Sad-iron-balancing mechanism.

Application filed August 19,1914. Serial No. 857,456.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, Kamaghiel G. Boyajian, a subject of the Sultan of Turkey, residing at Swarthmore, in the county of Delft aware and State of Pennsylvania, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Sad-Iron-Balancing Mechanism, of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to improvements in 10 sad iron balancing mechanism, and has for an object to provide an improved mechanism whereby the operator in using the iron will be relieved of its weight, yet allowing a wide range of movement and adjust15 ment and pressure.

Another object is to 'provide a mechanism of this character to assist the operator in the manipulation of the iron, permitting him to utilize the full weight of the iron at 20 any time, and also providing means whereby the iron balancing weight may be elevated by the use of a foot lever located in convenient position to the ironing table.

A further object is to provide an im2ft proved mechanism whereby the iron can be readily attached or detached, yet allowing the handle free of any encumbrances, and also providing means whereby the device holding the iron or the elevating cord, can 80 be quickly attached or detached, and offering a wide range of adjustment.

With these and other objects in view, the invention consists in certain novel features of construction, and combinations and ar’ rangements of parts as will be more fully hereinafter described and pointed out in the claims.

In the accompanying drawings: Figure 1 is a view in longitudinal section of my improvements, certain parts being shown in elevation. Fig. 2 is a perspective view illustrating a sad iron embodying my improved attaching means.

• 1 represents a pipe which is adapted to be held in position by means of the cups or socket pieces 2 and 3 respectively, which are screwed or otherwise fastened to the floor 4 and ceiling 5 of the work room in which my improvements are to be utilized.

A collar 6 is clamped on the pipe 1 and provides a mounting for the pipe 7, which extends outwardly at right angles to the pipe 1.

To relieve the pipe 7 of any strain that 55 might occur at the unsupported end, I pro vide a chain 8 secured to the pipe 1 by a hook 9, and to the pipe 7 by an eye 10.

Pulleys 11 and 12 respectively, which may be of any approved type of roller Or ball-bearing pulley, are positioned on the 60 pipe 7 by means of straps 13 and bearing pins 14. A rope 15 is passed Over the pulleys 11 and 12 and at one end is connected to a balancing weight 16, and at its other end to my improved iron holding device 65 which will be hereinafter more fully described.

The elevating and lowering of the rope 15 is controlled by my improved foot lever 17, which is fulcrumed in a bracket 18, secured 70 to the floor 4. This lever 17 which is positioned in some convenient place adjacent the ironing table 18, is provided with a foot rest 19 in easy reach of the operator.

At the end of the lever 17, adjacent the 75 weight 16, I provide a forked bar 20 between which passes the rope 15. To hold the rope 15 in the forked bar, I provide a pin 21. A thin metal plate 21^a is secured to the rope above the forked bar, so that the 80 weight may be lifted as clearly shown in Fig. 1 of the accompanying drawings.

On the end of the rope 15, opposite the end on which the weight 16 is attached, I place an ordinary snap hook 22, which .85 serves to engage a short chain 23. This chain .23 is passed through the eye 25.. At the other end of the chain 23, I employ a snap hook 24 for purposes of adjustment of my improved iron holder 26. 90

For attaching my iron holder 26 to the iron, I have illustrated one simple-way, but do not limit myself to the particular construction, as many other ways might be employed with equal efficiency. 95

A single piece of wire 27 is wrapped around the lower portion of the handle 28 of the iron 29, and at a point between the handle, is bent around forming an eye 30 which engages the hooked end 31 of the 100 holder 26. The holder 26 is bowed as shown at 32, so that the same will not interfere in any way with the hand of the operator.

As will be clearly seen from the drawings, when the operator desires to use the iron, he 10 will place his foot on the foot rest 19, causing the lever 17 to fulcrum and lift the weight 16, thus allowing the full weight of the iron to be applied to the work, and when the iron is to be elevated again, it is 110

Q 1,127,307 only necessary to remove his foot from the foot rest 19, and the weight 16 will cause the iron to elevate by reason of the rope 15 and the pulleys 11 and 12.

Various slight changes might be made in the general form and arrangement of parts described without departing from my invention, and hence I do not limit myself to the precise details set forth, but consider 10 myself at liberty to make such changes and alterations as fairly fall within the spirit and stope of the appended claims.