Heat-resistant ironing board cover having an elastic padding

Abstract

A heat-resistant ironing board cover having an elastic padding. The ironing board cover (6) can be joined with form-fit to the ironing board (1) through its padding (5).

Description

TECHNICAL AREA [0001] To achieve good results during the ironing operation, it is necessary that the ironing board covers and the elastic padding do not shift during ironing or form folds which can then be transferred to the object to be ironed. Therefore, the padding is often placed on the ironing board and the heat-resistant ironing board cover is spread over it and attached to the ironing board using rubber bands or other bands. This approach does not always yield the desired result. BACKGROUND INFORMATION [0002] Therefore, EP 0 043 700 A1 describes an ironing board cover in which the cover is directly bonded to an elastic padding, for example, by gluing, so that the ironing board cover cannot shift with respect to the elastic padding. These laminated covers are then glued to the ironing board itself using heat and pressure to attach them to the ironing board and prevent the entire ironing board cover from shifting. However, detaching such an ironing board cover, in particular it...

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Benefits of technology

[0007] According to the present invention, the bottom of the padding and the top of the ironing board are provided, at least in part, with a nonwoven or fabric layer which cover one another after the ironing board cover is placed on the ironing board and act as a hook-and-loop fastener. A nonwoven or fabric layer provided with hooks is glued onto the ironing board. The entire surface of the ironing board may be used for this purpose. However, it is also possible to provide only the edge of the ironing board with the nonwoven or fabric layer or to apply additional cross strips to the ironing board for this purpose. The padding is also provided with a nonwoven or fabric layer which is provided with loops. The nonwoven or fabric layer on the ironing board and on the padding are designed to be the same size and shape. If a padding so designed is placed on the similarly designed ironing board, it is possible to attach the ironing board cover to the ironing board in an unshiftable manner via a simple manual pressing and smoothing operation.

[0009] The heat-resistant ironing board cover having an elastic padding may be attached to an ironing board with the same effectiveness by designing the contour of the padding to correspond to the contour of the ironing board and providing the padding with a peripheral edge which has a bulge engaging with the peripheral edge of the ironing board from behind. If the ironing board cover is designed in a similar way, it may be installed on the ironing board manually in a very simple manner. Since it is held down all around from all sides, it cannot slip on the ironing board. In the above approach, it has been found to be advantageous if the padding has a material stiffening in the area of the bulge. The material stiffening may be achieved by special impregnation of the padding in the bulge area using a polymer and subsequent crosslinking of the polymer.

[0010] The thickness of the padding may be adjusted to the performed hook-and-loop operation and is usually 0.2 to 5 cm.

Problems solved by technology

However, detaching such an ironing board cover, in particular its padding, from the ironing board for the purpose of replacement is extremely problematic because the padding often firmly adheres to the ironing board.

However, the mutually contradictory requirements of secure adhesion of the ironing board cover and its padding to the ironing board and its replaceability yield, as previously, unsatisfactory results.

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