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US 11,286,612 B2Granted
Iron with heat control display on handle
AssigneeHamilton Beach Brands, Inc.
InventorBrandon Sung-Hwan Song
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Abstract
An iron includes: a housing; a handle attached to an upper portion of the housing; a sole plate attached to a lower portion of the housing; a heating element positioned within the housing to heat the sole plate; a controller operatively connected with the heating element to regulate heat produced by the heating element; and a display mounted on one of the housing and the handle, the display operatively connected with the controller, the display configured such that manipulation of the display selects a heat level associated with the sole plate.
Claims20
An iron, comprising:
- a housing;
- a handle attached to an upper portion of the housing;
- a sole plate attached to a lower portion of the housing;
- a heating element positioned within the housing to heat the sole plate;
- a controller operatively connected with the heating element to regulate heat produced by the heating element;
- and
- an illuminated display mounted on one of the housing and the handle and moveable relative to the housing and the handle, the illuminated display operatively connected with the controller, the illuminated display including a transparent display cover such that illumination originating below the illuminated display cover shines through an upper surface of the illuminated display, the illuminated display configured such that manipulation of the illuminated display selects a heat level associated with the sole plate.
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An iron, comprising:
- a housing;
- a handle attached to an upper portion of the housing;
- a sole plate attached to a lower portion of the housing;
- a heating element positioned within the housing to heat the sole plate;
- a controller operatively connected with the heating element to regulate heat produced by the heating element;
- and
- a heat control unit operatively connected with the controller, the heat control unit including an illuminated display, the illuminated display including a transparent display cover such that illumination originating below the display cover shines through an upper surface of the illuminated display, the heat control unit configured as a toggle mechanism with a moveable member, wherein the toggle mechanism is configured such that actuation of the moveable member sequentially selects different heat levels for the sole plate.
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An iron, comprising:
- a housing;
- a handle attached to an upper portion of the housing;
- a sole plate attached to a lower portion of the housing;
- a heating element positioned within the housing to heat the sole plate;
- a controller operatively connected with the heating element to regulate heat produced by the heating element;
- and
- a heat control unit attached to the handle and operatively connected with the controller, the heat control unit including an illuminated display moveable relative to the handle, the illuminated display operatively connected with the controller, the illuminated display including a transparent display cover such that illumination originating below the display cover shines through an upper surface of the display, the illuminated display configured to indicate a heat level associated with the sole plate, wherein manipulation of the illuminated display selects a heat level for the sole plate.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.