Patent ID: 6684540
Filing Date: 2004-02-03
Classification: D06F

Abstract:
A wall-mounted, self-storing ironing board comprising:a shallow, narrow, open fronted casing having oppositely disposed inverted L-shaped tracks in lower portions of side walls thereof; an elongated platform extending along a lengthwise axis; a horizontal rod fixed to one end of said platform and perpendicular to said axis, said rod having ends slidably disposed in said tracks; a linkage connected between an intermediate portion of said platform by a first hinge and a lower end of said casing by a second hinge for rotation of said platform as said rod slides in said tracks between a horizontal ironing position with said platform extending forwardly from said casing and an almost vertical storage position with said platform contained in said casing, said linkage being configured so that a center of gravity of said linkage and said platform taken together passes rearwardly of a rotational axis of said second hinge as said platform approaches said almost vertical storage position; and a pair of lining inserts, one disposed in each of said tracks and slidably engaged with said rod ends, a coefficient of friction between said inserts and said rod ends being such that said platform is gravitationally pulled into said almost vertical storage position when said center of gravity passes rearwardly of said rotational axis of said second hinge.