An Improved Combined Settee, Ironing-board, and Clothes-rack.
Year: 1889

page_text: Date of Application, 31st Aug., 1889
Complete Specification Left, 28th May, 1890-Accepted, 28th June, 1890
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
An Improved Combined Settee, Ironing-board, and Clothes-rack.
I WILLIAM WILSON HORN, of 151 Strand, London, Middlesex, Patent Agent,
(a communication to me from abroad by Wilson Norriss, of Mount Sterling, in the
County of Madison and State of Ohio, United States of America Inventor, do hereby
declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
The invention relates to a combined settee, ironing-board, and clothes-rack; and
it consists in a certain novel construction and combination of devices described
hereinafter.
I provide a settee, the seat of which is formed by the lid of the clothes-chest, and
the side arms of the settee form the supports for the ironing-board.
The ironing-board is provided on its under side with slotted plates which slide on
T-heads on the swinging or loose leaves of the hinges the stationary leaves
of the said hinges being affixed to the rear ends of the side arms.
This arrange
ment of hinges and slotted plates enables the ironing-board to be either
arranged on the side arms or supports in a horizontal position, or arranged in
an approximately vertical position in rear of the said side arms or supports.
When in the latter position, the ironing-board forms the back of the settee, and is
provided at its lower edge with a socket which receives a vertical pin on the
seat of the settee. The depending flanges at the ends of the ironing-board fit down
on the outer sides of the arms or supports and one of the said flanges is provided at
its front edge with a spring bolt which engages a socket in the side of the adjacent
side arm or support when the ironing board is in its horizontal position.
Folding racks are provided at their inner ends with vertical bars which are
mounted at their lower ends in sockets in the base, and loose sleeves are fitted on the
said vertical bars at intermediate points, and are provided with swinging slotted arms.
These arms are pivoted to the said sleeves and the slots therein slide on studs, on
the ends of the ironing board, when the latter is moved from its vertical to its
horizontal position. When the ironing board is in its horizontal position the slotted
arms are horizontal and engage at their lower edges in clips on the ends of the
board. The racks when folded at the side of the ironing board are held in position
by a hook on the free end of the rack which engages a keeper on the edge of the
ironing-board.
A press board is hinged to one end of the ironing board and is provided with a
swinging support or leg the tapered lower end of which fits in a pocket on the side
of the adjacent side arm or support when the press board is in its operative position.
This support or leg is provided near its free end with a revoluble catch which is
adapted to engage a socket in the under side of the press board when the latter is in
its folded position.
From the above description it will be understood that the improved ironing-board,
when in its folded position forms a convenient settee, and when extended in its
operative position it is provided with a press-board and racks to receive the ironed
clothes, while the chest beneath the table is designed to contain the clothes before they
are ironed.
Dated this 31st day of August 1889
HORN & SON,
Agents for Applicant.

