Ironing apparatus support

Ironing apparatus provides supporting of a hand iron above the ironing surface of an ironing board. It includes a base for supportive disposition upon a supporting surface, upright post members extending upwardly from the base, and apparatus for securing an ironing board in a use position to one post member and proximate the other post member with the ironing surface horizontally disposed for ironing. An articulated linkage is swingably interengaged at one end with one of the post members, being extendable by articulation to positions over the ironing surface during ironing. A securement unit pivotally interconnects the other, post-remote end of the linkage with the iron for permitting its movement between first and second orientations respectively in and out of contact with the ironing board surface. The linkage is swingable about said post member and provides articulation when the iron is in its first orientation for freely permitting relocation of said iron during ironing to desired positions over said linkage surface but through operation of an elbow locking mechanism, preventing articulation when the iron is in its second orientation for maintaining the iron out of contact with the ironing board surface. The linkage telescopes for storage, suspending the iron between the post members, permitting storage even if the iron it hot.