US1263916A - Sad-iron. - Google Patents

Description

c. c. MEEKER.

SAD IRON.

APPLICATION FILED JUNE 2. |917.

Mwmmm Patented Apr. 23,1918.

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CHARLES C. MEEKER, 0E NEWARK, NEW JERSEY, ASSIGNR T0 BLISS & BRAKE, 0F NEWARK, v1\T EW JERSEY, A CORPORATION OF NEW JERSEY.

SAD-IRON.

Specification of Letters Patent.

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Application led .Tune 2, 1917. Serial No. 172,351.

To all whom t may concern:

be it known that I, CHARLES C. MEEKER, a citizen of the United States, and a resident of Newark, in the county of Essex and State of N ew Jersey, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Sad-Irons, of vwhich the following is a specification.

The invention relates to improvements in gas sad-irons, and it consists in the novel features, structure and combinations of parts hereinafter described, and particularly pointed out in the claims. rihe object of the invention is to provide a gas sad-iron of novel and improved construction and capable of successful use. Among the more important objects of the invention are to provide for adequate combustion within the body of the iron, the correct heating of the lower part of the iron so that the ironing surface may be maintained at a proper temperature, efficient means for supplying an adequate volume of air for maintaining proper combustion at the burner within the chamber of the iron, and improved means for securing the burner within the iron and the proper connection of the burner with the supply pipe leading thereto and connectedwith the iron, and also to provide a hinged cover for the iron adapted to receive the handle and of such special construction that said cover may be easily manufactured and also contain an adequate air chamber serving to retard radiation of heat to the hand of the person operating the iron.

The iron of my invention comprises a hollow body portion, a novel hinged cover thereon carrying the handle, an elongated burner extending lengthwise within thehollow body portion of the iron, means for supplying a regulated quantity of gas to said burner, and longitudinal and transverse air conduits for supplying air to the interior of the iron below the iurner, whose outlet orifices are at the lower side thereof, one of said'conduits extending longitudinally from the rear end of the iron forwardly lto the front end thereof through the bottom of the iron, and the other or transverse conduits leading from the sides of the iron through the bottom thereof to said longitudinal conduit, and openings being provided in the top of said longitudinal conduit through which the air may ascend to' the burner.

r111e invention will befully understood vention, the section being on the dotted line 1-.-1 of Fig. 2;

Fig. 2 is a top view of the same;

Fig. 3 is a rear end view of the same;

Fig. 4 is a horizontal section through the body of the iron and is presented to illustrate the arrangement of the air conduits extending longitudinally and transversely in the bottom of the iron;

Fig. 5 is a vertical transverse section, partly broken away through the same, taken on the dotted line 5*-5 0f Fig. 4, and M Fig. 6 is a vertical transverse section through the burner, taken on the dotted line 6 6 of Fig. 1.

1n the drawings, 10 designates the body of the iron, 1l the cover thereon, 12 the handle connected with said cover, 13 the gas supply pipe connected with the body l0, and 14 an elongated burner applied within the hollow interior of the body 10 and resting at its rear end upon an integral raised portion l5 at the bottom of said body and at its front end upon a raised portion 16 of said body, the front end of said burner 141 correspondingly shaped recess 17 in theV front inner wall of the body 10 above the seat 16 for the front end or portion of they burner. The body 10 may be of any convenient outline and in the form shown has a pointed forward end and sides diverging therefrom on curved lines to the rear end of said body which is reasonably broad. as shown. The body 10 has a hollow interior and is cast with an open upper end, and the sides of the body 10 are formed in their upper portions with elongated openings 18, while the rear end of said body is formed in its upper edge with openings or recesses 19. The rear end of the body 10 is also formed with an opening 20 to receive the lower end of the gas supply pipe 13 which is threaded and engages a thread in the walls of said opening 20. The lower end of the gas supply pipe 13 is screwed into the opening 20 and bears tightly against the rear end of the burner 14, and finally the pipe 13 is clamped in position by means of a nut 21 which is on the threaded end of said pipe and .may be screwed up against the rear end of the iron. The lower or forward end of the pipe 13 is'b'eveled and engages a beveled seat in the end of the burner 14, and when screwed against the burner 14 binds the same in fixed position and creates a gas tight oint, as shown in Fig. 1.

