Abstract An iron minder attachment for an ironing board to controllably position and support an iron such as a steam iron which has an adjustable foot means secured to the board and a flexible arm fastened to the foot at one end for universal movement. The arm is directed to extend generally parallel over the board and carries an inclined plane means at its other end. The arm is disposed off center to extend from one side of the plane and it has a bend in the arm adjacent the plane and out of the plane surface. The lower end of the plane is positioned to enter the handle opening of an iron on the ironing board so the iron may be pushed onto the plane where it is simultaneously cammed up the plane and forced, by the off center arm side extension, to drop into the bend nose-up for storage with only the iron heel touching the board. The plane/arm connection may be a pivoted connection for opposite-hand ironing so the device may be used by either a right or left handed person.
Inventors
👤 William E Davidson
Bibliographic Details
Application Number—
JurisdictionUS
Data Sourcegoogle_patents
Last Synchronized2026-11-09 06:44
CPC Classifications
D; D06; D06F; D06F81/00; D06F81/003
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 5
Claim 1
Independent Claim
165 words
An iron minder attachment for an ironing board to controllably position and support an iron such as a steam iron having a handle opening and comprising, an adjustable foot means for securement to a board, a flexible arm fastened at one end to said foot for universal adjustment, said arm directed upwardly and including a side extension directed outwardly to extend generally parallel over a board, an inclined triangular plane means at the other end of said arm, said arm extending from one end position of a base of the triangle with the opposite apex directed to the handle opening of a board-supported iron, a bend in the arm adjacent the plane, the lower end of the triangular plane disposed to enter the handle opening of said iron whereby the iron, when pushed onto said plane, is simultaneously cammed up and forced by the arm side extension to drop into said bend nose up for storage with no more than the heel touching the board.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
165 words
An iron minder attachment for an ironing board to controllably position and support an iron such as a steam iron having a handle opening and comprising, an adjustable foot means for securement to a board, a flexible arm fastened at one end to said foot for universal adjustment, said arm directed upwardly and including a side extension directed outwardly to extend generally parallel over a board, an inclined triangular plane means at the other end of said arm, said arm extending from one end position of a base of the triangle with the opposite apex directed to the handle opening of a board-supported iron, a bend in the arm adjacent the plane, the lower end of the triangular plane disposed to enter the handle opening of said iron whereby the iron, when pushed onto said plane, is simultaneously cammed up and forced by the arm side extension to drop into said bend nose up for storage with no more than the heel touching the board.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
27 words
Apparatus as described in claim 1 wherein said plane is a non-marring and low friction flexible material with the base substantially as wide as the handle opening.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
33 words
Apparatus as described in claim 2 having pivot means connecting said arm and plane to rotate said plane whereby the arm extends from the other end position of said base for opposite-hand ironing.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
20 words
Apparatus as described in claim 3 having means to lock said plane on said arm in either end base position.