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US3561144A
US3561144A US840311A US3561144DA US3561144A US 3561144 A US3561144 A US 3561144A US 840311 A US840311 A US 840311A US 3561144D A US3561144D A US 3561144DA US 3561144 A US3561144 A US 3561144A
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Heinz Pichl
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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
    • D06F75/34—Handles; Handle mountings

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  • the invention is concerned with electric irons and is directed primarily to the handle which has upper and lower portions which fit one within the other and are secured to a cover plate 'by a single screw and mating projection and recesses. Cavities are provided in the handle for electrical connections, the cavities being closed at the base of the handle by the cover plate.
  • the invention relates to an electric iron with a multiplepart plastics handle in which cavities are provided for the electrical connections.
  • known irons of this kind relatively heavy expense is still necessary on individual parts.
  • plastics portions in particular of known irons are not always easy to manufacture and are therefore expensive.
  • the known irons are expensive to assemble and dismantle which increases the cost of manufacture and repair.
  • the handle is only secured to the above-mentioned plate by one screw.
  • this plate is further provided with portions formed thereon to receive plug contacts.
  • FIG. 1 shows a general view of an iron according to the invention, partially in section
  • FIG. 2 shows a longitudinal section through the lower portion of the iron according to the invention
  • FIG. 3 shows a plan view corresponding to FIG. 2
  • FIG. 4 shows a section on the line 4-4 in FIG. 2;
  • FIG. 5 shows a longitudinal section through the handle of the iron according to the invention.
  • FIG. 6 shows a section on the line 6-6 in FIG. 1.
  • the iron shown in the drawings has purely by way of example an open handle.
  • the invention is in no way restricted to this, however, but may equally well be applied to irons having a closed handle or to steam 1101'18.
  • this iron comprises three main parts, namely, sole-plate 1, handle 2 and shell or dome 3.
  • the handle 2 in turn consists of a plurality of parts, namely an upper or main handle portion 4, a lower handle portion 5, and a cover plate 6 which covers not 3,561,144 Patented Feb. 9, 1971 only a rear cavity 7 in the upper handle portion but also the dome 3, at least partially.
  • a knob 8 mounted on this plate is a knob 8 over a dial 9, which serve to set a thermostat.
  • the cover plate 6 is provided with portions 10, 11 formed thereon which project into the cavity 7 in the handle 2 and serve to receive plug contacts 12, 13.
  • the portion 4 of the handle 2 is provided, at the base of the handle, at its front end, with projections 17 which engage in corresponding recesses 18 in the cover plate 6 and hook underneath it (see FIGS. 3 and 5).
  • the rear securing of the handle portion 4 by only one screw 19 to the cover plate 6, can be seen from FIG. 1. This screw 19 is screwed into a corresponding threaded bush 20 which is mounted in a small recess 21, accessible from the outside, at the rear end of the handle portion 4.
  • the cover plate 6 is secured direct to the sole-plate by means of a plurality of screws 29 (FIG. 3), preferably three.
  • the dome 3 is merely inserted loose.
  • the cover plate 6 comprises a rest 22 which gives the iron a reliable grip when it is stood on this resting face in the intervals between ironing.
  • FIG. 2 also shows the electrical heating element 24 and the thermostat 25. Both may be of any desired known kind. A heating element pressed into the thin aluminum soleplate is preferred. If a steel sole-plate is used, a solderedon tubular heating element may, of course, be used.
  • the thermostat 25 is constructed in the form of an encased snap switch, actuated by a bimetallic strip. In order to save space, the switch is disposed transversely with respect to the longitudinal axis of the iron.
  • the construction of the plug contacts 12 can also be seen clearly from FIG. 2, being provided with a stamped out, raised lug 26 which bears against a corresponding inclined face 27 provided on the inside of the cover plate 6 in the shaped portion 10. By this means, reliable holding is obtained in a very simple manner.
  • FIG. 3 The mounting of the plug-in strap 13 in a spring 28 appropriately fitted into the recess in the shaped portion 11 can further be seen from FIG. 2.
