Removable sole plate cover for fabric pressing irons
US5664349A · kind A · utility
Inventors
Key dates
| Filing date | Aug 6, 1996 |
| Grant date | Sep 9, 1997 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 6, 2016 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC D)Textiles; Paper
- CPC primaryD06F75/38
- WIPO fieldOther consumer goods
- WIPO sectorOther fields
Abstract
A removable sole plate cover for fabric pressing irons is formed of a thin, flat, planar sheet (approximately fifteen thousandths of an inch) of polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE) material (e.g., Teflon, tm). The sheet is removably securable to the sole plate of a hand operated iron, and protects fabrics being pressed from burning, scorching, and polishing by reducing friction between the iron and the fabric and also providing for more even heat distribution from the sole plate to the article being pressed. The cover is removably secured to the iron by forward and rearward lateral flaps. The forward flaps each have an extension ear extending therefrom, which are folded to overlap one another and to secure to the corresponding forward flap of the opposite side. The rearward flaps each have at least one eyelet therein, and are folded upwardly along the edge of the iron sole plate and secured across the iron by one or more tensile springs. A myriad (approximately two hundred) of small steam vent holes, each approximately one sixteenth of an inch in diameter, are provided through the cover, generally in the conventional V-shaped pattern of steam vent holes customarily provided in hand oper…
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