Steam iron with a vertical steaming feature
US5404662A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | May 10, 1994 |
| Grant date | Apr 11, 1995 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 10, 2014 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC D)Textiles; Paper
- CPC primaryD06F75/14
- WIPO fieldOther consumer goods
- WIPO sectorOther fields
Abstract
An electric steam iron includes a soleplate, an electric heater attached in heat transfer relation to the soleplate and a source of electric current connected to the heater for delivering electric power thereto. The iron includes a housing forming a reservoir. A dam is formed in the water reservoir. The iron further includes a steam generating chamber and a valve controlling the flow of water from the water reservoir to the steam generating chamber. The valve is positioned within the water reservoir relatively rearwardly of the dam so that a head of water is formed above the valve when the iron is placed upright with the iron heel rest in a relatively horizontal plane and the iron soleplate in a relatively vertical plane.
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