US2014133A - Cabinet for ironing machines - Google Patents

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Sept.'10, 1935. E. N. HURLEY. JR

CABINET FOR IRONING MACHINES Filed Feb. 1, 1934 I Patented Sept. 10, 1935 UNITED] STATES PATENT OFFICE" CABINET FOR IRONING MACHINES Edward N. Hurley, Jr., Wheaton, 11]., assignor to Electric Household Utilities Corporation, Cicero, 11]., a corporation of Illinois Application February 1, 1934, Serial No. 709,353

' 2 Claims. (01. 63-9) v This invention relates to an improved cabinet for domestic ironing and similar machine.

My invention is embodied in a cabinet for ironing machines comprising two parts arranged when assembled to serve as an enclosure for the mechanism of the ironing machine and at the same time as a table, and when disassembled to provide an auxiliary table for use in conjunction with the part uponwhich the mechanism is mounted, as a convenient support for the clothes being handled by the ironing machine.

Other features of the invention will appear from the following description and the drawing, in which 7 Fig. 1 is a front elevation of a cabinet structure embodying my invention, the upper cabinet memher or section'being illustrated in dotted linesin its position as an auxiliary table;

Fig. 2 is a top plan view of the structure shown 7 2c in Fig. 1, with the upper section or part removed;

Fig. 3 is a perspective view of the upper cabi- I net section; and

Fig. 4 is a top plan view of the section shown in Fig. 3.

The complete cabinet structure includes a lower section or stand A and an upper section or enclosing member or cover B removably superposed one upon the other. Thelower section includes a flat rectangular table top member I upon which the ironing mechanism 0, comprising a roll and a cooperating shoe, is mounted. The

top member I is supported horizontally by legs 2 disposed at the four corners thereof, and with said top member from a stand of the proper height for the convenience of the operator when seated.

The legs are provided with casters or rollers 3 at their lower ends to render the structure easily portable.

The legs 2 are secured at the corners of the top member and comprise angle members the walls or flanges 4 of which are disposed at substantially right angles to form concealed comers or-spaces within the confines of said flanges for the reception of the extensions or legs 5 of the upper cabinet section B.

The upper section B of the cabinet comprises a fiat tabletop member 6 and corner members I between which extend end walls 8 and side walls ll forming with the table top 5 a box or cabinetlike structure which provides a complete enclosure for the ironing mechanism 0 on the table. This upper section, when assembled on the top I of the lower section, forms a suitable table of substantially normal height, and if desired the top member may be made of porcelain or enam? eled metal for cleanliness and utility. The ex tensions 5 'on thecorner members I are of a length which raise the table top 6 to substantially the level of the table member I, as illustrated by dotted lines in Fig. 1, when the upper 5 section B is removed from its position on table I and placed on the floor beside said lower section A, whereby the table top members 6 and I form substantially a continuation of each other for supporting the clothes in convenient position for 10 the operator.

When the upper section is placed in position on table I, the extensions 5 telescope with the legs 2, holes or openings I0 being provided adjacent the corners of table member I through which the 15 extensions are inserted. The leg extensions 5 are thus concealed and protected by the legs 2.

At the same time, the extension 5 and openings l0 interlock to prevent relative lateral shifting or movement of the upper and lower sections of the 20 cabinet.

A simple practical cabinet is thus provided which has all of the advantages and conveniences of a normal table when the sections are assembled, and form a complete enclosure for the working 5 parts of the machine. When the sections are disassembled and placed side by side, both sections are of substantially the same height, even though in assembled position the overall height of the cabnet is less than the total of the heights 30 of the separate sections.

I claim:

1. A cabinet for domestic ironing; machines, comprising in combination: a stand for supporting the ironing mechanism, a cover member 35 I and stand when in enclosing position is substantially less than their combined heights when in separated position to expose said ironing mechamsm 501 2. A cabinet for domestic ironing machines, comprising in combination: a statid for supporting the ironing mechanism on the top surfaxie thereof, a cover member adaptedto removali y engage said standand having a substantially fiat ieg members and permit substantial telescopic" movement thereof relative to the stand when said cover is in enclosing position, whereby the combined height of said cover and stand when in enclosing position is substantially less than their combined heights when in separated position to expose said ironing mechanism.

EDWARD N. HURLEY, Js.

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