Group 5 - Iron Board

BFC23702 CREATIVE AND INNOVATION

IRON BOARD

AIMAN HANIF BIN ABDUL PATTAH

(CF130258) (CF13025 8)

MUHAMAD SYAFIQ BIN TOHID

(CF130201) (CF13020 1)

MUHAMMAD ALIFF BIN ADNAN

(CF130202) (CF13020 2)

NOOR SYEFA BT AIDI

(CF130216) (CF13021 6)

SAIDATUL LYANA BT SHARRIFFUDIN

(CF130262) (CF13026 2)

INTRODUCTION

The iron is the small appliance used to remove wrinkles from fabric. It is also known as a clothes iron, flat iron, or smoothing iron. The piece at the bottom is called a sole plate. Ironing uses heat energy, chemical energy, electrical energy, and mechanical energy. Most ironing is done on an ironing board, a small, portable, foldable table with a heat resistant surface. Some commercial-grade ironing boards incorporate a heating element and a pedaloperated vacuum to pull air through the board and dry the garment. On 16 February 1858 W. Vandenburg and J. Harvey patented an ironing table that facilitated pressing sleeves and pant legs. A truly portable folding ironing board was first patented in Canada in 1875 by John B. Porter. The invention also included a removable press board used for sleeves. In 1892 Sarah Boone obtained a patent in the United States for improvements to the ironing board, allowing for better quality ironing for shirt sleeves. An ironing board has become a need for the person who is studying nor working. We need it in order to be in proper entire as we should be in proper entire. The existing ironing boards needed much space in keeping them. Minimizing the space needed to store the ironing board will solve the problem.

PROBLEM STATEMENT

1. Size. If possible, choose the widest ironing board that you can find for more effective ironing. 2. Height. Most people prefer to do their ironing while standing up. Standing up for a long time, however could result to back strain. 3. Mobility. Another thing to consider when choosing an ironing board is the available space in your home. 4. Weight. Choose an ironing board that is lightweight - one that not only sets up easily for use but also folds down for storage with ease. 5. Sturdiness. While a good ironing board is that which is lightweight, it should also have a sturdy frame that is stable enough so that it will not collapse or tip over easily as you do your ironing. 6. Adjustability. We have given the recommended ironing board height for people who prefer to stand up while ironing. 7. The board pad. A good ironing board pad is one that has vent 'holes' in the surface for the steam to penetrate and escape. 8. Burnings. Another problem is the risk of burning yourself or the clothes when not being careful. 9. Cooling. An addition problem is that when finished ironing you have to leave the flatiron out to cool and be careful to place it somewhere where it does not set the house on fire or somebody accidently burns himself. 10. Smell. A different problem that came up is that cream based deodorants leave a smell on shirts and t-shirts even after washing them. 11. Aesthetic. Not attractive from display and don’t comfort the eye. 12. Take some space. Iron board too tall. 13. Bend at the end of the board. 14. Iron board cloth. We need to change if it broken. 15. Rusty. Exposure to the surrounding area. 16. Their support easily broken due the material. 17. Board weak with water due the material of board – composite board. 18. The strength of the board low. Can’t support heavy cloth.

19. Unstable. Easily to fall if don’t careful during the ironing. 20. Too tall. Not easy to move 21. The cover easily burn 22. The leg of ironing board always shaking when we iron the cloth 23. The board is too long 24. The leg of ironing board does not have high strength. Easy to bent 25. Cannot be carry when going out for example for holiday 3 MAIN PROBLEM

1. User need much space to storing it 2. Normal iron board can’t be adjustable for user who want to iron while stand or sit down 3. User have some problem when going out for holiday but need to carry the ironing board

PROBLEM STATEMENT

Typical problem faced by the ironing board user is need ed much space in storing it. Some houses that have area that small have problems to keep ironing board. For someone that emphasize with tidiness, they will be having problem to iron clothes when they are going for holiday. They definitely wanted an ironing board that portable and easy to be kept. Some people have problems to rub clothes while standing or sitting. Some of us want to iron garments while standing and the other some want to iron garments while sitting. Depending on our comfort. Ironing that sold in market only sell the type than stand highly and sit separately. If we buy both type of the ironing board with respective to our comfort, we will experience problem in keeping the ironing boards that needed much space at home. Wasting of money to buy both type of ironing board will be one of the problems faced by user. This problem often happens when we don’t feel comfort ironing the clothes with current ironing

board. Especially for housewives that have to iron clothes for their children and husband. The existing ironing boards are comfortless to the people that are not capable to be standing for a long time.

PROJECT SUMMARY

This product of invention can fulfill consumers' needs that want to iron clothes comfortably. Ironing board we designed is easy to be kept and can save space in keeping it at home. The designed ironing board will also be portable so that we can bring it anywhere.

PROJECT DETAIL

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Dimension for area of the base, foot sizes and ironing board height need to be considered to make it stable.

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This project is unique because there’s none this kind of product been produced.

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It is dual function. (standing or sitting position)

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Portable

CONCLUSION

Product that we wish to produce is a product which combines two ways of use which are sits ironing board and stands ironing board. This product is marketable and according to consumer needs. Ironing board that we are about to produce is quite simple, portable due to the size and also save in space needed for the board to be kept.