The cover 11 fits over the upper end of `the body 10, and atits forward end is formed with ears 22 vwhich straddle a lug 23 lextending upwardly from the said body, and said cover is hinged to said body by means of a pin extending transverselythrough said rhe rear end of the cover is l cured together by rivets 30 which are alsok utilized to secure the frame 31 forthe handle-12' to said cover. The plate 9.8 is recessed at its lower side, as at 32, thisrecessI extending nearly the entire length and width of the vbottom of the plate 28 and being einbordered by an encompassing flange 33. The bottom plate 29 is spaced fromV the plate 28 at each side of the iron by a series of upwardly extending projections 34 which en- .gage the flange 33 at opposite sides of the cover and leave between them passages 35 for the entrance of air to the chamber formed between the plates 28, 29, this chamber being commodious by reason of the reeessing of the bottom of the plate 28. The plates 28, 29 are formed with hubs, as shown in Fig. 1, to receive the rivets 30 and space the frame 31 from the cover and aid in spacing the plates Q8, 29 apart, said hubs also making it convenient to apply the rivets 3() through the frame 31, plate Q8 and plate 29. The chamber' between the plates 28, 29 of the cover by being freely open to the air retardsV the radiation of heat to the hand of the user of the iron.

The burner 14 is a hollow elongated casting extending from the rear to the front end of the body of the iron and provided at opposite side edges of its lower portion with burner vorifices 36 for thek gas. The burner 14 is hollow, as shown in Fig. V6, and preferably lined with wire gauze 37 which covers over the innerends of the orifices 36.l The burner 14 has at its rear end a broad foot 38 which rests'flatY upon the rear end of the raised portion 15 of the bottom of the iron, as sho'wii in Fig. l, and at itsfront end said burneris pointedk and enters the recess 17,

as' aforesaid, which centers the front end Aof t-he'burner upon the support 16. Y The hroad flat foot 38 not only' supports the rear end of the burner 14, but prevents the burner during the screwing of the pipe 13 against it, from having any rotary movement.

The bottom of the iro-n on its upper surface is formed with a longitudinal raised portion 15 whose rear end is broadened, as shown in Fig. 4, and receives the foot 3S of the burner 14. rEhe raised portion 15 is hollow and in communication with an opening 39 formed in the rear end of the iron and also with transverse conduits 40 through which air may pass to the chamber formed within said portion 15. Air also enters the chamber of said portion 15 through the opening 39, and said raised portion 15 of the bottom of the iron is formed in its upper surface with a series of apertures 41 out through which the air may pass for supporting combustion at the burner orifices 36, the burner 14 being longitudinally over said portion 15. The conduits 40 are formed in the bottom of the body of the iron, as shown in Fig. 5, and preferably these conduits will be arranged in staggered order, as indicated by the dotted lines in Fig. 4.

The gas pipe 13 with its nipple to receive a flexible gas-tube and having air inlets near its upper end, is of known type, with the exception that in this instance the lower end of said tube is threaded into the back of the iron and acts to force the burner 14 against the front end of the iron, this pressure not only serving to locate the burner 14- in permanent position, but also permitting such engagement of the lower end of the pipe 13 with the burner as to create a gas tight joint between them.

The construction and arrangement of the conduits 40 and the elongated air chamber 42 within the bottom of the iron and the raised portion 15 thereof, have been found to' be very eiiicient in properly supplying air to support combustion. The opening 39 at the rear end of the chamber 42 has outwardlydiverging side walls so that the outer end of the opening at the outer surface of the iron is commodious, as indicated in Figs. 3 and 4. The openings 41 in the raised portion 15 are in near relation to the bottom of the' burner 14, and hence deliver the air close to and between the two rows of flames which, when the iron is in use, are at the orifices 36.

My invention resides more particularly in the construction of the bottom of the iron and the mounting of the burner 14 thereover, and in the construction of the cover 11. The iron as a whole has been designed with the view of securing maximum eiiiciency, of enabling the maintenance of a proper and uniform heat atthe bottom of the iron, of obviating any danger of the flames within the iron reaching the clothing of the' operator or the goods being` Y ironed, of preventing undue heat-ing of the cover of the iron and of providing a construction of durable character and capable of being readily manufactured and sold at reasonable expense.

