US105192A - Improved sad-iron handle - Google Patents

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-JonL cLnAsoN, or WHITnsToNE, NEW-YORK.-

Leam 'Patent No. 105,192, ma .my 12, 1870.

IMPROVED SAD-IRON HANDLE.

The Schedule referred to in thesevLettex-s Patent andmakng part of the saune` To all whom it may concern n Be'it known that I, JOEL GLEASON, of Whitestone, in the county of Queens and State of New York, have invented a new and Improved Sad-iron Handle; and I do hereby declare that the following is va full and exact description thereof, reference being had tothe accompanying drawings'. and to the letters of reference markedthereon, making a part of this specilication.

. The object of this invention' is to construct the handles or grasps of sad-irons in such manner as will vob viate the necessity of using holders of any kind to protect the hand from the heated handle or grasp of sad-irons, as is the ense with sad-irons at present inad'e; and to effect this desirable result I form the grasp of' thel sad-iron of a hollow cylinder, of thin sheet metal, so that but verylittle heat can be absorbed or retained,`anil,`by means of suitable perforatons made in the cylindric grasp, the cool external -air is'admitted to the interior of the grasp, and thus renders its overheating impossible. In addition 'to the graspv thus constructed, I place below the under side of the grasp, and the upper surface of the ir'ou, a smicircularshield, whichA prevents'the grasp from.

absorbing heat by radiation froml the iron.

In the accompanying drawings- Figure 1 represents al side view of my invent-ion,

and

Figure 2, a plan or top view of the same.

' Similar letters of reference indicate corresponding parts in the several drawings. Y' A A represents an ordinary sad-iron, into whichare fitted, by casting or otherwise, the wrought iron nprights d d, curved to a convenient shape.

" Between the upper ends of the nprights d and in the direction of the length of the iron, is fitted the handle or grasp B.

This handle or grasp is constructed of thin sheet metal, and is formed in the shape of a hollow cylinder with closed ends,and it is aiiilxedto the uprights :l d by screws b b, which pass through the ends of the uprights .and ends of thc cylinder into the nuts ff;

into which'they are firmly screwed.

It will be observed that there is no' metallic connection passing through the cylinder and between the y nprightsto retain heat and convey it to the grasp.

A series of perforations,I a a a, are formed in the grasp, which will enable .the cool external air to freely enter therein, and keep lthe grasp or handle cool.

In addition to the grasp or handle above described I interpose a shield, G, between the under side of the grasp and the iron, to further protect the handle from becoming heated, and at the same time ai'ord a protection to the han'dof the person using the iron. 4

v This shield C is formed of any suitable thin -sheet metal,- cut elliptical in shape, and curved upward, as is clearly shown in fig. 1, its greatest ,width being equalin width to the widest part ofthe sad-iron, and

it is secured to the-uprights d (l by the screws b b,V

which secure'at the same time the ends of the'uprights, shield, and grasp, together.

Having thus described my invention.

p What I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is.- p

A'ventilated grasp or handle, B, for sad-irons, in combination with a shield or protector, C, as and for the purposes hereinbcfore described. ,A Witnesses:` JOEL GLEA'SON;

H. L. Warrnnnne, G. W. PLYMProN.'

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