Abstract: An ironing board (1) having a board member (3) connected to a support structure (5). The ironing board (1) also has a base (7) for supporting the ironing board (1) on a surface and adjustment means (9) which permits the position of the support structure (5) relative to the base (7) to be adjusted to enable the height of the board member (3) to be adjusted relative to the surface. The base (7) may have a first leg (42) formed by a pair of substantially parallel elongate tubes (40) and a second leg (46) formed by a single elongate member (46) which is pivotally connected to the adjustment means (9). The board member (3) may be made from two sections (11, 13) that are pivotally connected to one another to permit the board member (3) to be folded.

Abstract: Ironing board systems comprising an ironing board having an elongate surface for ironing wherein at an end of its perimeter, said surface for ironing has three adjacent equally spaced arc. The ironing board system includes said ironing board and a wing shaped attachment with an edge having an arc complementary to the arcs of the ironing board. The wing shaped attachment is adapted to detachably couple to said ironing board at any of the three adjacent arcs to extend the ironing surface. The ironing board may comprise a rotatable iron rest, and a braking mechanism for restraining the ironing board in open and closed positions.

Abstract: Ironing board systems comprising an ironing board having an elongate surface for ironing wherein at an end of its perimeter, said surface for ironing has three adjacent equally spaced arc. The ironing board system includes said ironing board and a wing shaped attachment with an edge having an arc complementary to the arcs of the ironing board. The wing shaped attachment is adapted to detachably couple to said ironing board at any of the three adjacent arcs to extend the ironing surface. The ironing board may comprise a rotatable iron rest, and a braking mechanism for restraining the ironing board in open and closed positions.

Abstract: Automatic selection and setting an operational data rate of an optoelectronic device. In particular, an integrated circuit includes a data rate select input for the selection and setting of the operational data rate. The integrated circuit internally generates a loss of lock signal if an input data rate does not match the operational data rate. The integrated circuit then automatically sets and selects operational data rates within a predetermined range of operational data rates until the loss of lock signal is deasserted or until all of the rates within the predetermined range of operational data rates have been attempted.

Abstract: 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 angular in form (3). The above is of application to ironing boards.

Abstract: Element (1) for extending the ironing surface (S) of an ironing board (A) of the type comprising an ironing plane (P), the upper surface of which comprises the ironing surface (S), arranged resting upon a support structure (T) standing on the floor. The extension element (1) comprises a structural element (2) in which a support plane (3) suitable for extending the ironing surface (S) is defined and provided, on the opposite side of said support plane (3), with guide tracks (4) that slidably couple in the edges (5) of the ironing plane (P).

Abstract: The present invention teaches a modular ironing board top constructed from at least two modular board members. The board members are mechanically joined via a pin-slot mechanism, or any other similar suitable mechanism. Utilizing modular design allows for the size of the ironing board surface to be flexibly determined according, e.g., to the size of the garments. A plastic modular ironing board top is more-economical to construct and features a more stable and secured structure, and a more convenient and practical usage than a one-piece top while occupying less storage space when not in use.

Abstract: 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 of the present invention includes parabolic shaped outer edges that provide a configuration especially useful in the ironing of shirts. A user may easily remove and store the platform assembly in order to convert the ironing board back to its original form.

Abstract: A sectional-type ironing board in which a longitudinal direction of a first ironing board and a longitudinal direction of a second ironing board having a working surface smaller than that of the first ironing board are oriented in the same direction, the first and second ironing boards are arranged in such a manner that side edges thereof are mutually adjacent, and the first and second ironing boards are independently movable to a collapsed state and an extended state relative to a common base. The first and second ironing boards are placed in the collapsed state or the extended state to form a joint working surface in the same plane, and the joint working surface is formed by a curved surface extending downwardly to edge portions from a central region along the longitudinal direction. An ironing table is used along with the sectional-type ironing board and includes a cart having a plate formed to have a portion on which the base portion of the sectional-type ironing board is placed and secured.

Abstract: A collapsible ironing board is provided and consists of a platform having two extendable telescopic sections and three collapsible legs. When the ironing board is not being used, the two sections of the platform can be pushed together and the legs folded up into a closed position allowing the ironing board in its reduced size to be stored away.

Abstract: An ironing board which is constructed from at least two planar members each having at least one planar surface, the planar members being arranged so that the edges thereof abut with the planar surfaces thereof falling in a common plane, there being sufficient space between the edges of the planar members to permit the passage of steam therebetween, the planar members being fastened together in a suitable manner. A plurality of legs are fixedly secured to the planar members to support the planar members above a supporting surface.