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US2432205A
US2432205A US566698A US56669844A US2432205A US 2432205 A US2432205 A US 2432205A US 566698 A US566698 A US 566698A US 56669844 A US56669844 A US 56669844A US 2432205 A US2432205 A US 2432205A
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    • 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
    • D06F75/08—Hand irons internally heated by electricity
    • D06F75/10—Hand irons internally heated by electricity with means for supplying steam to the article being ironed
    • D06F75/14—Hand irons internally heated by electricity with means for supplying steam to the article being ironed the steam being produced from water in a reservoir carried by the iron

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  • MyA invention relates to an electric steam iron of the type in which the tank containing the liquid to be dashed into steam is carried by the iron. l
  • One object of my invention is to produce an improved iron of the type set forth.
  • Afurther object is to produce improved means the water becomes discolored from sediment, etc.
  • a still further object of the invention is to produce improved means whereby only a-v predetermined, limited amount of liquid may be introduced into the tank of the iron.
  • the present tendency is to dispense with special stands and to so construct the heel rest of the iron that, regardless ofthe soleplate temperature, the iron may be up-ended or stood on its heel rest without damaging the ironing board or other supporting surface.
  • the heel rest is so arranged that the iron has a minimum tipping angle of about 8 in any direction.
  • a still further object is to produce, improved means for introducing liquid into the tank of an iron. which, when not in use. is concealed within and appears to form part of the handle ofthe 2 iron, thus presenting van attractive and streamlined appearance.
  • a still further object is to produce improved means for introducing liquid into the tank of an iron whichis easy to operate and inexpensive to manufacture and assemble.
  • a still further object of my invention is to produce improved means for introducing liquid into the tank in which the need -for threaded packing glands is eliminated, soy as to produce a compact structure and to reduce the cost of maintenance.
  • Fig. 1 is a view, partly in side elevation and I partly in section, of an electric steam iron einbodying my invention
  • Fig. 2 is a. view, on an enlarged scale, similar to Fig. 1, showing the iron 11p-ended on its heel rest, and showing the means for introducing liquid into the tank, in the open position;
  • g5 Fig. 3 is an exploded view of the parts.
  • Fig. 4 is a section on line IV-IV of Fig. 3.
  • Fig. 5 is a section on line V-V of Fig. 1.
  • an iron including a soleplate I0, a shell or cover I2 and a handle I4. Within the cover I2 is enclosed a tank I6 adapted to contain a liquid,
  • the Water is flashed into steam in a steam-generating chamber S, to which water is delivered in regulated quantities through a valve-V.
  • the tank I6 is provided with a tubular extension or steam dome 30 which is housed in a. recess formed in the f ront portion of the handle.
  • the steam dome is brazed, welded 3 or otherwise secured to the top of the tank in iiuid tight fashion at 32.
  • the steam-flow passage 20 is connected to the steam dome 30, and hence to the interior of the tank I6, by a tubular member 34.
  • the lower end of this tubular member extends through the bottom of the tank and through an opening 36 in the cover plate 24, into the steam-dow passage.
  • a gasket 38 and a washer 40 are seated in a recess 42, formed in the cover ⁇ plate 24, and are compressed by a spring 44 confined between the bottom of the tank and the washer.
  • the lower end of the tubular member 34 is brazed, welded or otherwise secured in fluid tight relation to the bottom of the tank I6 at 46. 'Ihe upper end of the tubular member 34 is provided with a side opening 48 which communicates with the steam dome 30.
  • the tank I6, dome 30 and tubular member 34 thus constitute a unitary sub-assembly which, in the illustrated embodiment, is detachably secured to the soleplate by a screw 52 which extends through the tubular member, as disclosed and claimed in the copending application of Roy H. Edwards, Serial No. 583,903, filed March 21, 1945.
  • the screw passes through an opening 54 in the top of the steam dome, and threadedly engages the soleplate at 56.
  • the opening 54 is closed by a suitable gasket 58.
  • the tubular member 3.4 thus serves as a vent for equalizlng the pressure between the steam passage 20 and the interior of the tank i6, and as aypassage for the screw 52.
  • the screw 52 is also used to secure the front end of the handle in position. To this end, the screw passes through an apertured plate or washer 53 which engages a shoulder 55 formed in the upper surface of the handle. The washer is thus disposed between the head of the screw and the shoulder 55. Therefore, when the screw 52 is tightened, the washer 53 clamps the front end of the handle down upon the adjacent portion of the cover I2. The rear end of the handle is secured to the cover and the soleplate by a similar screw not shown.
  • the improved structure for introducing liquid into the tank embodying my invention includes a tube 60 disposed within the steam doine and having an opening 62.
