Patent ID: 7100316
Filing Date: 2006-09-05
Classification: A47B

Abstract:
1. A collapsible ironing board, comprising: (a) a frame; (b) a primary board having a top surface, a bottom surface, a front edge, a rear edge, a left side and a right side, and being pivotally attached to the frame at the rear edge of the primary board; (c) a secondary board having a top surface, a bottom surface, a front edge, a rear edge, a left side and a right side, and being slidably attached to the primary board such that the secondary board can be slid from a stored position in which the top surface of the secondary board is beneath the bottom surface of the primary board to an extended position in which the rear edge of the secondary board is in front of the front edge of the primary board and the top surface of the secondary board is at least approximately coplanar with the top surface of the primary board; (d) an extendable/retractable shaft having a proximal end that is pivotally attached to the frame and a distal end that is pivotally attached to the secondary board; and (e) a lifting mechanism operable to raise and lower the frame.