Patent · US Expired

Iron having skirt with metal plating

US5860234A · kind A · utility

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Key dates

Filing dateNov 13, 1997
Grant dateJan 19, 1999
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Expiry dateNov 13, 2017

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC D)Textiles; Paper
  • CPC primaryD06F75/36
  • WIPO fieldSurface technology, coating
  • WIPO sectorChemistry

Abstract

An iron having a housing with a skirt, a soleplate, and a heating element in the soleplate. The skirt has a molded body comprised of dielectric material. The body has a downwardly extending perimeter rim. A chrome plating is adhered directly onto the rim to give an appearance of a metal skirt.

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