  • the opening B2 is formed in the side of the tube which faces the nose of the iron, so that water may be poured in through the opening, while the iron is rested on its heel. In this position, the opening 62 is below the frontend of the tank and thus limits the amount of liquid that may be introduced to the tank.
  • the tube 60 is provided with a botte-m flange 64 and an upper connecting lug 66.
  • the lug 66 is small enough to pass through an opening 68 in the top wall of the steam dome and is adapted to t within a recess 10 formed in the under side of an operating knob 12.
  • the tube 60 is detachably securedl to the knob l2 by a screw 14 engaging a through opening 18 in the knob l2 and threadedly engaging the tapped opening 'I6 in the lug G6.
  • the opening B8 is closed in iluid tight manner by a gasket 80 carried by the under side of the-operating knob l2.
  • the tubular member 60 andthe knob 'l2 are normally urged downwardly to closed position by a spring 82 confined between the bot- 4 tom flange 64 of the sleeve and the top wall ll of the steam dome.
  • the front portion of the handle is cut away or recessed to provide a seat for the knob 12, and the knob, which is preferably made of the same material as the handle, is so shaped as to t within the recess, as best shown in Fig. 2.
  • the knob forms part of and merges with the streamlined contour of the handle to present a neat and attractive appearance, as shown in Fig. 1.
  • the tank is provided with a cup-shaped baille 84 which is disposed within the tank, with the open end 88 thereof facing towards the rear of the iron.
  • the baille 84 is suitably secured in position, and is so arranged with relation to the interior of the tank that, when the iron is in horizontal position, liquid can ilow from the interior of the baffle to the interior of the tank, and from any portion of the tank to another.
  • the iron is provided with a heel rest which is so constructed that, when the iron is up-ended, it will make an angle of about 5 to 15 with the perpendicular, as clearly shown in Fig. 2.
  • means is also provided for holding the knob 12 and the tube 60 in their out-er position as shown in Fig. 2, while liquid is being poured through the opening 62.
  • the rear edge of the knob 12 is provided with a projection 94, and the adjacent portion of the handle is provided with a recess 96 of suiiclent width to permit easy insertion therein of the projection 94 and of sufllcient length to receive the entire projection when the knob is in the closed position shown in Fig. 1.
  • the knob 12 is pulled outwardly until the projection 94 clears the recess 96, and the knob and the tube are then rotated about the axis of the tube to bring the projection 94 into alignment with a land or shoulder 98 provided in a portion of the handle adjacent the recess 96.
  • the tube 60, and the adjacent face-92 of the handle immediately below the tube 80 slope to the right, as viewed in Fig. 2 so that excess liquid, overflowing through the opening 62, will ilow toward, or over, the handle instead of over the body of the iron or between the handle and body of the iron.
  • a steam iron comprising a tank adapted to receive liquid, a handle, a heel rest on which said iron may be up-ended while liquid is poured into said tank, there being an opening formed through the portion of the handle adjacent the nose of said iron, a tubularv extension carried by the top'of said tank and disposed in said opening, a tube, a spring biasing said tube to a position of concealment within said extension, and a manipulating knob secured to said tube whereby extension against the action of said spring, said ended, of means for introducing liquid into said tank while said iron is up-ended, including a tube communicating with said tank and normally concealed in a recess in the front portion of said iron, there being an inlet opening in Ithe-side of vsaid tube facing the nose of the iron,. said tube being movable out of said recess in a substantially horizontal plane, when said iron is up-ended,.'to expose said opening for receiving the liquid to be introduced into said tank.
  • a steam iron comprising a handle, a tank adapted to receive liquid, a heel rest on which said iron may be up-ended, there being an opening formed through the portion of the handle adjacent the nose of the iron, a tubular extension 4 Y carried by the top of said tank and disposed in said opening, a tube having an inlet opening and rotatably mounted in said extension, a spring biasing said tube to a first position of concealment within said extension, and a manipulating knob secured to, and rotatable with, said tube for pulling said tube outwardly from said extension to a second position in which said inlet opening is exposed,l said knob being adapted to abut against a surface of the adjacent portion ofsaid handle when said tube is in said second position to retain said tube in said second position against the tension of said spring.
  • a steam iron including 'a tank adapted to receive liquid to be vaporized, and a heel-rest on which said iron may be up-ended, means for said opening is exposed, and means for nor-- mally biasing said tubular member to said rst position.
