Ironing board with leg locking member and hanger attachment
AssigneeSeymour Housewares Corporation
InventorDanny Simpson
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Abstract
An adjustable ironing table (11) includes a top board (12) and collapsible legs (14,16). The legs are retained in a stored position by a lock mechanism (60) that has a lock plate (68) spring biased to a locking position. A handle (72) can be operated to release the lock plate (68). The top board (12) has a mesh section (30) that has a stepped periphery (32) welded to a flange section (36) of a tubular frame member (35). The ends (37) of the frame member are affixed together by a bracket (41) welded to each end. A hanger rail (90) is pivotably mounted under the frame (34) to move between a stored position and a usable position. A pair of cord elevation devices (114) are mounted to the hanger rail (90).
Claims7
An adjustable ironing table having first and second legs moveable between a collapsed stored position adjacent a top board but not contacting said top board, and an open extended position away from said top board, said first and second legs pivotable with respect to each other about a pivot axle between said collapsed stored position and said open extended position, an elongated control element connected to one of said legs and slidably connected to said top board, a lock plate member interacting with said control element and moveable between a first release position which allows said legs to move toward either said collapsed stored position or said open extended position, and a second locked position which prevents said legs from moving toward said collapsed stored position, a first section of said lock plate member which when in the locked position, engages said pivot axle of said legs when in said collapsed stored position to prevent said legs from moving toward said open extended position, the improvement characterized by:
- said lock plate member having a second section engaged with said axle to define said collapsed position and prevent said legs from further collapsing thereby preventing the distal sections of said legs from abutting said top board.
An adjustable ironing table having first and second legs moveable between a collapsed stored position adjacent to a top board and an open extended position away from said top board, said ironing table characterized by:
- a hanger rail for clothing having at least one lower leg section pivotably connected to said ironing table under said top board, said at least one lower leg section pivotable about a pivot axis that is approximately perpendicular to a longitudinal axis of said top board and parallel to a plane surface of said top board;
- said hanger rail also having a hanging rail section substantially transverse with a longitudinal axis of said board and affixed to the upper end of said at least one leg section for arcuate movement about said pivot axis between a stored position adjacent to said top board and a usable position beyond an end edge of said top board;
- stop means under said top board operably connected to said at least one leg section for providing a limit stop for said leg section in order to secure said hanging rail section in said usable position.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.