Clothes drying, dewrinkling and ironing cabinet
First Claim
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1. A folding ironing board unit mounting on the inside of a door of a cabinet, said ironing board unit comprising:
- a board, a support movably connected to the inside of the cabinet door, one end of said board being pivotally connected to said support, a leg pivotally connected to an underside of said board, a base fixed to the inside of the door, said support being slidably connected to said base, and pushing means for displacing said support upward along said base while said board is being moved from an at rest position to a deployed position;
wherein said pushing means causes said support to be at a higher position when said board is in said deployed position than when said board is in said at rest position.
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Abstract
A clothes drying, dewrinkling and ironing cabinet comprising a main enclosure (2) for housing clothes, access to said main enclosure (2) being by way of a door (3), and means for drying and dewrinkling the clothes in said enclosure (2), said cabinet also having an ironing board unit (4). This ironing board unit (4) is a folding one and is mounted on the inside of the door (3)
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5 Claims
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1. A folding ironing board unit mounting on the inside of a door of a cabinet, said ironing board unit comprising:
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a board, a support movably connected to the inside of the cabinet door, one end of said board being pivotally connected to said support, a leg pivotally connected to an underside of said board, a base fixed to the inside of the door, said support being slidably connected to said base, and pushing means for displacing said support upward along said base while said board is being moved from an at rest position to a deployed position;
whereinsaid pushing means causes said support to be at a higher position when said board is in said deployed position than when said board is in said at rest position. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5)
said pushing means comprises at least one spring located in said base.
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3. The ironing board unit of claim 1 wherein:
said ironing board unit comprises a fixing means for fixing said support at a predetermined height when said board is in said deployed position.
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4. The ironing board unit of claim 3 wherein:
said fixing means comprises a pin located in said support, said pin being urged toward said base, said base having at least one hole at a predetermined height, said hole receiving said pin when said board is moved to said deployed position.
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5. The ironing board unit of claim 4, wherein:
said predetermined height is adjustable.
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