Electric iron with timer and ironing board and cabinet therefor

Claim 1

IN AN ELECTRIC IRONING UNIT, THE COMBINATION WITH AN ELECTRIC IRON FOR IRONING CLOTHES HAVING A MANUALLY OPERABLE HEAT CONTROL SWITCH ON IT WHICH ALSO HAS AN OFF POSITION ENABLING MANUALLY TURNING THE ELECTRIC IRON OF INDEPENDENTLY OF THE REST OF THE COMBINATION, OF A CABINET ADAPTED TO HOUSE AN IRONING BOARD AND HOUSING SAID ELETRIC IRON AND HAVING A DOOR THE OPENING OF WHICH AFFORDS ACCESS TO THE ELECTRIC IRON AND IRONING BOARD, SAID CABINET INCLUDING A FIRE RESISTANT SUPPORT THEREIN FOR THE ELECTRIC IRON, SPRING-PRESSED MEANS URGING THE DOOR TO OPEN POSITION, A KEEPER ON THE DOOR, A CATCH MOUNTED IN THE CABINET ARRANGED NORMALLY TO ENGAGE SAID KEEPER, A SOLENOID HOUSED IN SAID CABINET AND CONNECTED WITH SAID CATCH TO RELEASE IT WHEN THE SOLENOID IS ENERGIZED, COIN CONTROLLED CIRCUIT CLOSING MEANS, CLOSING CIRCUITS THROUGH SAID ELECTRIC IRON AND SOLENOID TIMER MEANS AUTOMATICALLY SET INTO OPERATION FOR A PREDETERMINED TIME UPON THE DEPOSITING OF A COIN FOR AUTOMATICALLY OPENING SAID CIRCUIT CLOSING MEANS, AND A SWITCH CONTROLLING THE CIRCUIT FOR SAID ELECTRIC IRON OPERABLE BY SAID SPRING-PRESSED MEANS HOLDS SWITCH BEIND CLOSED WHEN THE SPRING-PRESSED MEANS HOLDS THE DOOR OPEN AN BEARING OPENED WHEN THE DOOR IS CLOSED, WHEREBY TO BREAK THE CIRCUIT THROUGH THE ELECTRIC IRON WHEN THE DOOR IS CLOSED TO AVOID DANGER OF THE ELECTRIC IRON CAUSING A FIRE.