What l claim as my invention and desire to secure by Letters-liatent,v is:

l. A gas sad-iron comprising a hollow body portion having a cover and handle, an elongated gas burner longitudinally disposed y within said body portion over the bottom thereof and having outlet orifices at its lower opposite edges, cenduits in the bottom of the iron for admitting air to and through the central portion thereof below said burner, and means forvsupplying gas to the burner and securingthe burner in position, comprising a pipe threaded in a hole in the rear end of the iron and screwed against the rear end of the burner, and a nut on said pipe to bind against the rear end of the iron.

2. A gas sad-iron comprising a lhollow body portion having a cover and handle, an elongated gas burner longitudinally disposed within said body portion over the bottom thereof and having outlet orilices at its lower opposite edges, conduits in the bottom of the iron for admitting air to and through the central portion thereof below said burner, and means for supplying gas to the burner and securing the burner in position, comprising a pipe threaded in a hole in the rear end of the iron and screwed against the rear end of the burner, and a nut on said pipe to bind against the rear end of the iron, the outlet end of said pipe being beveled and the rear end of said burner being correspondingly beveled to form a seat for the pipe and permit the creation of a gas tight joint.

8. A gas sad-iron comprising a hollow body portion having a cover and handle, an elongated gas burner longitudinally disposed within said body portion over the bottom thereof and having outlet orifices at its lower opposite edges and a foot at its rear end to rest upon a portion of the iron and a projection on its front end to enter a recess in the inner front wall of the iron, conduits in the bottom of the iron for admitting air to and through the central portion thereof below said burner, and means for supplying gas to the burner and securing the burner in position, comprising a pipe threaded in a hole in the rear end of the iron and screwed against the rear end of the burner, and a nut on said pipe to bind against the rear end of the iron.

4. A gas sad-iron comprising a yhollow body portion having a cover and handle, a hollow elongated gas burner longitudinally disposed within said body portion over the bottom thereof and having at its lower portion a series of outlet orifices for gas, an air conduit leading from the outside of the rear end of the iron longitudinally through the bottom of the iron and having discharge openings in its top, and air conduits leading laterally through the bottom of the iron to said longitudinal conduit, the bottom of the iron having a longitudinal raised portion on its upper surface to aid in affording space for said longitudinal conduit and which portion is broadened at its rear end, and said burner having a foot to rest upon said broadened end of said raised portion.

5. A gas sad-iron comprising a hollow body portion having a cover and handle, an elongated gas burner longitudinally disposed within said body portion overthe bottom thereof and having outlet orices at itsv lower opposite edges and a foot at its rear end to rest upon a portion of the iron and a projection on its front end to enter a recess in the inner front wall of the iron, conduits in the bottom of the iron for admitting air to and through the central portion thereof below said burner, and means for supplying gas to the burner and securing the burner in position, comprising a pipe entering the rear end of the iron and engaging the rear end of the burner for binding said burner againstthe forward portion of the iron.

Signed at Newark, in the county of Essex, and State of New Jersey, this 18th day of April, A. D. 1917.

CHARLES C. MEEKER.

Witnesses:

ARTHUR DRAKE, FRED. G. BUCKLEY.

4Homes oi' this patent may be obtained for ve cents each, by addressing the Gommissioner of Patenti.

Washington, D. CJ

Correction in Letters Patent No.`l,263,9l 6

It is hereby certied that the assignee in Letters Patent No. 1,263,916, granted April 23, 1918, upon the application of Charles C. Meeker7 of N ewa-rk, New Jersey,

for an improvement in Sad-Irons, was erroneously described and' specified as Bliss & Drake, whereas said assignee should have been described and specied as Bless c@ Drake; and thatA the said Letters Patent should be read with this co1'- rection therein that the same may conform to the record of the case in the Patent Oflice.

l signed and Sealed this 14th day of May, A. D., 191s.

[SEAL] R. F. WHITEHEAD,

i Acting Commissioner' QfPate/ns. l C1. 158-23L l

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