US2536996A

US2536996A - Electric cord attachment for irons

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Publication number: US2536996A
Application number: US604828A
Authority: US
Inventors: Glen A Holland; Howard H Schott
Original assignee: Yale and Towne Manufacturing Co
Current assignee: Yale and Towne Manufacturing Co
Priority date: 1945-07-13
Filing date: 1945-07-13
Publication date: 1951-01-02
Anticipated expiration: 1968-01-02

Description

Jan. 2, 1951 G. A. HOLLAND ETAL 2,536,996

ELECTRIC CORD ATTACHMENT FOR IRONS Filed July 15, 1945 2 Sheets-Sheet l ATTORNEY Jan. 2, 1951 A. HOLLAND EI'AL ELECTRIC CORD ATTACHMENT FOR IRONS 2 Sheefls-Sheet 2 Filed July 13, 1945 o ENVENTOR 6,4. hay/ m 0 BY A. H. \04 07% W ATTQRNEY Patented Jan. 2, 1951 UNITED STATES EPATEENT OFFICE;

ELECTRIC COR-D ATTACHMENT FOR IRONS Glen A. Holland, Bronxvilla' Nl YQ, and'Howard;

H. Schott, Greenwich. Conn, assizrnors to The Yale & Towne Manufacturing Company; Stamford; Connz, a corporation of Connecticut.

Applicationluly 13, 1945, Serial No. 604,828

6"Glaims. 1' This invention relates to an'electric iron, and more particularly to-meansfor securing an electric cord to an electric iron. Even" more particularly, this invention relates to'that class of devices for securing an electric cord to an iron in such amanner as to-make the iron readil'y'reversible for'right and left hand operation.

Devices of this type have been known in the art for quite some time, and there are several patents showing different means for obtaining the general'results thus far outlined herein. Our invention contributes a considerable improvement' over the prior art devices'in that the electric cord is adapted for projection from the'iron' to one side or the other ofthe' handle; and is also adapted to project upwardly somewhatso' as to facilitate the manipulation of the iron without interference from the cord. This relationship of the cord to the iron forms one feature of our invention.

Another featureof ourinvention resides in the means whereby the cord is readily" assembled to the handle of' the iron for laterass'embly to the iron itself We have thus outlined the more important features of ourinvention in order that our contribution to the art may be better understood andin order that the relation of our contribution to the prior art may be better comprehended;

We dobelieve that our contribution is a broad :s

and valuable one and that we are entitled to patent claims that willprevent newcomers in the field from utilizing our contribution to the art with such variations in physical structure'as will readily occur to those skilled in the art. while we have described generally several important'feature's of our invention, there are other important feature that. will be described particularly in the specification and will be claimed in the'claims appended hereto.

Referring now to the drawings, Fig; l is a perspective View of an iron in which our invention is embodied. Fig. 2 is a perspective view of.

the rubber sheath and the rotating sleeve to which the" electric cord is secured; and with the limiting detent shown inoperative relation to the sleeve. Fig; 3- is a section taken through the handle of the iron showing the cord secured thereto and relatively to the rotating sleeve. Fig. 4 is a section of a part of the-ha-ndle'showing the parts of the cord securing means in exploded view. Fig. 5 is a section taken along lines 55 of Fig. 3. Fig. 6 is an end view of the sleeve and the parts to which it is secured, looking in the direction of the arrow 6 of Fig. 3.

Also,

Referring" now more particularly to the I draw ings, reference numeral it indicates generall an iron: relatively to which issecured a handle referred to generally by reference numeral ll. This handle is: preferably made of some plastic material and'is formedwith a grip portion 2; a forward standard it, and arear portion i l-that we. call the rear standard. The handle I l is formcd-withan opening i5 that is in communicationwith a chamber or hollow is cast within the handle as is best seen inFigs'. 3 and-4.

The electric cord for our-iron is designated'by reference numeral IT and comprises a pair of suitably insulated wires l8: within an" insulation member l9? Those'ends of the wires I8 terminating'within'the iron are secured by a pair of screws 2hto suitable elements, as'tho se skilled in the art will appreciate; The other ends of the wires l8 are of course-secured to a suitable. type of electric plug. Between the plug and the screws 28, the cord l1 passesthrough a bearing sleeve 2! and a rubber sheath 22; The rubber sheath 22 is formed" integrally'with the sleeve 2 I by being cast onto the said sleeve, and more particularly about the threads 23- forming part of the said sleeve; The relationship of the sleeve .2! and the sheath 22 is such that the cord ill will be held by the sheath at right anglesto the axis of the sleeve.

The sleeve itself has a pair of flanges 24 and 2'5'between which is formed a cylindrical bearing surfaceQfithat is adapted'to be applied-to a bearing surfaceZl-formed on the bracket 28' cast integrally with the handle H. It is the function of the bearingsurf'aces 2% and 21 of the sleeve 2 I' and-bracket 23,; respectively to mount the sleeve 21 for-rotation; was to position the sheath22 in either-itsfullline position of'Fig. 6'orits dotted line position of Fig; 6; therebyconvertingthe iron from a left hand to right hand iron and vice versa.

