Textiles: ironing or smoothing – Accessories – Flatiron stands – combined
Reexamination Certificate
2000-11-06
2001-07-24
Izaguirre, Ismael (Department: 3765)
Textiles: ironing or smoothing
Accessories
Flatiron stands, combined
C038S141000
Reexamination Certificate
active
06263597
ABSTRACT:
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
The invention pertains to a device or a system to control the electric cord of an electric iron during the process of ironing fabric on a flat surface, particularly, on a common iron board. In the process of ironing fabric on a flat surface, such as a common ironing board, the cord of an electric iron often interferes with the movement of the iron. The cord often wrinkles the already ironed fabric. The cord also gets in the way of the movement of the iron. For example, moving the iron in one direction pulls the cord with or behind the iron but on a return stroke in the opposite direction, the cord just lies there on the flat surface or on the already ironed fabric and gets in the way of the iron. This can also create a danger in that the iron sole plate, being hot, can singe or even burn or melt the cord. This, obviously can lead to injuries to the person doing the ironing. Several solutions have been introduced to reduce the interference from the iron's cord.
DESCRIPTION OF THE PRIOR ART
U.S. Pat. No. 4,042,082 is a device for receiving, from a fixed electric connection, adapting to length, and holding conductors for the electric current supply of movable electric consumers. The electric conductors are moved by way of at least one carriage in conformity with the movement of the electric consumer along a guiding path. This device appears to be very complicated and would not be suitable for a homemaker doing his or her own ironing.
U.S. Pat. No. 4,517,757 discloses an electric cord control device for an electric iron which includes a reel device having a drum therein with a spring to urge the reel in a wind-up direction. Again, this device is somewhat complicated to be used by a homemaker.
U.S. Pat. No. 4,612,717 describes a retaining guide for an electric iron cord which extends between an electric outlet and an electric iron atop an ironing board. The device includes a ring for a sliding extension of the cord therethrough during movement of the electric iron atop the ironing board. The retaining guide includes features defining at least one opening on the ironing board for the extension of the ring therethrough. This device would be cumbersome for the average homemaker since very few ironing boards have any openings therethrough.
U.S. Pat. No. 5,065,964 illustrates a device consisting of two parts to control the cord of an electric iron during the process of ironing fabric on a common ironing board. The first part is a strap with a loop to position the iron's cord on the board. The second part is a weight to pull the iron's cord in reverse. The problem with this kind of device is that the ironing board must positioned in a certain location or position so that the weight can properly assert its influence on the electric cord.
U.S. Pat. No. 5,607,125 discloses an iron cord holder which will keep the electric cord out of the way when ironing. The holder has a pair of spring biased spindles which rotate in opposite directions from each other. The spindles are spaced apart so that the iron cord will fit between them in a tight friction fit. It is believed that since the cord operates the spindles, the friction on the cord surface will have a detrimental effect on the surface of the cord.
U.S. Pat. No. 5,727,343 describes a device for controlling the tension in the electric cord of an electric iron. This device includes a weight clip which resiliently engages the cord and is suspended from the cord subsequent to a guide clip to pull the cord and to maintain it.
OBJECTS OF THE INVENTION
An object of the invention is to improve the ironing efficiency by restricting the movement of the electric cord during the process of ironing such that the iron electric cord does not become entangled with itself or fabric to be ironed or ironed already, but most of all cannot come in contact with the hot sole of the iron itself. It is another object of the invention to improve the efficiency of the process of ironing fabrics by way of a simple, inexpensive, light weight, easily transportable and/or easily storable device. The device involves very few parts and can easily be installed in minutes with little skill or instructions.
REFERENCES:
patent: 2203962 (1940-06-01), Lamb
patent: 2472244 (1949-06-01), Brady
patent: 2666999 (1954-01-01), Brandt
patent: 2860427 (1958-11-01), Fastinger
patent: 3214851 (1965-11-01), Webster
Izaguirre Ismael
Schroeder Werner H.
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