Fill port assembly for a steam iron

Details Fill port assembly for a steam iron Fill port assembly for a steam iron

1999-09-01

2001-06-12

Izaguirre, Ismael (Department: 3741)

Textiles: ironing or smoothing

Smoothing implements

Flatirons

C220S213000

Reexamination Certificate

active

06243976

ABSTRACT:

FIELD OF THE INVENTION
This invention relates to a fill port assembly for a domestic steam iron, and particularly to a fill port used to pour water into the water reservoir of a steam iron.
BACKGROUND AND SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
There is an ever-present need to provide improvements in fill ports by which water can be added to a water reservoir of a steam iron. Objects of the present invention are to provide an improved fill port assembly which is convenient to use when filling the water reservoir, adequately protect the water reservoir from being contaminated with air-born substances when the fill port is closed, be attractive in appearance, and be inexpensive to manufacture.
In accordance with this invention, a fill port assembly is provided which comprises a support member having a port-receiving pocket with an arcuately concave base wall and mutually parallel sidewalls. A fill port is located intermediate the upper and lower ends of the base wall and a fill port cover is slidably mounted on the sidewalls for movement along an arcuate path from a first, normal, position in which the cover covers the fill port to a second, raised, position in which the cover is located above at least a portion of the fill port and the fill port and the lower part of the base wall are exposed. When the cover is in the second, raised, position, the upper end of the cover projects upwardly and forwardly from the pocket so that the front surface of the cover and the lower part of the base wall of the pocket form a funnel for directing water into the fill port.
Other objects, advantages and features of this invention will become apparent from the following description and the drawings.


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