Thefianges 24 and zfifunction, as isbest ap parent from Fig; 3, to hold the sleeve against any axial movement relativel to the bracket" A pair of screws 3i! secure a retaining plate 31' to the bracket 28 in position to hold the'sleeve 2! against thebearing surface 2'5; The screws 3!! further secure a detent member- 32' in position so-that' its; \l-portion' may cooperate with the v-notches 34' and 35 formed on flange 250i the sleeve 2!. It is of course obvious that the detent 32 will thus yieldingly retain the sleeve in either one of its opposed positions as is defined by the

notches

34, 35.

In assembling the electric cord to the iron, the

cord is first passed through the sheath 22 and the sleeve 2| as is best illustrated in Fig. 4. The sleeve is then applied to the bearing surface 21 of the bracket 23 and the retainer plate 3| and detent 32 are secured in position by the screws 30 all as best illustrated in Fig. 3. The wires l8 within the chamber or hollow 16 are then secured in proper o erating relation by screws 20, while the outer ends of the wires l8 within the conductor I! may be secured to a terminal plug as is usual in this art. The electric cord is now completely assembled to the handle and is ready for application to the iron. It is of course obvious that the cord w ll move readily with the sheath 22 and the sleeve 2! to convert the iron from a right hand to a left hand and vice versa, as may be found des rab e. It will also be appreciated that in either of its handed positions the electric cord will extend outwardly and upwardly from the handle of the operator on the grip I2. and thereby faci itate the manipulation of the iron.

We now cla m:

1. In an iron of the c ass described, a handle having a grip portion and a hollowed standard portion formed with a large bottom opening, said handle havin a relati ely small o enin through its up er exterior surface just rearwardly of the grip portion and leadin to the hollow of said standard, an electric cord for sa d iron. a sleeve for said cord, a bearin surface for said sleeve formed on a surface inside said ho lowed portion of the stan ard whereby said s eeve may be inserted with sa d cord into said ho lowed standard throu h said bottom o ening and the sleeve ap lied. to the said bearing surface as the electric cord is assed through the small o ening at substantially ri ht angles to that portion of the cord within said sleeve. and retainer means for holding said slee e on said bearing surface for rotation relati ely thereto.

2. In an iron of the class descr bed, a handle havin a rip portion and a ho lowed standard portion having a lar e bottom opening, said hand e havin a relative y small opening through its upper exterior surface just rearwardly of the grip ortion and leadina to the hollow of said standard, an electric cord for said iron, a sleeve for said cord, a bearin surface for said sleeve formed on a surface inside said hollowed portion of the standard whereby said sleeve may be inserted with said cord into said hollowed standard throu h said bottom opening and the s eeve applied to the said bear ng surface as the electric cord is passed u wardly through the small o ening at substantially ri ht angles to that portion of t e cord. within said sleeve, and said bearing surface being positioned for rotation of said sleeve on an axis substantially at right angles to that portion of the cord moving in said small opening.

3. In an iron of the class described, a handle having a grip portion and a hollowed standard portion having a large bottom opening, said handle having a relatively small opening through its upper exterior surface just rearwardly of the grip portion and leading to the hollow of said standard, an electric cord for said iron, a sleeve for said cord, a bearing surface for said sleeve formed on a surface inside said hollowed portion of the standard whereby said sleeve may be inserted with said cord into said hollowed standard through said bottom opening and the sleeve applied to the said bearing surface as the electric cord is passed through the small opening, said bearing surface being positioned for rotation of said sleeve about substantially a horizontal axis in the normal operating position of said iron.

4. In an iron of the class described, a handle having a grip portion and a hollowed standard portion having a large bottom opening, said handle having a relatively small opening through its upper exterior surface just rearwardly of the grip portion and leading to the hollow of said standard, an electric cord for said iron, a sleeve for said cord, and a bearing surface for said sleeve formed on a surface inside said hollowed portion of the standard whereby said sleeve may be inserted with said cord into said hollowed standard through said bottom opening and the sleeve applied to the said bearing surface as the electric cord is passed through the small opening.

5. In an iron of the class described, a handle having a grip portion and a hollowed standard portion having a large bottom opening, said handle having a relatively small opening through its upper exterior surface and leading to the hollow of said standard, an electric cord for said iron, a sleeve for said cord, a bearing surface for said sleeve formed on a surface inside said hollowed port on of the standard and integral therewith whereby said sleeve may be inserted with said cord into said hollowed standard through said bottom opening and the sleeve applied to the said bearing surface as the electric cord is passed through the small opening, and a pair of flanges on said sleeve overlying the end surfaces of said bearing surface for preventing endwise movement of said sleeve relatively to said bearing surface.

6. In an iron of the class described, a handle having a grip portion and a hollowed standard portion, said handle having a relatively small opening through its upper exterior surface leading to the hollow of said standard, an electric cord for said iron, a sleeve for said cord, a bearing surface for said sleeve formed on a surface inside said hollowed portion of the standard and integral therewith whereby said sleeve may be applied to the said bearing surface as the electric cord is passed through the opening at substantially right angles to that portion of the cord within said sleeve, a pair of flanges on said sleeve overlying the ends of said bearing surface for preventing endwise movement of said sleeve, and a retainer plate secured to said standard for holding said sleeve against said bearing surface.

GLEN A. HOLLAND. HOWARD H. SCHOTT.

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