Housing assembly for electric steaming and pressing iron

A pressing iron comprising an aluminum soleplate having steam ports, a plastic skirt mounted on said soleplate, a plastic clam-shell housing/handle defining a water reservoir therein mounted on said plastic skirt, a fill-funnel formation provided in said housing/handle to provide access to fill said reservoir, and a vented closure cap for said fill-funnel, said cap including a check valve which is normally open to vent air into said reservoir when said soleplate is in a horizontal position and is displaced to a closed position to prevent water from passing outwardly through said valve upon movement of said soleplate away from said horizontal position said cap being pivotally connected to said housing handle and movable between a closed position sealing said fill-funnel and an open position permitting access to said fill-funnel for filling said reservoir.

A pressing iron comprising an aluminum soleplate having steam ports, a plastic skirt mounted on said soleplate, a plastic clam-shell housing/handle defining a water reservoir therein mounted on said plastic skirt, a fill-funnel formation provided in said housing/handle to provide access to fill said reservoir, and a vented closure cap for said fill-funnel, said cap being pivotally connected to said housing/handle and movable between a closed position sealing said fill-funnel for an open position permitting access to said fill-funnel for filling said reservoir, said cap having associated therewith a spray nozzle, a pump, and an inlet tube which extends into said reservoir.

A pressing iron comprising an aluminum soleplate having steam ports, a plastic skirt mounted on said soleplate, a plastic housing/handle defining a water reservoir therein mounted on said plastic skirt and having a saddle portion, said housing/handle having an elongated hand grip portion with front and rear ends, said housing/handle having a front end portion and a rear end portion extending downwardly from said front and rear ends of said hand grip portion, said end portions being supported at their lower ends by said skirt, said saddle portion being spaced below said hand grip portion and extending between said front end portion and said rear end portion, a steam control mounted on said saddle portion for controlling an orifice between said reservoir and said ported soleplate.

A pressing iron comprising an aluminum soleplate having steam ports, a plastic skirt mounted on said soleplate, a plastic housing/handle defining a water reservoir therein mounted on said plastic skirt and having a saddle portion, a steam control mounted on said saddle portion for controlling an orifice between said reservoir and said ported soleplate, said steam control being characterized by a horizontally disposed cylindrical portion having a first series of teeth formed thereon and projecting generally upwardly, and wherein a rocker arm is pivotally mounted on said saddle portion and has depending formation means provided with a second series of teeth adapted to intermesh with said first series of teeth on said steam control whereby manual operation of said rocker arm either opens or closes said orifice between said reservoir and said ported soleplate, said rocket arm having a "steam" position in which said orifice is open and an "dry" position in which said orifice is closed.

A pressing iron comprising an aluminum soleplate having steam ports, a plastic skirt mounted on said soleplate, a plastic housing/handle having a water reservoir defined therein mounted on said plastic skirt and having a saddle portion, a heat control mounted on said soleplate for rotation about a vertical axis, and a linearly movable slide control on said saddle portion for controlling adjustment of said heat control, and a lever arm mounted on said skirt to convert linear movement of said slide control into rotation of said heat control.

A steam pressing iron comprising an aluminum soleplate having a steam chamber and steam ports for discharging steam through the soleplate, a plastic skirt having means engageable with means on said soleplate for releasably snapping said skirt into assembled engagement with said soleplate, a unitary plastic handle defining a water reservoir therein and having portions which interengage with said plastic skirt to lock said handle and skirt in assembled relation without any independent fastening means, conduit means extending between said reservoir and said soleplate to conduct water to said steam chamber, a heat control mounted on said soleplate, a steam control for controlling water flow through said conduit, a plastic saddle mounted on said handle, said handle having an elongated hand grip portion having a front end and a rear end, said handle having a front end portion and a rear end portion extending downwardly from said front end and said rear end of said hand grip portion, said saddle being spaced below said grip portion and coextensive therewith extending between said front end portion and said rear end portion, a control on said saddle for controlling adjustment of said heat control, and means mounted on said saddle for controlling said steam control.

