Ease of ironing measuring apparatus and method

An apparatus to evaluate ease of ironing, comprising:

• a base supporting a vertical rail assembly and a framework with a guide strut;
• a lockable roller bearing block that rolls vertically on the vertical rail assembly for reversibly raising and lowering the block and for locking the block at a selected location according to the raising and lowering along the vertical rail assembly;
• an adjustably inclinable substantially flat board for accommodating a test cloth and supported at one end, designated the board upper end, by the lockable roller bearing block to support the board in an inclined position as the block is raised and lowered along the vertical rail assembly;
• a standard ironing structure secured overhead to the guide strut and resting at or near the board upper end;
• a release mechanism inserted to the guide strut to prevent movement of the standard ironing structure or to release the standard ironing structure to glide down the board when the standard ironing board is in an inclined position;
• wherein the standard ironing board further comprises a start sensor and a finish sensor to sense glide of the standard ironing structure down the board from the start sensor to the finish sensor when the standard ironing structure is relapsed by the release mechanism when the standard ironing board is in an inclined position.