US20030070331A1 - Ironing structure - Google Patents

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US20030070331A1
US20030070331A1 US09/974,671 US97467101A US2003070331A1 US 20030070331 A1 US20030070331 A1 US 20030070331A1 US 97467101 A US97467101 A US 97467101A US 2003070331 A1 US2003070331 A1 US 2003070331A1
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Shou Chen
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    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A45—HAND OR TRAVELLING ARTICLES
    • A45D—HAIRDRESSING OR SHAVING EQUIPMENT; EQUIPMENT FOR COSMETICS OR COSMETIC TREATMENTS, e.g. FOR MANICURING OR PEDICURING
    • A45D20/00—Hair drying devices; Accessories therefor
    • A45D20/04—Hot-air producers
    • A45D20/08—Hot-air producers heated electrically
    • A45D20/10—Hand-held drying devices, e.g. air douches
    • A45D20/12—Details thereof or accessories therefor, e.g. nozzles, stands
    • D—TEXTILES; PAPER
    • D06—TREATMENT OF TEXTILES OR THE LIKE; LAUNDERING; FLEXIBLE MATERIALS NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • D06F—LAUNDERING, DRYING, IRONING, PRESSING OR FOLDING TEXTILE ARTICLES
    • D06F75/00—Hand irons
    • D06F75/30—Hand irons of special external shape or form

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  • the present invention relates generally to a device for pressing clothes, and more particularly to an ironing structure which is used in conjunction with a hair drier serving as a heat source.
  • a portable flatiron is useful adjunct for a frequent traveler; nevertheless it gives an added weight to the luggage.
  • the flatiron comprises a circuit and a heating assembly, the flatiron is relatively heavy. The flatiron takes up space in the luggage and adds additional weight to the luggage, thereby causing the luggage weight to surpass the weight limit that is allowed by the airliners.
  • the primary objective of the present invention is to provide an ironing structure which is used to press clothes in conjunction with a hair drier serving as a heat source of the ironing structure. Both ironing structure and the hair drier are useful adjuncts for the travelers.
  • an ironing structure comprising a hollow shell and a blow drier.
  • the hollow shell is provided with a soleplate and a receptacle opposite to the soleplate.
  • the barrel of the blow drier is fitted into the receptacle such that the handle of the blow drier serves as the handle of the ironing structure.
  • the blow drier sends out a stream of hot air to warm up the soleplate.
  • FIG. 1 shows a perspective view of a hollow shell of a first preferred embodiment of the present invention.
  • FIG. 2 shows a side sectional view of the hollow shell of the embodiment of the present invention.
  • FIG. 3 shows an exploded view of the first preferred embodiment of the present invention.
  • FIG. 4 shows a sectional schematic view of the first preferred embodiment of the present of invention at work.
  • FIG. 5 shows an exploded view of a hollow shell of a second preferred embodiment of the present invention.
  • FIG. 6 shows a side sectional view of the hollow shell of the second preferred embodiment of the present invention in combination.
  • FIG. 7 shows a side schematic view of the second preferred embodiment of the present invention in use.
  • an ironing structure of a first preferred embodiment of the present invention comprises a pressing unit 10 and a hot air generating unit 1 .
  • the pressing unit 10 is a shell, whereas the hot air generating unit 1 is a blow drier.
  • the shell 10 is provided in the top with a receiving portion 11 , and in the bottom with a soleplate 13 .
  • the receiving portion 11 and the soleplate 13 are made integrally with the shell 10 .
  • Located between the receiving portion 11 and the soleplate 13 is a hollow interior.
  • the receiving portion 11 is provided with an open top 12 and in the outer wall with a retaining ring 111 and a retaining protrusion 112 .
  • the blow drier 1 is provided at one end of a barrel 2 with a retaining slot 4 and a retaining indentation 5 .
  • the ironing structure of the present invention is used in such a manner that the barrel 2 of the blow drier 1 is engaged with the receiving portion 11 of the shell 10 , and that the handle of the blow drier serves as the handle of the ironing structure, and further that the soleplate 13 of the shell 10 is warmed up by the hot air streams 3 of the blow drier 1 for pressing clothes.
  • the soleplate 13 is provided with a plurality of ventilation holes 14 .
  • the barrel 2 of the blow drier 1 is held securely in place by the retaining ring 111 which is retained in the retaining slot 4 , and the retaining protrusion 112 which is retained in the retaining indentation 5 .
  • the ironing structure of a second preferred embodiment of the present invention is basically similar in construction to that of the first preferred embodiment of the present invention, with the difference being that the shell 10 of the second preferred embodiment is provided in the bottom side with a soleplate 15 which is made separately and is attached to the bottom side of the shell 10 by a plurality of fastening means.
  • the bottom side of the shell 10 is provided with a plurality of threaded tubes 101 fastened thereto.
  • the soleplate 15 is provided with a plurality of through holes and fastening screws 6 .
  • the soleplate 15 is fastened to the bottom side of the shell 10 by the fastening screws 6 which are engaged with the threaded tubes 101 via the through holes of the soleplate 15 .
  • the soleplate 15 is provided with a plurality of ventilation holes and hot air channels 131 for use in prewarming the clothes to be pressed.

