Ironing device having a vertically and horizontally transportable ironing plate
OwnerGeorges Allenbachinventor
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Abstract
An ironing device automatically moves an ironing plate across an ironing table. A pneumatic jack is arranged integral with the ironing plate, supported by a guide including at least two columns, and is adapted to displace the ironing plate vertically. First and second carriages cooperate with first and second motors for moving the ironing plate across the surface of the ironing table. A manual control allows motion of the ironing plate either along the main axes of the carriages or along two axes diagonal with respect to the other axes. In preferred embodiments of the invention, various safety devices are employed to prevent the hot ironing plate from moving into zones which would cause injury to the user.
Claims12
An ironing device for use with a conventional ironing table, comprising:
- a moveable ironing plate, having at least one flat surface and means for applying heat therethrough;
- pneumatic jack means, arranged integral with the ironing plate, for displacing the ironing plate vertically, and supported by guide means including at least two struts;
- first and second carriage means, for displacing the ironing plate horizontally along first and second main axes, the first and second axes being perpendicular to each other;
- bracket means for supporting the first and second carriage means over the ironing table;
- first and second motor means, operatively associated with the first and second carriage means, each motor means being rotatable in two directions, and so arranged with the respective carriage as to cause movement of the ironing plate in one direction or another along the main axes depending on the direction of rotation of the motor means;
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- manual control means for controlling and coordinating operation of the first and second motor means, including a switch operatively associated with the first and second motor means so that the motor means will cause the ironing plate to move in a pre-determined direction in accordance with operation of the switch.
An ironing device for use with a conventional ironing table, comprising:
- a moveable ironing plate, having at least one flat surface and means for applying heat therethrough;
- pneumatic jack means, arranged integral with the ironing plate, for displacing the ironing plate vertically, and supported by guide means;
- first and second carriage means, for displacing the ironing plate horizontally along first and second main axes, the first and second axes being perpendicular to each other;
- bracket means for supporting the first and second carriage means over the ironing table;
- first and second motor means, operatively associated with the first and second carriage means, each motor means being rotatable in two directions, and so arranged with the respective carriage as to cause movement of the ironing plate in one direction or another along the main axes depending on the direction of rotation of the motor means;
- first safety means, operatively associated with the jack means and the motor means, for preventing the motor means from moving the carriage means when the jack means is disposing the ironing plate at a distance above the surface of the ironing table;
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- manual control means for controlling and coordinating operation of the first and second motor means, including a switch operatively associated with the first and second motor means so that the motor means will cause the ironing plate to move in a pre-determined direction in accordance with operation of the switch.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.