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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7861440 | Ironingboard adustable in height An ironing board includes a base, a body with a work surface and an easy height-adjustment operation to adjust the distance of the body relative to the base. A column extends between the body and the base and is equipped with a stationary frame secured to the base a... | 01/04/2011 |
| 7856743 | Ironing board having an extendable and rectractable base An ironing board (2) that can easily be stored and converted to a stable position for ironing comprises a base (1) having a variable length, and a body (5) with a work surface (6). A column (7) extends between the body and the base... | 12/28/2010 |
| 7540104 | Ironing board mounted on a washing machine with magnets A portable ironing board assembly which allows the ironing board to be mounted with magnets on a household appliance for convenient use and storage. The assembly has a portable mounting frame, an ironing board pivotally mounted on the frame for raising to a substant... | 06/02/2009 |
| 7395620 | Ironing board assembly An ironing board assembly for use with a door. The assembly includes an elongated ironing board and an ironing board support. An upper end of the ironing board support is attached to the top of the door so that the ironing board support extends along and closely adj... | 07/08/2008 |
| 7377059 | Ironing board Improved ironing board which comprises an ironing surface supported by a frame having two legs which can be moved between an open configuration, where they support the ironing surface in a working position, and a closed configuration, where they are folded up agains... | 05/27/2008 |
| 7310898 | Modularized multifunctional ironing board with fan The invention relates to a modularized multifunctional ironing board with fan, consisting of an ironing board with ventilation holes, a cotton fabric layer on top, a fan, and supporting all the above a rack assembly base. By conjoining the ironing board and the fan ... | 12/25/2007 |
| 7310899 | Ironing board The present invention provides an ironing board assembly which includes an ironing board and a sliding rail assembly for attachment with a partition in a closet system. The sliding rail assembly includes at least one fixed member slidingly and pivotally engaged to a... | 12/25/2007 |
| 7299573 | Reversible, magnetic ironing pad assembly A reversible, magnetic ironing surface includes: (a) a generally rectangular-shaped, flexible pad portion including a first, quilted, heat resistant layer; and a second, opposite, generally smooth, heat resistant layer on an opposite side of the pad portion; and (b)... | 11/27/2007 |
| 7299572 | Ironing board An ironing board, includes a plate (2) which may be driven in rotation about an axis. The plate (2), mounted on a fixed base (4) housed directly below the plate (2) has an essentially circular form with at least one part essentially angul... | 11/27/2007 |
| 7278229 | Ironing board storage device The present invention is an ironing board storage device that removably attaches to a wall and rests on a support surface. The device includes an ironing board moveably mounted within a housing and a lift mechanism operatively engaged with the ironing board that can... | 10/09/2007 |
| 7266915 | Double-sided ironing board The present invention relates to an ironing plate. Double sides may be used for ironing. In the present invention, front and back surfaces as well as curved portions of clothes are effectively ironed without forming wrinkles in a state that clothes are putted onto a... | 09/11/2007 |
| 7243447 | Ironing board expansion platform The present invention relates to a platform assembly and method that expands the surface area of a conventional ironing board. The platform assembly covers a converging end of an ironing board and expands the surface area of the ironing board. The platform assembly ... | 07/17/2007 |
| 7225745 | Free standing ironing board An ironing board with scissor legs, one pivoted to the board. A leg support clip has a base member and a pair of flexible locking fingers, and the base member has a first portion engaging one side of a plate of a mounting member on the ironing board, and a second po... | 06/05/2007 |
| 7216444 | Ironing board An ironing board including a support (1); and, an ironing surface (2) having a substantially convex shape, the ironing surface (2) being movably mounted to the support (1) to allow the ironing surface (2) to be moved between first ... | 05/15/2007 |
| 7162819 | Ironing board attachment apparatus Ironing board attachment apparatus for use on conventional ironing boards comprising a laterally movable extension arm positioned adjacent one side of the ironing board which can move laterally towards or away from the board, the arm comprising an arcuate surface in... | 01/16/2007 |
| 7140580 | Iron holder with drain and reservoir An iron holder having an elongate vertical rear wall, an iron support compartment integrally formed with the rear wall intermediate the ends thereof suitable for supporting a steam iron in either of a toe down or a toe up position therein, and a reservoir compartmen... | 11/28/2006 |
| 7131223 | Portable ironing pad assembly An ironing pad having a relatively flexible laminate structure including among its layers an integrally formed, independent layer supporting hollow core units which are disposed adjacent to one another and being received in an individual pocket formed in overlying l... | 11/07/2006 |
| 7096613 | Iron board expansion platform The present invention relates to a platform assembly and method that expands the surface area of a conventional ironing board. The platform assembly covers a converging end of an ironing board and expands the surface area of the ironing board. The platform assembly ... | 08/29/2006 |
| 7062871 | Stowable ironing board installation providing increased storage capacity A stowable ironing board installation in a cabinet system provides increased storage capacity within the associated cabinet system by minimizing the volume of dead space. The ironing board installation may include a frame of a shallow height substantially shorter th... | 06/20/2006 |
| 7040048 | Folding ironing board An ironing board that folds in half to occupy only about one half its extended length to facilitate packaging and storage. An iron rest can be slid to latch the folded front and rear sections of the board. The board has front and rear legs allowing it to be set up o... | 05/09/2006 |
