Iron rest

Abstract

An iron rest assembly removably attachable to an ironing board is provided. The iron rest includes a pair of support areas with a recess area therebetween, a basket suspended below the recess area for storing an iron, and a pair of bars extending away from a back end of the iron rest assembly. The pair of bars serves to attach the iron rest assembly to the ironing board.

1 . An iron rest assembly removably attachable to an ironing board, comprising:
 a pair of support areas with a recess area therebetween;   a basket suspended below the recess area for storing an iron; and   a pair of bars extending away from a back end of the iron rest assembly, wherein the pair of bars is configured to securely attach the iron rest assembly to the ironing board.   
     
     
         2 . The iron rest assembly of  claim 1 , wherein:
 the pair of bars extends downwardly and then away from the back end of the iron rest assembly, wherein the downward extension of the bars is configured to substantially match a thickness of a blunt end of the ironing board so that upper surfaces of the support areas and of the ironing board are substantially coplanar.   
     
     
         3 . The iron rest assembly of  claim 1 , wherein:
 a back wall of the recess area includes a plurality of tabs, and   the basket includes a bottom wall and an end wall, wherein the end wall includes a plurality of holes configured to engageably mate with the plurality of tabs to secure the basket to the iron rest assembly.   
     
     
         4 . The iron rest assembly of  claim 1 , further comprising:
 a trivet configured to be removably attachable to a contour of the recess area, wherein the trivet is made of a heat resistance material so that the iron can be stored within the basket at any angular position during use.   
     
     
         5 . The iron rest assembly of  claim 3 , further comprising:
 a wire extending downward near an opening of the recess area, and   the basket is removably attachable to the iron rest assembly by engaging the wire with the bottom wall.   
     
     
         6 . An ironing board, comprising:
 an ironing body; and   an iron rest, comprising:
 a pair of support areas with a recess area therebetween; 
 a basket suspended below the recess area for storing an iron; and 
 a pair of bars extending away from a back end of the iron rest assembly, wherein the pair of bars is configured to attach the iron rest assembly to the ironing body.