Mesh top ironing board with stepped periphery

• US 5,272,825 A
• Filed: 07/09/1992
• Issued: 12/28/1993
• Est. Priority Date: 07/09/1992
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Lear Siegler, Inc. (LSS Holdings LLC), Seymour Housewares Corporation (Storage Acquisition Co. LLC)
• Original Assignee: Seymour Housewares Corporation (Storage Acquisition Co. LLC)
• Inventors: Simpson, Danny
• Primary Examiner(s): Crowder, Clifford D.
• Assistant Examiner(s): Izaguirre, Ismael
• Application Number:
  US07/911,671
• Time in Patent Office: 537 Days
• Field of Search: 38/103, 38/104, 38/106, 38/137, 38/DIG. 1, 38/DIG. 2, 38/DIG. 3, 38/66, 38/140, 108/42, 108/118, 108/117, 108/120, 182/29, 312/242
• US Class Current: 38/137
• CPC Class Codes: D06F 81/006 with fabric support or garment rack
• CPC Class Codes: D06F 81/04 with means for adjusting height
• CPC Class Codes: D06F 81/10 Top board elements
• CPC Class Codes: Y10S 38/03 Leg latch

Abstract

An adjustable ironing table (11) includes a top board (12) and collapsible legs (14, 16). The legs are retained in a stored position by a lock mechanism (60) that has a lock plate (68) spring biased to a locking position. A handle (72) can be operated to release the lock plate (68). The top board (12) has a mesh section (30) that has a stepped periphery (32) welded to a flange section (36) of a tubular frame member (35). The ends (37) of the frame member are affixed together by a bracket (41) welded to each end. A hanger rail (90) is pivotably mounted under the frame (34) to move between a stored position and a usable position. A pair of cord elevation devices (114) are mounted to the hanger rail (90).

Claims

1. An ironing board platform characterized by;

a mesh top having a central section with a plurality of apertures therethrough and a periphery;

a peripheral frame member made from a tubular element with an horizontally disposed flange section inwardly extending toward said central section of said mesh top and having a lower surface and upper surface defining a thickness of said flange;

the periphery of said mesh top being stepped down approximately a distance equal to the thickness of said flange section of said frame member and connected to said lower surface of said flange; and

said upper surface of said flange being substantially aligned with an upper surface of said mesh top.

2. An ironing board platform as defined in claim 1 further characterized by;

said frame member having two distal ends opposing each other;

a bracket shaped to abut the outer surfaces of the frame member and spanning a gap between said distal opposing ends; and

said bracket affixed to said outer surfaces adjacent each distal end.

3. An ironing board platform as defined in claim 2 further characterized by;

said bracket having an upper section extending up to said mesh central section and affixed to said mesh.