| 7036670 | Cloth drying apparatus A garment drying apparatus (200) is provided having a frame (201), a porous net (204), an adjustable width garment hanger (202) and a hook (203) to support said adjustable width garment hanger; slip proof pads (205,206) are ... | 05/02/2006 |
| 6974185 | Height adjustable chair for a keyboard instrument A chair includes a seat, two legs, two transverse bars, a first cross bar securely and firmly formed on one of the two legs and sandwiched between the two transverse bars and a second cross bar securely and firmly formed on the other one of the two legs and sandwich... | 12/13/2005 |
| 6931998 | Table and mounting combination A table and mounting combination includes an apparatus for removably mounting a tray on a railing that has an upper railing, a lower railing and a plurality of vertical members extending between the upper and lower railings. The apparatus includes a panel having an ... | 08/23/2005 |
| 6834450 | Ironing board top and ironing board including the same An ironing board top made of a one-piece body of molded hard foam plastics material such as polypropylene. The hard foam plastics material may have a closed-cell structure. Guide and bearing rails may be integrally formed on the molded body to movably connect an iro... | 12/28/2004 |
| 6807758 | Blowing-type and/or suction-type ironing board The ironing board comprises a perforated worktop (1) enclosed by a casing (2) with which it defines a chamber (3) associated to ventilation means for the steam ejected by an iron to pass therethrough. The ironing board further comprises adjustab... | 10/26/2004 |
| 6796059 | Ironing board ajdustable in height The invention concerns an ironing board (1) comprising: a working surface (2), a device for adjusting the height of the working surface (2), the support comprising at least two intersecting legs (3, 4) pivoting about a common hinge pin ( | 09/28/2004 |
| 6769205 | Pad for an ironing surface and method of making the same An ironing board pad having a plurality of fibrous elements arranged adjacently and held together by a web with a plurality of loops forming a network to hold the fibrous elements in compressive adjacent relation to one another, the web being made of a heat resistan... | 08/03/2004 |
| 6684540 | Wall-mounted self-storing ironing board A self-storing ironing board has a casing with oppositely disposed tracks in lower portions of its side walls. A horizontal rod is fixed to one end of a platform with the ends of the rod extending to the tracks. A linkage connects an intermediate portion ... | 02/03/2004 |
| 6655055 | Active ironing board The object of this invention is an active ironing board. This board includes a perforated plane support, for example a metal grill, covered by a covering material that is permeable to gases, usually a cover, which forms the ironing surface and under which... | 12/02/2003 |
| 6643960 | Collapsible support frame particularly for ironing boards A collapsible support frame for an ironing board includes a ground bearing base, an arm having one end linked to the bearing base and the other end that can be restrained to the ironing board, and a blocking removable apparatus acting on the arm and on th... | 11/11/2003 |
| 6606806 | Foldable ironing board A foldable ironing board installation comprises an ironing board member, hinged to a lower panel member and connected thereto by a gas spring strut. The ironing board member can occupy a generally horizontal working position and an upright stowed position... | 08/19/2003 |
| 6550164 | Ironing board with steam recovery system Ironing board comprising an iron conneted with a steam boiler and an ironing plank provided with a pierced upper surface and with a lower tank gathering the condensation water of said steam; said ironing board comprises means for recovering the condensati... | 04/22/2003 |
| 6349490 | Ironing board cover set and an ironing board top or ironing board using the cover set An ironing board cover set includes an ironing board outer cover member 7 and a pad 5 beneath it. To improve the ironing performance, a vapor barrier 6 is provided between the ironing board outer cover member 7 and the pad 5. The ironing board top 2 may b... | 02/26/2002 |
| 6327800 | Ironing board The ironing board includes an underframe, a table frame, fitted to the underframe and at least broadly flat and having a table rim which is formed from an edge profile, and an ironing board table having an essentially flat top surface, which ironing board... | 12/11/2001 |
| 6253472 | Closet mounted ironing board An ironing board center is mounted in a custom closet and occupies less than 10" of the closet. The ironing board center includes a pivot arm which is mounted to a side wall or divider of the closet, an extension arm journaled about the pivot arm and is m... | 07/03/2001 |
| 6026601 | Ironing board adapted to vertical surface An ironing table is provided having a pivoting clamp that clamps to a vertical panel and also having a braced leg pivoted at an adjustable angle depending from the underside of the ironing table to provide adjustable support for the table, resulting in a ... | 02/22/2000 |
| 6014827 | Ironing board with laundry sorter and drying rack An ironing board having a table with a top surface to carry out ironing functions and opposing first and second sides bisected by a longitudinal axis and a frame extending form the table for supporting the table above a support surface is provided. The fr... | 01/18/2000 |
| 5924226 | Foldable ironing board with leg latch To provide an ergonometrically correct ironing board (2) which can be readily folded and retained in folded position, the legs (7, 8) of the ironing board are coupled at a cross-over shaft (9) and each connected to a spacer element (18, 19) in which the s... | 07/20/1999 |
| 5875574 | Folding ironing board for clothes An ironing board for thoroughly ironing all parts of trousers, skirts and two-legged garments whether plain or pleated at the waist and having pockets, as well as blouses, dresses and jackets, including the whole of each sleeve. The ironing board is a lon... | 03/02/1999 |
| 5778573 | Two-way swivel bracket with ironing board assembly A portable ironing board having a two-way swivel bracket assembly. The ironing board may be affixed to a dryer and stored in the space between a washing machine and dryer and is attached to the dryer by means of an attachment assembly. The attachment asse... | 07/14/1998 |
