US1478310A - Electric iron and stand - Google Patents

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Dec. 18 1923. 1,478,310

E. w. WELLS ELECTRIC IRON AND STAND Filed March 18, 1921 INVENTOR ATTORN EY Patented Dec. 18, 1923.

UNITED STATES EARL W. WELLS, OF SOUTH BROWNSVILLE, PENNSYLVANIA.

ELECTRIC IRON AND STAND.

Application filed March 18, 1921.

To aZZ whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, EARL WALKER ELLS, a citizen of the United States, residing at South Brownsville, in the county of Fayette and State of Pennsylvania, have invented new and useful Improvements in Electric irons and Stands, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to an electric iron and stand, and more particularly to an iron and stand provided with co-operating means for connecting the heating element of the iron to the opposite sides of an electric circuit when the iron is in the stand, the iron being free of the usual cord when removed from the stand for ironing purposes.

The primary object of the invention is to provide simple and efiicient means for heating an electric iron while avoiding the usual cord or other means attached to the iron, thus permitting freedom of movement when the iron is in use. A further object is to provide means of the character stated of simple construction and operation which ma be produced at small cost and may be readily applied, if desired, to an electric iron of standard construction. Further objects will ap car from the detailed description.

11 the drawings:

Fi re 1 is a top plan view of an iron and stan constructed in accordance with my 1nvent1on.

Figure 2 is a horizontal sectional view taken through the iron and stand.

Figure 3 is a side view of the iron.

The iron 1 may be of any suitable or preferred construction and is provided with a heatin element or resistance 2 of any known or preierred type. At its forwardend the iron is provided, at each side, with a contact plate 3 set into an insulating member 4 secured in a recess in the face of the iron. This insulating member is provided with a nipple 5 extending through the side wall of the iron, and this nipple receives a binding ppst 6 projecting inwardly from plate 3.

ach binding post is provided with nuts 7 b means of which the ends of resistance element 2 are secured and electrically connected to the respective posts 6. A suitable handle 8 is secured to the iron in any known or preferred manner.

For receivin the iron I provide a stand 9 having its orward end or apex portion enclosed by a housin or casing 10, and provided at its base wit an upwardly project- Serial No. 453,272.

ing flange 11. Within housing 10 I provide a support 12 of V shape in cross-section, this support being firmly secured to the base of stand 9 and being'formed of electrical insulating material. Spring contact plates 13 are secured to the arms of support 12 and are positioned to contact with plates 3 of iron 1 when the iron is in positionin the stand. Housing 10 is provided in its top plate with a central recess 14 adapted for reception of the forward arm 8 of handle 8. When the iron is placed in the stand arm 8 fits into recess 14 so as to center the forward or apex portion of the iron relative to support 12 thus causing contact of plates 3 with contact members 13 when the iron is moved into its most forwardly position in the stand, in which position it is retained by flange 11. The contact members 13 are connected to the opposite sides 'of an electric circuit by wires 15 of a cord 16 which is passed through an insulating collar 17 secured in a nipple 18 projecting from one side of housing 10. When the iron is thus inserted into the stand heating element 2 is connected to the opposite sides of the electric circuit so as to heat the iron. When the iron is removed from the stand it is free of all encumbrances, such as the usual cord, and can be freely manipulated during the ironing operation. As clearly illustrated in Figure 2, the plates 3 are flush with the sides of the iron and coact with contact. members 13 to center the iron in the stand and to obtain proper contact between members 13 and plates 3. Also, by having plates 3 flush with the outer face of the iron all projections such as would interfere with ironing clothes and fabrics are avoided which is a decided practical advantage.

In ironing it is frequently necessary to place the iron upon the stand, as when folding or sprinklin the articles ironed, or for other reasons. y repeated experiments I have found that the iron is retained at a sufficiently high temperature for ironing pur poses by inserting it into the stand during the rather frequent short periods that it is necessary to stop ironing. It is possible, therefore, to keep the iron at a sufliciently high temperature for ironing purposes by using the iron and stand constructed in the manner illustrated and above described while avoiding the use of the usual cord which, at times, seriously interferes with ironing and is, at all times, an encumbrance such as prevents free and unimpeded manip ulation of the iron. As will be understood, it may be found desirable in practice to resort to changes in details of construction and arrangement, of the invention, and I intend to include all such variations, as fall within the scope of the appended claims, in this application in which a preferred form only of my invention is disclosed.

hat I claim is 1. In combination with an iron including a resistance element, contact plates carried by and electrically insulated from the iron and connected to the ends of said resistance element, a stand adapted for reception of the iron, contact members carried by the stand and positioned to contact with said plates when the iron is in said stand, the plates being flush with the iron, and meansfor connecting said contact members to the opposite sides of an electric circuit.

2. In combination with an iron including a resistance element, said iron tapering forwardly at its forward end, contact plates carried by the iron at opposite sides of the forward portion thereof, said plates being electrically insulated from the iron and connected to the ends of the resistance element, a stand adapted for reception of the iron, resilient contact members carried by the stand at the forward ends thereof and converging forwardly of the stand, and means for connecting said members to the opposite sides of an electric circuit.

3. In combination with an iron including a resistance element, said iron tapering forwardly at its forward end, contact plates carried by the iron at opposite sides of the forward portion thereof, said plates being electrically insulated from the iron and connected to the ends of the resistance element, a stand adapted for reception of the iron, resilient contact members carried by the stand at the forward end thereof and converging forwardly of the stand, and means for connecting said members to the opposite sides of an'electric circuit, the stand being provided with means for holding the iron from movement away from the contact membore.

4. In combination with an iron including a resistance element, said iron tapering forwardly at its forward end, contact plates carried by the iron at opposite sides of the forward portion thereof, said plates being electrically insulated from the iron and connected to the ends of the resistance element, a stand adapted for reception of the iron, resilient contact members carried by the stand at the forward ends thereof and converging forwardly of the stand, and means for connecting said members to the opposite sides of an electric circuit, the stand being provided with a flange positioned to contact with the rearward end of the iron when the same is fully inserted into the stand and to hold the iron against movement away from the contact members.

5. In combination with an iron including a heating element, contact plates carried by and electrically insulated from the iron and connected to the ends of said resistance element, said plates being positioned at opposite sides of the forward portion of the iron, a stand adapted for reception of the iron and provided at its forward portion with a housin for receiving the forward portion of sai iron, at supporting member of substantially V shape in cross-section positioned within said housing and directed rearwardly of the stand, said supporting member being adapted for reception ofthe forward portion of the iron and being formed of electrical insulating material, and contact members secured on the inner faces of the arms of the supporting member and positioned for contact with the contact members of the iron when the iron is inserted into the stand.

6. A stand adapted for reception of an electric iron and provided with a housing for receiving the forward portion of the iron, a supporting member of substantially V-shape in cross-section positioned within said housing and directed rearwardly of the stand, said supporting member being adapted for reception of the forward portion of the iron and being formed of electrical insulating material, contact members mounted on the inner faces of the arms of the supporting member, and means for connecting said contact members to the opposite sides of an electric circuit.

7. In combination with an, electric iron, a resistance element within the iron, and contact plates set into the iron at opposite sides of the forward portion thereof, the outer faces of said plates being flush with the outer surface of the iron and the plates being electrically insulated from the iron and connected to the ends of said resistance element.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature.

EARL W. WELLS.

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