the thickness of one section;
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- connecting means attached to abutting edges of said adjacent sections for connecting said adjacent sections together.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.