Abstract: A collapsible portable ironing board comprises a ironing board top to which first and second pairs of legs are pivotally secured. Each pair of legs is connected respectively to opposite ends of a cross rod that is journalled in brackets for attachment to the underside of the board. Each cross rod includes a crook formed intermediate opposite ends of the rod. The crook extends in a plane offset with respect to the associated legs. To set up the ironing board, the legs pivot outwardly away from the board underside until the offset portions are in flush contact with the underside. To collapse the board, the legs are pivoted into flush contact with the board underside with the crook portions disposed in a plane angularly offset from the underside. Each crook portion defines an opening with the board underside that is inclined with respect to the board so as to be engageable with a mounting hook or the like to store the ironing board on a wall between periods of use.

Abstract: A basketball backboard includes a substrate core member fabricated from reconstituted wood products bonded together with a water resistant resin to form a substantially rigid core structure. A first plastic shell member including a flat first portion corresponding to the front surface of the substrate is integrally formed with depending peripheral edges positionable to cover corresponding peripheral edges of the substrate in contacting engagement when bonded thereto. The plastic shell partially covering the substrate core assists in minimizing moisture penetration into the substrate. A second plastic shell can be provided to cover the rear surface of the substrate core to completely encapsulate the core.