Door mounted ironing board assembly with retractable holders
AssigneeSeymour Housewares Corporation
InventorDanny Simpson
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Abstract
An ironing board assembly for mounting on a standard door includes a tubular mounting frame, a pivoted ironing board on the frame and retractable holders on the frame to secure the assembly with respect to the face of the door to resist lateral shifting during ironing and during swinging of the door when the assembly is not in use. The frame is supported by brackets over the top of the door. The holders are mounted on the frame adjacent the bottom and include an integral suction cup and ring. The ring pivots on the tubular frame for retracting to a position substantially within the lateral profile of the frame for protection during handling, such as shipping, but readily positionable through 90.degree. and facing the door during use.
Claims11
An ironing board assembly for mounting to a substantially vertical structure comprising:
- a mounting frame having a top and bottom sides defining a lateral profile;
- an ironing board pivotally mounted on the frame for lowering to an operative position and for retracting to a storage position;
- bracket means adjacent the top of the frame for engaging a top edge of the substantially vertical structure;
- holding means on said ironing board assembly having sufficient holding properties to hold to the face of said substantially vertical structure to resist lateral shifting during ironing, but easily releasable for portability of said ironing board assembly;
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- means for retracting said holding means to a position substantially within the lateral profile of said frame,
- whereby said holding means is protected during handling, but readily positionable for use.
An assembly for mounting to a substantially vertical structure, comprises:
- a mounting frame having a top and bottom and sides defining a lateral profile;
- a utility unit mounted on the frame;
- bracket means adjacent the top of the frame for engaging a top edge of the substantially vertical structure, holding means on said assembly having sufficient holding properties to hold to the face of said substantially vertical structure to resist lateral shifting during use of said utility unit, but easily releasable for portability of said utility unit;
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- means for retracting said holding means to a position substantially within the lateral profile of said frame, whereby said holding means is protected during handling, but readily positionable for use.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.