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(11) | EP 2 990 526 A1 |
| (12) | EUROPEAN PATENT APPLICATION |
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| (54) | IRONING BOARD WITH A TABLE MADE OF POLYURETHANE |
| (57) The present invention is an ironing table (10) which comprises an upper table (40),
wherein said upper table (40) is made of polyurethane.
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TECHNICAL FIELD
[0001] The present invention is related to an upper table structure of an ironing board that helps the iron, which straightens out the wrinkles from clothes, function better.
[0002] The present invention is particularly related to the upper table of an ironing board which prolongs the service life of ironing boards used at home and reduces the labor cost.
PRIOR ART
[0003] The process of straightening the flat-cross bonds in the fabric molecules by loosening thereof with adequate heat and water (steam) is called ironing. The irons of today's technology remove the wrinkles with a burst of steam in high levels.
[0004] The ironing board is a table which comprises an upper table and legs obtained by shaping metal plate, and consists of a cloth covers the material such as foam padding and felt on said metal upper table.
[0005] Steam and water particles coming out of the iron causes the metal to get rusty (corroded) in time as they reach the metal section of the upper table on which the ironing process is performed and which is made of metal and covered with foam padding, felt, cloth etc. Corrosion is an undesired problem occurred on products made of metal. It not only causes rust stains on the ironed fabric but also shortens the service life of the ironing board.
[0006] The processes requiring hard labor such as drilling, cutting, bending, spot welding and welding, washing, painting, and drying are necessary in order to produce the metal upper table. These labor processes increase the cost and reduce the competitiveness. The fact that these processes are realized by humans increase the rate of error and thus the rate of waste. This in turn increases the cost and unit price.
[0007] Besides, since said upper table is made of metal, it increases the weight and causes handling problems during the production and difficulty of use after the production. Additionally, it increases the transportation costs during the shipment to the consumption point after the production.
[0008] In conclusion, it is deemed necessary to make a development in the relevant technical field because of the abovementioned problems and the inadequacy of existing solutions.
OBJECTS OF THE INVENTION
[0009] Inspired by the state of the art, the present invention aims to bring solution to the problems mentioned above by producing an upper table made of polyurethane instead of metal upper table of the ironing board.
[0010] An upper table made of polyurethane is obtained with the invention, and the polyurethane is a non-corrosive material. Hence, the upper table on which the ironing process is performed will not get rusty due to the steam and water particles coming out of the iron. The problem of rust stains on the ironed fabric caused by corrosion is eliminated. Besides, the service life of the iron table is prolonged since it does not corrode.
[0011] Furthermore, the processes requiring hard labor such as drilling, cutting, bending, spot welding and welding, washing, painting and drying are not necessary in order to obtain an upper table made of polyurethane. A monolithic upper table is obtained from the mold with all the shaping processes thereof completed. Elimination of all these labor processes reduces the cost and increases the competitiveness. Since these processes are performed without requiring heavy labor force, the rate of error is reduced and so is the rate of waste. This in turn reduces the cost and the unit price, and contributes to the national economy by providing low product cost for the user and low production cost for the producer.
[0012] Moreover, the upper table made of polyurethane weights less than the metal upper table. This provides ease of handling during the production and ease of use after the production. In addition, the transportation costs are reduced for the shipments to the consumption point after the production as the size remains unchanged but the weight is reduced.
[0013] In order to achieve the objects of the present invention, an ironing table which comprises an upper table is developed; wherein said upper table is made of polyurethane.
[0014] All the structural and characteristic features and all the advantages of the invention will be more clearly understood thanks to the following figures and detailed description composed with reference to these figures. For this reason, it is necessary that the evaluation be done by taking into consideration these figures and detailed description.
BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE FIGURES
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Figure 1. An isometric view illustrating the polyurethane upper table which is placed on the legs of the ironing board.
Figure 2. A two-dimensional view drawn by looking at the Figure 1 from the direction A.
Figure 3. An isometric view illustrating the polyurethane table for using the ironing board without legs thereof.
REFERENCE NUMBERS
[0017] The drawings do not need to be scaled necessarily and the details that are not necessary for the understanding of the present invention may have been ignored. Apart from this, the elements that are at least substantially identical or that have at least substantially identical functions are shown with the same numbers.
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION
[0018] The present invention will be understood more clearly when described based on the above-stated figures and reference numbers.
[0019] Figure 1 is an isometric view illustrating the polyurethane upper table (40) which is placed on the legs (20) of the ironing board (10).
[0020] The upper table (40) is made of polyurethane. The obtained upper table (40) is placed on the legs (20).
1. An ironing table (10) which comprises an upper table (40), characterized in that said upper table (40) is made of polyurethane.