Water distribution screen on a coated steam iron vaporization chamber
US5390432A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Sep 28, 1993 |
| Grant date | Feb 21, 1995 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 28, 2013 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC D)Textiles; Paper
- CPC primaryD06F75/18
- WIPO fieldOther consumer goods
- WIPO sectorOther fields
Abstract
A steam pressing iron having a soleplate presenting an ironing surface and having steam outlet openings; a steam generating structure disposed adjacent the soleplate and defining a water vaporization chamber having a bottom surface; a device for heating water in the vaporization chamber; a covering of a material selected to promote vaporization of water disposed on the bottom surface of the vaporization chamber; and a screen disposed above the covering for distributing water across the covering.
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