Improvements in Ironing Boards.
Year: 1896

page_text: PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Ironing Boards.
We, THOMAS JAMES SUTTON, a citizen of the United States, Electrician, and
GEORGE JORGENSEN PALMER, a citizen of the United States, Carpenter, both residing
at No. 2521 Eighth Avenue, in the City, County, and State of New York, United States
of America, do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
Our invention relates to ironing boards or similar devices, such as are used by
tailors, and others, for ironing the sleeves of garments and other portions thereof,
and the object of the invention is to provide a simple and effective device in which the
board or support, for the garment is supported on standards secured to a base board,
and said support or board being interchangeable and with this and other objects in
view, the invention consists in the construction, combination and arrangement of parts
hereinafter described.
In the practice of our invention, we provide a base board which may be of any
desired length, width and construction, and to which is secured at opposite ends
thereof, standards, and these standards are provided with base plates, which are
secured to the base board, by means of screws or bolts, said plates being projected
longitudinally, and also provided with side arms or flanges, and the object of which
is to thoroughly brace the standard as will be readily understood.
One of the standards is provided at its upper end with an enlarged head, in which
is formed a longitudinal slot, the bottom of which is concave and passing centrally
through this slot and the sides of the head of the standard, is a pivot pin or bolt,
and the opposite standard is provided with a similar head, in the top of which is
formed a longitudinal slot.
We also employ a curved support or board, which is preferably round or nearly so
in cross section, and secured to one end, thereof, is a head provided with a plate
by which it is bolted or otherwise secured to the arm, and secured to the head
is a shank or bar provided with a head, and said shank or bar is adapted to rest in
the slot.
Secured in the opposite end of the arm or support is a plate, and in the end of the arin
or support beneath said plate is a semi-spherical cavity, and pivotally connected with
said plate, and adapted to turn therein, is an arm or shank, the outer end of which is
provided with an open longitudinal slot and the operation of this form of construction
will be readily understood from the foregoing description. The arm or support is
connected with the standard by simply passing the divided end of the arm or shank
upon the pivot or bolt, and lowering the opposite end thereof, until the shank or bar
rests in the slot. The shank or arm is rectangular or square in cross section, and
the position of the arm or support may be changed, or said arm or support may be
held in a horizontal position, or at right angles thereto, by simply detaching the
same from the standards and turning the shank or arm, and then lowering the end of
the opposite support until the shank or bar rests in the slot.
In place of the curved board or support above described, we may substitute an
ordinary board for the arm or support, and this board is provided at or near its
opposite ends and on the lower side thereof, with slots, and above said slots are
formed in the board corresponding recesses, and for the shank or bar we substitute a
plate, and in one side of which is formed a bayonet groove or slot, and the lower

page_text: end of which is curved to form a hook, the lower side of which corresponds in form
with the bottom of the slot in the standard.
The plates are detachable from the plates, and are adapted to be connected there-
with, by means of annular shoulders or projections, which are secured to or formed
on the upper sides thereof, and which are adapted to be inserted into the slot.
The standards in this form of construction, are the same as hereinbefore described,
and the operation will be apparent from the description thereof. The board is
connected with the standards by inserting the pivot pin into the bayonet slot, and
turning down the opposite end of the board so that the plate will rest in the slot in
the top of the standard and in this movement, the angular projections or hooks,
interlock with the plates, as will be readily understood, and securely hold the plate
in place.
The object in making the plates, detachable from the board is to provide means
whereby the board may be used on a smooth surface if desired.
Dated this 8th day of April 1896.
WHEATLEY & MACKENZIE,
40 Chancery Lane, London, W.C., Agents.
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Ironing Boards.
We, THOMAS JAMES SUTTON Electrician and GEORGE JORGENSEN PALMER,
Carpenter both residing at No. 2521 8th Avenue, in the City, County and State of
New York, U.S.A., do hereby declare the nature of this invention, and in what manner
the same is to be performed, to be particularly described and ascertained in and
by the following statement.
This invention relates to ironing boards or similar devices, such as are used by
tailors, and others for ironing the sleeves of garments and other portions thereof,
and the object of the invention is to provide a simple and effective device in which
the support for the garment is supported on standards secured to a base board, and
said support being interchangeable, and with this, and other objects in view, the
invention consists in the construction, combination and arrangement of parts
hereinafter described and claimed.
The invention is fully disclosed in the following specification, of which the accom-
panying drawing forms a part, in which :-
Fig. 1, is a side elevation of one form of our improvement, parts thereof, being
shown in section;
Fig. 2, a similar view of a modification; and,
Fig. 3, represents a cross section of the support or holder shown in Figs. 1, and 2,
respectively.
In the practice of our invention, we provide a base board A, which may be of any
desired length, width and construction, and to which is secured at opposite ends
thereof, standards B, and D, and these standards are provided with base plates, which
are secured to the base board, by means of screws or bolts, said plates being
projected longitudinally as shown at b, and d, and also provided with side arms
or flanges 1 and d 1, the object of which is to thoroughly brace the standards B,
and D, as will be readily understood.
The standard B, is provided at its upper end with an enlarged head 62, in which is
formed a vertical slot 63, the bottom of which is concave as clearly shown in Fig. 1,
and passing centrally through this slot and the sides of the head of the standard, is
a pivot pin or bolt E, and the opposite standard D, is provided with a similar head d 2,
in the top of which is formed a vertical slot d 3.

