Ironing board cover and ironing board provided with such an ironing board cover

Description

[0001] The invention relates to an ironing board cover consisting of a fabric provided on a foam layer, which foam layer can be affixed to the ironing board.

[0002] Such an ironing board cover is known from European Patent Application No. 0 043 700, although the ironing board cover according to the invention does not require the layer provided on the ironing board to comprise an adhesive layer.

[0003] In practice it has become apparent that there is a need for an ironing operation wherein the ironed articles of clothing or the household textile are provided with an aromatic substance. To this end it has been proposed in European Patent Application No. 0 028 380 to add additives and possibly aromatic substances to the water with which a steam iron is to be filled. A drawback of this is the fact that it is necessary to add the additives and the aromatic substances to the water each time anew, which requires an additional operation, or to keep a stock of water containing such substances. Moreover, the desired effect cannot be obtained with irons which do no use steam.

[0004] According to the invention the desired transfer of particular odours, such as blossom scent, can take place without adding substances to the water, and in accordance with the invention a solution to this problem is obtained by manufacturing an ironing board cover according to the invention as referred to in the introduction, which ironing board cover is characterized in that an aromatic substance is incorporated in the foam layer.

[0005] It is easy for a person skilled in this field to select the aromatic substance in dependence on the desired scent, knowing that the aromatic substance will be released in the desired concentration at the elevated temperature at which the ironing operation is carried out.

[0006] The invention furthermore relates to the ironing board provided with an ironing board cover, which ironing board cover is provided with a foam layer in which the aromatic substance is incorporated.

[0007] It will be apparent that the ironing board cover according to the invention is not limited by the auxiliary means attached to the cover in order to secure it to the ironing board, or by the motif provided on the fabric. Furthermore such a cover may also be provided with a metallized layer, which enables ironing at a temperature lower than the normal ironing temperature, because the metallized fabric will reflect the heat.

Claims

1. An ironing board cover consisting of a fabric provided on a foam layer, which foam layer can be affixed to the ironing board, characterized in that an aromatic substance is incorporated in the foam layer.

2. An ironing board provided with an ironing board cover, characterized in that said cover corresponds with the cover as claimed in claim 1.