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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 11, 2011
Filed:
Jul. 06, 2009
Lorraine L. Achterberg, Saint Joseph, MI (US);
James William Kendall, Mount Prospect, IL (US);
David M. Miller, Zeeland, MI (US);
Ronald M. Nowell, Jr., Saint Joseph, MI (US);
William J. Schill, Jr., Mattawan, MI (US);
Richard A. Sunshine, Granger, IN (US);
Ameresh Babu Viswanathan, Saint Joseph, MI (US);
Vicki Lyn Wyatt, Watervliet, MI (US);
Lorraine L. Achterberg, Saint Joseph, MI (US);
James William Kendall, Mount Prospect, IL (US);
David M. Miller, Zeeland, MI (US);
Ronald M. Nowell, Jr., Saint Joseph, MI (US);
William J. Schill, Jr., Mattawan, MI (US);
Richard A. Sunshine, Granger, IN (US);
Ameresh Babu Viswanathan, Saint Joseph, MI (US);
Vicki Lyn Wyatt, Watervliet, MI (US);
Whirlpool Corporation, Benton Harbor, MI (US);
Abstract
An ironing station has a cabinet defining an interior space, an accessible storage area defined within the interior space of the cabinet, an ironing board stowably mounted in the cabinet for movement between a stowed position and a use position. The ironing board can be coupled to the cabinet via a non-vertical guide rail. A handle can be coupled to the ironing board to aid a user in moving the ironing board between the stowed and use positions. A multi-position docking station can be provided on the top wall of the cabinet for receiving an iron. A cover can be provided for selectively covering the docking station.