Pop-up auto-shutoff indicator for electric pressing irons
OwnerGerald Lozinski, Tom Guyett +1inventors
InventorsGerald Lozinski, Tom Guyett, Carl Dupper
Life of this patent
Estimating the term…
Abstract
A pop-up auto-shutoff indicator for a pressing iron includes a signal-activated pop-up switch adapted to provide power to a soleplate heater when the pop-up switch is depressed by the user. An auto-shutoff circuit is adapted to receive an input signal from a motion detector and provide an actuation signal to actuate the pop-up switch upon detecting no motion of the iron for a predetermined period of time and to disconnect power to the soleplate heater.
Claims16
An apparatus for a pressing iron having a soleplate and a soleplate heater, comprising:
- a signal-activated user-visible switch adapted to provide power to the soleplate heater when actuated by a user;
- a motion detector adapted to provide an input signal;
- and
- an auto-shutoff circuit adapted to receive the input signal from the motion detector and to provide an actuation signal to move the switch upon detecting no motion of the iron for a predetermined period of time so as to interrupt power to the soleplate heater and provide a visible mechanical indication of power interruption to the soleplate heater.
A pop-up auto-shutoff indicator for a pressing iron having a soleplate heater, comprising:
- a signal-activated pop-up switch adapted to provide power to the soleplate heater when depressed by the user;
- motion detector means for detecting movement of the iron;
- and
- auto-shutoff circuit means for receiving input from the motion detector means, providing a signal to de-activate the pop-up switch upon detecting no motion of the iron for a predetermined period of time and to disconnect power to the soleplate heater.
A pop-up auto-shutoff indicator for a pressing iron having a soleplate heater, comprising:
- an electric signal-activated pop-up switch adapted to provide power to the soleplate heater and to one or more DC power supplies when depressed by the user;
- a pop-up switch signaling device adapted to signal the pop-up switch;
- and
- an interface to provide to a controller control over the signaling device, so as to enable the controller to activate the pop-up switch.
A user-actuated electromechanical switch assembly for providing power to an iron, comprising:
- a movable switch having an on position and an off position, said on and off positions being visible by a user;
- and
- a motion detector adapted to actuate said switch.
A mechanical auto-shutoff indicator for a pressing iron, comprising:
- a signal-activated electromechanical switch assembly having a moveable element and adapted to provide power to the iron when the moveable element is moved from an open circuit position to a closed circuit position by the user;
- a motion sensor;
- and
- an auto-shutoff circuit adapted to receive input from the motion detector and provide a signal to activate the electromechanical switch assembly upon detecting no motion of the iron for a predetermined period of time;
- wherein activation of the electromechanical switch assembly causes the moveable element to move to the open circuit position;
- and
- wherein the open-circuit position of the moveable element is visible to the user.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.