Ironing board cover with storage bag

Abstract

An article of manufacture is provided for covering ironing boards. The article is comprised of an ironing board cover and a pouch attached to the cover. The pouch may be a pocket or a bag-like enclosure for holding accessories. In one embodiment, the bag is fixed to the cover. The bag may also be detachable from the cover, and may be detachable from one or more locations on the cover.

I claim:  
     
         1 . An accessory for an ironing table having an ironing board that has a perimeter, comprising: 
 a cover for covering the ironing board, comprising: 
 an ironing surface overlying the entire perimeter of the ironing board, wherein the ironing surface of the cover comprises terminal edges, and the ironing surface between the terminal edges is substantially planer; and  
 an apron attached to the terminal edges of the ironing surface and configured to wrap around the ironing board to attach the cover to the ironing board; and  
   a pouch overlying the ironing surface of the cover, wherein the pouch is attached to the cover.    
     
     
         2 . The accessory of  claim 1  wherein the pouch has a length and a width and substantially the entire length and width of the pouch overlies the ironing surface intermediate the terminal edges.  
     
     
         3 . The accessory of  claim 1  wherein the pouch is substantially permanently attached to the ironing surface of the cover.  
     
     
         4 . The accessory of  claim 1  wherein the pouch is releasably attached to the ironing surface of the cover.  
     
     
         5 . The accessory of  claim 4  comprising first and second cooperating connectors, wherein the first connector is fixedly attached to the cover and the second connector is fixedly attached to the pouch.  
     
     
         6 . The accessory of  claim 5  comprising a third connector attached to the cover, wherein the third connector is cooperable with the second connector.  
     
     
         7 . The accessory of  claim 1  wherein the pouch is formed of heat resistant material such that the pouch will not readily melt upon contact with a hot iron.  
     
     
         8 . An ironing table, comprising: 
 an ironing board having a top side and a bottom side;    a pair of legs pivotally attached to the ironing board and operable between an extended position and a collapsed position, wherein a gap is formed between the bottom side of the ironing board and the legs in the extended position, and wherein the lengths of the legs are positioned adjacent the ironing board in the collapsed position;    a cover overlying the top surface of the ironing board, wherein the cover comprises a substantially planer portion providing an ironing surface;    a pouch attached to the cover wherein the pouch is configured and attached to the cover such that substantially the entire pouch is outside the gap to prevent the pouch from interfering with the legs when the legs are pivoted from the extended position to the collapsed position.    
     
     
         9 . The table of  claim 8  wherein the pouch is attached to the ironing surface.  
     
     
         10 . The table of  claim 9  wherein substantially the entire pouch overlies the ironing surface.  
     
     
         11 . The table of  claim 8  comprising a first connector attached to the cover and a second connector attached to the pouch wherein the first and second connectors are cooperable to releasably attach the pouch to the ironing surface.  
     
     
         12 . The table of  claim 8  wherein the board has an elongated longitudinal axis and the pouch is elongated about an axis transverse the longitudinal axis of the board.  
     
     
         13 . The table of  claim 12  comprising two connectors extending along substantially the elongated axis of the pouch, wherein the two connectors are generally parallel and are spaced apart from one another along the longitudinal axis of the board.  
     
     
         14 . The table of  claim 13  wherein the two connectors substantially permanently attached the pouch to the ironing surface.  
     
     
         15 . The table of  claim 8  wherein the pouch has a height and a width, and the height is at least half of the width.