Textiles: ironing or smoothing – Smoothing implements – Flatirons
Patent
1974-11-26
1978-03-07
Lawson, Patrick D.
Textiles: ironing or smoothing
Smoothing implements
Flatirons
D06F 7506
Patent
active
040771431
ABSTRACT:
A steam iron having an interior water tank and steam generating soleplate with a loop-shaped heating element therein and steam ports in the soleplate. An improvement in steam generating capacity is provided of a main generator inside the loop fed by a metering water valve and directly connected to first distributing passage means supplying steam to the ports. A separate soleplate generator is supplied separately from the main generator on the outside of the loop and a second circuitous separate passage means extends generally parallel to and over the heating element with the separate passage means being completely separate from the distributing passage and later connecting to it. Restrictive direction flow means are provided in the circuitous passage which may be S-shaped and spanning the heating element and pump means is provided to selectively inject water into the separate generator for flashing into steam in the circuitous passage and then exit the ports after passing through the distributing passage in a hybrid system to increase the steam generating capacity and provide for an extra surge of steam when required.
REFERENCES:
patent: 3599357 (1971-08-01), Gronwick
patent: 3711972 (1973-01-01), Risacher
patent: 3722117 (1973-03-01), Davidson
patent: 3820259 (1974-06-01), Flowers
patent: 3828452 (1974-08-01), Eaton et al.
Davidson William E.
Toft Kaj
Walker Wendell C.
Cullen John F.
General Electric Company
Lawson Patrick D.
Platt Leonard J.
Powers George R.
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