Handicraft tool for pressing or supporting cloth or fabric

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9340920-B2
Application number	US-201314056413-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Oct 17, 2013
Priority date	Oct 17, 2013
Publication date	May 17, 2016
Grant date	May 17, 2016

Abstract

A handicraft tool includes a first end, a second end and an intermediate portion. The first end and the second end are spaced apart from each other in the longitudinal direction of the handicraft tool. The intermediate portion is positioned between the first end and the second end. The intermediate portion is in the form of a bar having a cross section that is uniform along the longitudinal direction. At least the surface of the intermediate portion is made of a thermosetting elastomer.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. A handicraft tool comprising:
a first end and a second end spaced apart from each other in a longitudinal direction;
an intermediate portion positioned between the first end and the second end; and
a metal shaft member elongated in the longitudinal direction, wherein,
the intermediate portion is in form of a bar having a cross section that is uniform along the longitudinal direction,
at least a surface of the intermediate portion is made of a thermosetting elastomer,
the shaft member is embedded in the intermediate portion and extends from the first end, throughout the intermediate portion and to the second end, and
the first end includes a first flat surface and a second flat surface that face away from each other in a direction perpendicular to the longitudinal direction, the first flat surface and the second flat surface coming closer to each other as proceeding toward a tip of the first end.

2. The handicraft tool according to claim 1 , wherein the intermediate portion is columnar.

3. The handicraft tool according to claim 1 , wherein an outer circumference of the first end in a predetermined region elongated in the longitudinal direction is substantially equal to an outer circumference of the intermediate portion.

4. The handicraft tool according to claim 1 , wherein the second end has a round tip.

5. The handicraft tool according to claim 2 , wherein the intermediate portion has a circular cross section.

6. The handicraft tool according to claim 2 , wherein the intermediate portion has an elliptic cross section.

7. The handicraft tool according to claim 2 , wherein the intermediate portion has a polygonal cross section having at least one pair of parallel edges.

8. An ironing method using the handicraft tool according to claim 1 , the method comprising:
placing a piece of cloth over at least the intermediate portion; and
pressing the cloth onto the intermediate portion with an iron while ironing the piece of cloth.

9. The method according to claim 8 , wherein a seam of the cloth is arranged to extend along the intermediate portion when the cloth is placed over the intermediate portion.

Assignees

• Clover Mfg Co Ltd

Inventors

• Hawley Joan
• Iwasaki Chihiro

Classifications

• D06F71/30

  specially adapted for pressing seams (specially adapted for pressing particular garments or parts thereof D06F71/18) · CPC title

• D06F81/10

  Top board elements · CPC title

• D06F85/00 Primary

  Independent elements for interposition between the article and the ironing or pressing surface · CPC title