page_text: In the construction shown in Fig. 1, we also employ a curved garment support F,
which is preferably round or nearly so in cross section, as shown in Fig. 8, and
secured to one end thereof, is a head G, provided with a plate g, and secured to the
head G, is a shank or har 1, provided with a head g 2, and said shank or bar y L,
is adapted to rest in the slot d 3, as shown in Fig. 1.
Secured to the opposite end of the garment support F, is a plate H, and in the end
of the arm or support beneath said plate, is a semi-spherical cavity h, and pivotally
connected with said plate, and adapted to turn therein, is an arm or shank K, the
outer end of which is provided with an open longitudinal slot k; and the operation
of this form of construction will be readily understood from the foregoing description,
when taken in connection with the accompanying drawing. The arm or support F,
is connected with the standard by simply passing the divided end of the shank or
arm K, over the pivot pin or bolt E, and lowering the opposite end thereof, until the
shank or arm g 1, rests in the slot d 3. The shank or arm g 1, is rectangular or square
in cross section, and the position of the arm or support F, may be changed, or said
garment support may be held in a horizontal position, as shown in Fig. 1, or at right
angles thereto, by simply detaching the same froin the standards B, and D, and
turning the shank or arin K, and then lowering the end of the opposite support until
the shank or bar g 1, rests in the slot d 3.
In the construction shown in Fig. 2, we may substitute an ordinary board L, for
the garment support. F, shown in Fig. 1. and this board is provided at or near its
opposite ends and on the lower side thereof, with plates M, and N, in the bottom of
which and longitudinally thereof, are fornied slots in, and n, respectively, and above
said slots m, and n, are formed in the board L, corresponding recesses O, and for the
shank or bar g 1, we substitute a plate P, and for the arm or shank K, we substitute
a plate R, in one side of which is formed a bayonet groove or slot S, and the lower
side of which is curved to form a hook T, the lower side of which corresponds in
form with the bottom of the slot 63, in the standard B.
The plates, P, and R, are detachable from the plates M, and N, and are adapted
to be connected therewith by means of angular shoulders or projections W, which
are secured to or formed on the upper sides thereof, and which are adapted to be
inserted into the slots m, and n, respectively.
The standards B, and D, in this form of construction are the same as hereinbefore
described, and the operation will be apparent from the description thereof, when
taken in connection with the construction shown in Fig. 2, of the drawing. The
board L, is connected with the standards by inserting the pivot pin E, into the
bayonet slot S, and turning down the opposite end of the board so that the plate P,
will rest in the slot d 3, in the top of the standard D, and in this movement, the
angular projections or hooks W, interlock with the plates M, and N, as will be
readily understood, and securely hold the plate L, in place.
The object of making the plates R, and P, detachable from the board L., is to
provide means whereby the board may be used on a sinooth surface if desired, and it
will thus be seen that we accomplish the object of our invention by means of a device
which is simple in construction and operation, and well adapted to produce the result
for which it is intended.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of our said inven-
tion, and in what manner the same is to be performed, we declare that what we
claim is :-
1. An ironing board and garment support constructed as herein described and as
shown in the drawing.
2. In a device of the character and for the purpose herein described, the
combination with a base board, provided with a vertical standard at each end thereof,
of a detachable garment support mounted within the upper ends of said standards,
said detachable garment support being connected with said standards as herein
described and as shown in the drawing.
3. In a device of the character and for the purpose herein described, a base board

page_text: provided with a standard at each end thereof, said standards being provided with
heads in which are formed slots, of a garment support provided at one end with an
arm having a slot formed therein which is adapted to engage with the cross pin in
the head of one of said standards, and at the other end with a shank or bar which
is adapted to enter the slot in the head of the opposite standard, said parts being
constructed, combined and arranged substantially as shown and described.
Dated this 29th day of December 1896.
WHEATLEY & MACKENZIE,
40 Chancery Lane, London, W.C., Agents.