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DE20116614U DE20116614U1 (de) 2001-10-10 2001-10-10 Bügelvorrichtung
US09/974,671 US20030070331A1 (en) 2001-10-10 2001-10-11 Ironing structure
GB0124442A GB2380741A (en) 2001-10-10 2001-10-11 Hot air blower iron

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DE20116614U DE20116614U1 (de) 2001-10-10 2001-10-10 Bügelvorrichtung
US09/974,671 US20030070331A1 (en) 2001-10-10 2001-10-11 Ironing structure
GB0124442A GB2380741A (en) 2001-10-10 2001-10-11 Hot air blower iron

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US20050269936A1 (en) * 2004-06-03 2005-12-08 Canon Kakbushiki Kaisha Electron-emitting device, electron source, picture display unit and manufacturing process therefor
US7121024B1 (en) 2005-10-17 2006-10-17 Suzanne T Clevenberg Creaser steam iron
US20080251298A1 (en) * 2007-04-11 2008-10-16 E-Famtrips Dba Balanzza Portable Handheld Electronic Scale
US10081905B2 (en) 2014-01-09 2018-09-25 Modiron, LLC Ironing device
JP2019063525A (ja) * 2017-09-29 2019-04-25 ダイソン テクノロジー リミテッド ノズル
US20190169786A1 (en) * 2017-09-12 2019-06-06 Vivian Lou Lewis Attachment to convert a standard handheld hair blow dryer into a device that can be used to iron clothing

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US4524263A (en) * 1981-04-18 1985-06-18 Braun Aktiengesellschaft Electric travel iron using portable hair-dryer as the heat source
US4636613A (en) * 1985-04-10 1987-01-13 Anne J. de la Morandiere Combination dryer and iron
US4857706A (en) * 1988-02-29 1989-08-15 Diamond Paul J Ironing accessory
US5170038A (en) * 1991-07-23 1992-12-08 Midori Co., Ltd. Iron unit adapted to be used with hair dryers

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ATE62718T1 (de) * 1985-04-23 1991-05-15 Braun Ag Buegelvorrichtung fuer einen haartrockner.
GB8725681D0 (en) * 1987-11-03 1987-12-09 Chan W K Iron
JPH11197399A (ja) * 1998-01-09 1999-07-27 Hidetomi Urabe ドライヤ加熱式アイロン

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US4524263A (en) * 1981-04-18 1985-06-18 Braun Aktiengesellschaft Electric travel iron using portable hair-dryer as the heat source
US4634836A (en) * 1981-04-18 1987-01-06 Braun Aktiengesellschaft Electric travel iron using a hair-dryer as a component
US4636613A (en) * 1985-04-10 1987-01-13 Anne J. de la Morandiere Combination dryer and iron
US4857706A (en) * 1988-02-29 1989-08-15 Diamond Paul J Ironing accessory
US5170038A (en) * 1991-07-23 1992-12-08 Midori Co., Ltd. Iron unit adapted to be used with hair dryers

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* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
US20050269936A1 (en) * 2004-06-03 2005-12-08 Canon Kakbushiki Kaisha Electron-emitting device, electron source, picture display unit and manufacturing process therefor
US7755267B2 (en) * 2004-06-03 2010-07-13 Canon Kabushiki Kaisha Electron emitting device having electroconductive thin film and high resistivity sheet
US7121024B1 (en) 2005-10-17 2006-10-17 Suzanne T Clevenberg Creaser steam iron
US20080251298A1 (en) * 2007-04-11 2008-10-16 E-Famtrips Dba Balanzza Portable Handheld Electronic Scale
US7550684B2 (en) 2007-04-11 2009-06-23 Ronald Kritzler Portable handheld electronic scale
US10081905B2 (en) 2014-01-09 2018-09-25 Modiron, LLC Ironing device
US20190169786A1 (en) * 2017-09-12 2019-06-06 Vivian Lou Lewis Attachment to convert a standard handheld hair blow dryer into a device that can be used to iron clothing
US10883222B2 (en) * 2017-09-12 2021-01-05 Vivian Lou Lewis Attachment to convert a standard handheld hair blow dryer into a device that can be used to iron clothing
JP2019063525A (ja) * 2017-09-29 2019-04-25 ダイソン テクノロジー リミテッド ノズル

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