  • a steam iron including a handle, a tank adapted to receive liquid to be vaporized, and a heel-rest on which said iron may be up-ended
  • means for4 introducing liquid into said tank including a tubular member having an inlet opening in a wall thereof, said opening beingk so located that, when said iron is up-ended said opening faces upwardly, said tubular member being also movable laterally of the up-ended iron into a iirst position in which said opening is concealed, and into a second position in which said opening is exposed, means biasing said tubular member to said rst position, and a rotatable manipulating knob carried by said tubular member, said knob being adapted, when said tubular member is in said second position, to be rotated about the axis of said tubularymember to engage a portion of said handle to maintain said tubular member in said second position against the action cofl said spring.
  • said means comprising a cup-shaped baille disposed within said tank and having one end open, said baille being so arranged that, when said iron is up-ended, the open end of said baille will face downwardly, whereby as the liquid level rises, said open end is engulfed, and an air pocket is formed in the upper portion of said aluminum to prevent the liquid from completely filling said baille.
  • a steam iron comprising a tank adapted to receive liquid, a handle, a heel rest on which said iron may. be up-ended when liquid is being poured into said tank, there being an opening formed through the portion of the handle adjacent the nose of said iron, a tubular extension carried by the top of said tank and disposed in said opening, a tube having an inlet opening in one side adjacent one end thereof, said opening facing the nose of said iron, and means for moving said tube tol a first position in which said opening is disposed within said extension, and to a second position in which said opening is disposed externally of said extension so that liquid may be supplied thereinto, and through said tube into said tank.

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US2587608A (en) * 1949-01-07 1952-03-04 Gen Electric Steam iron reservoir water supply and water discharge means
US2615265A (en) * 1947-11-14 1952-10-28 Nat Pressure Cooker Co Steaming and pressing iron
US2620576A (en) * 1946-11-08 1952-12-09 Proctor Electric Co Steam iron with controlled water flow
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US2662316A (en) * 1950-07-18 1953-12-15 Casco Products Corp Steam iron
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US2744342A (en) * 1952-04-19 1956-05-08 Birtman Electric Co Steam iron
US2749632A (en) * 1952-08-27 1956-06-12 Hoover Co Electric iron
US2750693A (en) * 1954-01-21 1956-06-19 Gen Electric Combination dry and steam flatiron
US2773322A (en) * 1953-05-25 1956-12-11 Mcgraw Electric Co Water valve actuator for steam iron
US2825986A (en) * 1954-07-01 1958-03-11 Hoover Co Steam irons
US2838859A (en) * 1954-04-16 1958-06-17 Dominion Electric Corp Steam iron safety filler cap
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US2878600A (en) * 1954-02-12 1959-03-24 Gen Mills Inc Steam iron with partitioned tank
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US2279215A (en) * 1939-05-29 1942-04-07 Salle Mortgage & Discount Comp Electric steam iron
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US2557732A (en) * 1946-09-11 1951-06-19 Gen Electric Water supply means for steam iron steam generators
US2620576A (en) * 1946-11-08 1952-12-09 Proctor Electric Co Steam iron with controlled water flow
US2634526A (en) * 1947-07-29 1953-04-14 Mcgraw Electric Co Steam iron
US2615265A (en) * 1947-11-14 1952-10-28 Nat Pressure Cooker Co Steaming and pressing iron
US2561382A (en) * 1948-10-07 1951-07-24 Merrill M Kistner Steam iron
US2587608A (en) * 1949-01-07 1952-03-04 Gen Electric Steam iron reservoir water supply and water discharge means
US2662316A (en) * 1950-07-18 1953-12-15 Casco Products Corp Steam iron
DE1041908B (de) * 1951-03-28 1958-10-30 Hoover Ltd Elektrisches Dampfbuegeleisen
US2682719A (en) * 1951-04-23 1954-07-06 Casco Products Corp Electric steam iron
US2744342A (en) * 1952-04-19 1956-05-08 Birtman Electric Co Steam iron
DE1039987B (de) * 1952-06-27 1958-10-02 Hoover Ltd Elektrisches Dampfbuegeleisen
US2749632A (en) * 1952-08-27 1956-06-12 Hoover Co Electric iron
US2773322A (en) * 1953-05-25 1956-12-11 Mcgraw Electric Co Water valve actuator for steam iron
US2750693A (en) * 1954-01-21 1956-06-19 Gen Electric Combination dry and steam flatiron
US2878600A (en) * 1954-02-12 1959-03-24 Gen Mills Inc Steam iron with partitioned tank
US2838859A (en) * 1954-04-16 1958-06-17 Dominion Electric Corp Steam iron safety filler cap
US2825986A (en) * 1954-07-01 1958-03-11 Hoover Co Steam irons
US2962188A (en) * 1957-09-30 1960-11-29 Us Electrical Motors Inc Retractable lubricant filling device

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