US 6,883,257 B2 · Ironing board

Abstract

An ironing board has an electrically heated working surface with an electrical heater element disposed therein and an electrical connector for connection of an electrically heated iron. A power management system within the ironing board has a sensor that detects whether the iron is connected to the ironing board. The ironing board and iron can be selectively set to one of a plurality of heat ranges. The power management system detects thermostatically regulated demands for electrical current by each of the ironing board and iron and a controller selectively provides electrical current to at most one of the ironing board heater element and iron so as to not exceed a predetermined maximum electrical current. Control circuitry provides either a fixed or proportional temperature differential between the ironing board and the connected iron. The ironing board can include a height adjuster for selectively adjusting a height of the ironing board.

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Dependent claims

An ironing board comprising

an electrical heater,
an electrical outlet for powering an iron,
a connector for connecting the board to a power source and
a controller for controlling the supply of power to the heater and the outlet,
wherein the controller is arranged to prevent power being supplied to both the outlet and the heater simultaneously and to give priority to the iron if both the heater and an iron connected to the outlet request power simultaneously and
wherein the controller comprises a sensor which detects whether an iron connected to the outlet is requesting power.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

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