Combination electrical cord support and article holder

An apparatus mountable on an ironing board for supporting an electrical cord of an electrical iron and for retaining an article, comprising:

• a clamp having an end portion, and upper and lower leg portions extending from the end portion and spaced from each other, the upper leg portion adaptable for engaging the ironing board, the lower leg portion having an ironing board engaging means;
• a cord support having a cord receiving portion, a lower end, and a resilient spring section located between the cord receiving portion and the lower end;
• the upper leg portion of the clamp including a retainer for slideably receiving the lower end of the cord support, the retainer having a detent thereon for engaging said lower end for releasably retaining the cord support in a raised position and for releasing said lower end for permitting the cord support to be folded parallel to the ironing board surface;
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• the clamp having a mounting brace having a pair of openings for detachably securing an article holder for accepting and holding the article and the article holder has a pair of tangs detachably received by the openings in the mounting brace.

An apparatus mountable on an ironing board for supporting an electrical cord of an electrical iron and for retaining an article, comprising:

• a "C" shaped clamp having an end portion, and upper and lower leg portions extending from the end portion and spaced from each other, the upper leg portion adaptable for engaging the ironing board, the lower leg portion having a threaded hole;
• a threaded bolt received by the threaded hole which cooperates with the upper leg portion for engaging the opposite surfaces of the ironing board securing the apparatus to the ironing board;
• a cord support having a first rod, a second rod, and a resilient spring section, the first rod having a cord receiving portion for receiving the cord of the iron and a lower end mounted to the resilient spring section, the second rod having an upper end for detachably receiving the resilient spring section and a lower end;
• a brace mounted to the upper leg portion of the clamp, a "L" shaped tab on the brace, the brace and the upper leg portion of the clamp defining an opening, the lower end of the second rod has a foot slideably and pivotably received by the opening and a locking tab receivable by the "L" shaped tab for releasably retaining the cord support in a raised position and for releasing the lower end for permitting the cord support to be folded parallel to the ironing board;
• the end portion of the clamp has a mounting means;
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• a holder means detachably mounted to the clamping means, the holder means adapted for accepting the article, such as a can.

An apparatus mountable on an ironing board for supporting an electrical cord of an electrical iron and for retaining an article, comprising:

• a "C" shaped clamp having an end portion, and upper and lower leg portions extending from the end portion and spaced from each other, the upper leg portion adaptable for engaging the ironing board, the lower leg portion having a threaded hole;
• a threaded bolt received by the threaded hole which cooperates with the upper leg portion for engaging the opposite surfaces of the ironing board securing the apparatus to the ironing board;
• a cord support having a first rod, a second rod, and a resilient spring section, the first rod having a cord receiving portion for receiving the cord of the iron and a lower end mounted to the resilient spring section, the second rod having an upper end for detachably receiving the resilient spring section and a lower end;
• the upper leg portion of the clamp including a retainer for slideably receiving the lower end of the cord support, the retainer having a detent thereon for engaging the lower end of the second rod for releasably retaining the cord support in a raised position;
• the end portion of the clamp has a mounting brace having a pair of openings:
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• holder means having a pair of tangs detachably received by the openings in the mounting brace for detachably mounting to the clamping means, the holder means adapted for accepting the article, such as a can.