  • An adhesive connection or the like could also be used instead of the spring 228.
  • FIG. 3 This figure also clearly shows the arrangement of the further plug contacts 12 in the corresponding portions formed on the plate 6.
  • This figure further shows the three screws 29 whereby the cover plate 6 is secured to the sole-plate 1.
  • this figure shows the recesses 18 in the cover plate 6 to receive the hooks 17 on the handle 3, 4 (FIG. 5).
  • the screws 29 are disposed in appropriately shaped portions 30 and 31 on the cover plate 6 and on the sole-plate 1 respectively.
  • the shaped portions .30 bear against the dome 3, which rests on bushes 32 held in bosses 31 formed on the sole-plate
  • These bushes 32 are preferably made of a material which is a poor conductor of heat.
  • the cover plate 6 is not in direct contact with the dome except for the points at the shaped portions 30. All these means serve to reduce the heat transfer from the soleplate to the handle.
  • FIG. 5 shows the plug-in connection of the handle portions.
  • the upper handle portion 4 and the lower handle portion 5 are connected to one another by means of two sockets 33 and 34 which to fit one inside the other.
  • sockets on the one portion have a relatively thin wall in order to ensure adequate resilience in the plastics material.
  • the lower portion comprises fitting surfaces 35 and 36 which provide the necessary support for this mode of securing the lower handle portion and ensure adequate stability.
  • the sockets 33, 34 which are made integral with the handle portions may also be replaced by resilient sleeves separate therefrom.
  • the hook connection to the cover plate, already described, can be seen from FIG. 5.
  • FIG. 6 shows that the two handle portions 4 and 5 comprise, in addition to the plug-in connection to the sockets 34 and 35, further portions engaging one over the other, particularly a web 37 which is formed on the lower handle portion 5 and extends round it and which bears against the inner wall of the portion 4.
  • FIG. 6 further shows the arrangement of the thermostat 25 on the sole-plate together with the bimetallic strip 39 as well as the plug-in connection 40 for the setting knob 8 for the thermostat.
  • the thermostat 25 is provided with the appropriate leads and connected to the dome 3 which is inserted into the peripheral groove 23 in the sole-plate 1. Thereupon the screws 29 are screwed into the sole-plate 1 to secure the cover plate 6.
  • the cover plate 6 has previously been provided with the plug contacts 12.
  • the handle portion 4 is equipped with the connecting cable, that is to say this is passed through the aperture provided for it in the cavity 7 in the handle.
  • the connecting cable is provided with the cord grip 14 which is secured to the plug-in strap 13.
  • the individual leads are screwed to the plug contacts 12 and then the handle portion is hooked by means of the hooks 17 (FIG. 5) into the recess 18 in the cover plate 6 (FIG. 3).
  • An electric iron comprising in combination:
  • a handle including a grip portion and a hollow support portion open at its ends, said support portion resting with its hollow end upon said cover plate and including an opening in its Wall;
  • said fastening means including a hook element extending from said support portion and a recess in the cover plate engaged by said hook element and a screw connection securing the support portion to the cover plate, said cover plate havnig protrusions on its part underlying the open end of the support portion of the handle;
  • said grip portion of the handle is composed of a top part and a bottom part, said parts mounting socket and pin elements fittable into each other for releasably joining said parts.

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EP0857813A3 (en) * 1997-01-10 1999-03-24 Black & Decker Inc. Heat spacer for iron
ES2345234A1 (es) * 2008-07-21 2010-09-17 Bsh Karinel, S.A. Plancha de ropa.

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FR2532964B1 (fr) * 1978-01-11 1987-12-11 Jiri Dokoupil Fer a repasser
DE9102831U1 (de) * 1991-03-09 1991-05-29 Heinrich Berndes Kg, 5760 Arnsberg Griffbügel aus thermoplastischem Kunststoff für Kochgeschirre, insbesondere Wasserkessel

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US4651453A (en) * 1985-11-18 1987-03-24 Conair Corporation Travel iron having controlled heat and compact storage
EP0857813A3 (en) * 1997-01-10 1999-03-24 Black & Decker Inc. Heat spacer for iron
ES2345234A1 (es) * 2008-07-21 2010-09-17 Bsh Karinel, S.A. Plancha de ropa.
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