page_text: COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
An Improved Combined Settee, Ironing-board, and Clothes-rack.
I, WILLIAM WILSON HORN, of the Firm of Horn & Son, of 151 Strand, London,
Middlesex, Patent Agent, do hereby declare the nature of this invention, (a com-
munication to me from abroad, by Wilson Norriss of Mount Sterling, in the County
of Madison, and State of Ohio, U.S.A. Inventor) and in what manner the same is to
be performed, to be particularly described and ascertained in and by the following
statement :-
This my invention relates to a combined settee, ironing-board, and clothes-rack,
and it consists in a certain novel construction and combination of devices described
hereinafter in connection with the accompanying drawings, and specifically pointed
out in the appended claims.
In the drawings,
Fig. 1 is a perspective view of the improvement arranged as a settee.
Fig. 2 is a similar view thereof, with the ironing-board and clothes-rack in the
operative position.
Fig. 3 is a partial front view in the latter position, partly in section, to show the
arrangement of the brace for the press-board.
Fig. 4 is a rear view, partly in section, in the folded position.
Fig. 5 is a detail view of the loose sleeve and the slotted arm which is connected
thereto.
Referring by letter to the drawings, A designates the settee, the seat of which is
formed by the lid of the clothes-chest B, and the side arms CC of the settee form the
supports for the ironing-board D.
The ironing board provided on its under side with the slotted plates E, which slide
on T-heads on the swinging or loose leaves of the hinges F, the stationary leaves
of the said hinges being affixed to the rear ends of the side arms CC. This arrange-
ment of hinges and slotted plates enables the ironing-hoard to be either arranged on
the side arm
or supports CC in a horizontal position, as shown in Fig. 2, or
arranged in an approximately vertical position in rear of the said side arms or
supports. When in the latter position, the ironing-board forms the back of the
settee, and is provided at its lower edge with a socket, which receives a vertical
pind on the seat of the settee. The depending flanges d' d' at the ends of the
ironing-board fit down on the outer sides of the arms or supports, and one of the
said flanges is provided at its front edge with a spring-bolt G, which engages a
socket g in the side of the adjacent side arm or support when the ironing-board is
in its horizontal position.
The folding racks H H are provided at their inner ends with vertical bars h,
which are mounted at their lower ends in sockets in the base I, and loose
sleeves K K are fitted on the said vertical bars at intermediate points and are
provided with the swinging slotted arms K' K'. These arms are pivoted to the said
sleeves, and the slots k therein slide on studs k¹¹ on the ends of the ironing-board
when the latter is moved from its vertical to its horizontal position. When the
ironing board is in its horizontal position, the slotted arms are horizontal and engage
at their lower edges in clips on the ends of the board. The racks, when folded at
the side of the ironing-board are held in position by the hook L on the free end of
the rack H, which engages a keeper on the edge of the ironing-board.
A press-board M is hinged to one end of the ironing-board and is provided with
a swinging support or leg N, the tapered lower end of which fits in a pocket n on the
side of the adjacent side arm or support when the press-board is in its operative
position. This support or leg is provided near its free end with a revoluble catch O,
which is adapted to engage a socket O', in the under side of the press-board when
the latter is in its folded position as shown in dotted lines in Fig. 3 and in the full
lines in Fig. 4.
From the above description it will be seen that the improved ironing-board, when

page_text: in its folded position, forms a convenient settee, and when extended in its operative
position it is provided with a press-board and racks to receive the ironed clothes,
while the chest beneath the table is designed to contain the clothes before they are
ironed.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said inven-
tion, and in what manner the same is to be performed, I declare that what I
claim is :
1. The combination with a settee having side arms C C and back D, and studs k¹
on said back, of the racks H H'arranged in rear of said settee, the sleeves K, journalled
upon said racks, and the slotted arms K', pivoted to said sleeves, their slots engaging
said studs, substantially as described.
2. The settee having a base I and side arms or supports C, the hinges F on said
supports, the ironing-board D, provided with slotted plates E, sliding on said hinges,
and studs on said board D, in combination with the racks H H, journalled at
their lower ends in said base in rear of the settee, the sleeves K, journalled upon
said racks, and the slotted arms K', pivoted to said sleeves, their slots engaging
said studs, substantially as described..
3. The settee having a base I and side arms or supports C, the hinges F on said
supports, the ironing-board D provided with slotted plates E, sliding on said hinges,
as specified, the rearwardly-opening clips k² at the lower ends of the sides of said
board, and the studs in said sides remote from said clip, in combination with the
racks H H journalled at their lower ends in said base in rear of the settee, the
sleeves K, journalled upon said racks, and the arms K', pivoted at one end to said
sleeves and having longitudinal slots k engaging said studs k, the bodies of said
arms K engaging said clip k² when the ironing-board is raised, substantially as
described.
4. The settee provided with supports C, the ironing board D, hinged thereto and
adapted to form the back of said settee, and the press-board M, pivoted to the end
of said ironing-board and adapted to be folded behind it, said press-board having a
chamfered socket O' in its lower face, in combination with the leg N, hinged at its
upper end to said press-board, and the catch O, pivoted transversely through the
body of said leg and having a hooked end adapted to engage said socket, as and for
the purpose set forth.
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