Steam iron
US4398364A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jul 14, 1981 |
| Grant date | Aug 16, 1983 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 14, 2001 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC D)Textiles; Paper
- CPC primaryD06F75/18
- WIPO fieldOther consumer goods
- WIPO sectorOther fields
Abstract
A lightweight pressing and steaming iron having a soleplate with a heating element and steam passages in communication with steam ports including a first plastic housing member mounted on the soleplate and defining the bottom wall of a water reservoir and a second plastic housing member disposed over and secured to the first plastic housing member by a suitable sealant and defining the top and side walls of the water reservoir. The second plastic housing member also defines a tower-like structure at the forward end of the iron and a handle projecting rearwardly from the upper end of the tower-like structure. A valve located between the water reservoir and the soleplate steam passages includes an orifice adapted, when the valve is open, to provide a predetermined flow of water from the reservoir to the steam passages for normal steam ironing. First and second bellows pumps are provided in the upper part of the tower-like structure in side by side relationship with their actuating portions projecting upwardly through the handle and a spray nozzle is located on the front of the tower-like structure, the outlet port of the first bellows pump being connected to the spray nozzle, the out…
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