lip 15a slides beneath edge 14 to form a connection between sections 9 and 10 sections 10 and 11 and sections 11 and 12 are connected in a similar manner fig4 actually shows the manner in which sections 9 and 10 would be attached together in fig4 the board 8 is shown upside down as it would be resting on a support surface when being readied for use section 10 is shown in two positions in phantom at 10 39 and 10 34 as it is pivoted such that edge 14 slides under lip 14a once the section 10 is properly connected to section 9 the ironing board can be turned over for use assuming that the other sections are properly connected also it will be noted that links 13 add stability and rigidity to the ironing board when it is fully deployed these links must be sufficient in length to enable the connection to be made between edge 14 and lip 14a for example in the case of sections 9 and 10 the links 13 must be at least as long as the distance from pivot point 13a on section 10 to edge 14 of section 10 plus the distance from lip 14a on section 9 to the pivot point on section 9 in addition the pivot points 13a must be placed such that lip 14a of section 10 is positioned behind lip 14a of section 9 when the sections are nested on the underside of sections 9 and 12 legs 15 are mounted these legs are shown most clearly in fig1 and 2 the legs can.