Steam-spray iron
AssigneeSCM Corporation
InventorsJohn L. Eaton, John C. Fagan, Roger V. Eeckhout
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Abstract
An electric steam-spray iron having a pump and a bi-stable valve in a single housing for drawing water from a reservoir and delivering it to either a spray nozzle or a steam generating chamber which communicates with steam ports in the sole plate. The valve's stable state is changed by rocking movement of the pump's piston.
Claims9
A pump comprising a housing, a piston within said housing, an actuator having a first end telescopically engaging said piston and a second end, a biasing means between said piston and said actuator for urging separation of said telescopic engagement, a plurality of outlets on the inside bottom of said housing, a rocker means within said housing for covering and uncovering said plurality of outlets individually in response to said actuator's second end, and an inlet.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.