Electric steam iron
Abstract
Abstract A VAPORIZING CHAMBER FOR THE PRODUCTION OF STEAM COMMUNICATES, ON THE ONE HAND, WITH THE IRONING SURFACE OF A METALLIC SLAB AND, ON THE OTHER HAND, WITH A WATER-CONTAINING FLEXIBLE RESERVOIR OPERATIVELY TO SUPPLY A PREDETERMINED AMOUNT OF WATER TO THE VAPORIZING CHAMBER IN RESPONSE TO EXTERIOR PRESSURE EXERTED ON THE RESERVOIR. THE RESERVOIR COMPRISES INTERACTING FIRST AND SECOND VALVES WITH THE FIRST VALVE MOVABLE BETWEEN AN OPEN AND A CLOSED POSITION FOR ESTABLISHING AN INTERRUPTING COMMUNICATION BETWEEN THE INTERIOR OF THE RESERVOIR AND THE AMBIENT TEMPERATURE, AND WITH THE SECOND VALVE OPERATIVE TO NORMALLY CLOSE THE PASSAGE BETWEEN THE RESERVOIR AND THE VAPORIZING CHAMBER BUT PERMITTING SEEPAGE OF WATER WHE THE FIRST VALVE IS OPEN, AND OPERATIVE TO FULLY OPEN THE PASSAGE BETWEEN THE RESERVOIR AND THE VAPORIZING CHAMBER IN RESPONSE TO COMPRESSION OF THE FORMER WITH THE FIRST VALVE IN CLOSED POSITION. A REMOVABLE PLUG ON THE RESERVOIR PERMITS EASY REFILING OF THE SAME.
Inventors
- 👤 Carlos Solomon Abraham
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