US 4,640,028 A · Combination steam iron and steamer

Abstract

A portable travel electric steam iron which also functions as a steamer has an aperture provided in a rear portion of the bottom of a water tank which supplies water into steam generating chambers from the water tank. Water dripping through the aperture is received by a water receiving surface provided on the center or on the front side of the center of a base. A handle which includes two straight positions separated by a bend is securable to an iron main body both in the operative position and storage position. An actuator for opening and closing an aperture is disposed in a space above the water tank, in the vicinity of a fixing portion at which the handle is fixed to the iron main body, thus providing a compact construction which is easy to handle.

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Dependent claims

An electric iron comprising:

a base adapted to be heated by a heater;
a steam generating chamber provided in said base;
a water tank provided above said steam generating chamber;
a control means for starting and stopping the feed of water from said water tank into said steam generating chamber thus allowing control of the generation of steam;
a main body;
and a handle;
said control means including an aperture providing communication between said water tank and said steam generating chamber, and a means provided along the rear wall of said water tank for opening and closing said aperture, said aperture being provided in a rear portion of the bottom of said water tank to supply water onto a water receiving surface which is provided at the front side of the center of said base.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

Combination steam iron and steamer

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Combination steam iron and steamer

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Abstract

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