A steam pressing iron comprising an aluminum soleplate having a steam chamber and steam ports for discharging steam through the soleplate, a plastic skirt releasably snapped into engagement with said soleplate, a unitary plastic handle defining a water reservoir therein and having portions which interengage with said plastic skirt to lock said handle and skirt in assembled relation without any independent fastening means, conduit means extending between said reservoir and said soleplate to conduct water to said steam chamber, a heat control mounted on said soleplate, a steam control for controlling water flow through said conduit, a plastic saddle mounted on said handle, a control on said saddle for controlling adjustment of said heat control, and means mounted on said saddle for controlling said steam control, said skirt being formed of a high temperature phenolic plastic which functions as a temperature shield between said handle and said soleplate, said skirt having a generally flat planer portion which is parallel to and coextensive with said soleplate and a skirt portion which extends from the periphery of said planer portion into closely spaced relationship with the periphery of said soleplate, said handle and said skirt being formed with longitudinally extending projections and recesses forming a dovetail connection to retain said handle with respect to said skirt.

A steam pressing iron comprising an aluminum soleplate having a steam chamber and steam ports for discharging steam through the soleplate, a plastic skirt releasably snapped into engagement with said soleplate, a unitary plastic handle defining a water reservoir therein and having portions which interengage with said plastic skirt to lock said handle and skirt in assembled relation without any independent fastening means, conduit means extending between said reservoir and said soleplate to conduct water to said steam chamber, a heat control mounted on said soleplate, a steam control for controlling water flow through said conduit, a plastic saddle mounted on said handle, a control on said saddle for controlling adjustment of said heat control, and means mounted on said saddle for controlling said steam control, said soleplate having a pointned front end and a flat rear end, said handle being formed with a front support post adjacent said soleplate front end and a rear support post adjacent said soleplate rear end, a hand grip portion extending across the top of said support posts and a connecting rail extending between the bottom ends of said support posts, at least one projection and a cooperating recess in said skirt and said handle forming a dovetail connection to retain said skirt to said handle.

A steam pressing iron comprising an aluminum soleplate having a steam chamber and steam ports for discharging steam through the soleplate, a plastic skirt releasably snapped into engagement with said soleplate, a unitary plastic handle defining a water reservoir therein and having portions which interengage with said plastic skirt to lock said handle and skirt in assembled relations without any independent fastening means, conduit means extending between said reservoir and said soleplate to conduct water to said steam chamber, a heat control mounted to said soleplate, a steam control for controlling water flow through said conduit, a plastic saddle mounted on said handle, a control on said saddle for controlling adjustment of said heat control, and means mounted on said saddle for controlling said steam control, interengageable means being provided on said handle and said saddle to lock said saddle against upward movement relative to said handle, said interengageable means comprising front and rear flexible members on said saddle which are engageable over rearwardly and forwardly projecting members formed respectively on front and rear positions of said handle.

A steam pressing iron comprising an aluminum soleplate having a steam chamber and steam ports for discharging steam through the soleplate, a plastic skirt releasably snapped into engagement with said soleplate, a unitary plastic handle defining a water reservoir therein and having portions which interengage with said plastic skirt to lock said handle and skirt in assembled relation without any independent fastening means, conduit means extending between said reservoir and said soleplate to conduct water to said steam chamber, a heat control mounted on said soleplate, a steam control for controlling water flow through said conduit, a plastic saddle mounted on said handle, a control on said saddle for controlling adjustment of said heat control, and means mounted on said saddle for controlling said steam control, said saddle having side wall configurations providing ventilation between said skirt and said saddle, said side wall configuration being characterized by a double-wall construction.

A pressing iron comprising an aluminum soleplate having steam ports, a plastic skirt releasably snapped into engagement with said soleplate, a plastic clam-shell housing/handle defining a water reservoir therein and having a dovetail configuration interconnecting said housing/handle to said plastic skirt, a heat control mounted on said soleplate for rotation about a vertical axis, a steam control mounted on said skirt and rotatable about a horizontal axis for controlling an orifice between said reservoir and said soleplate, a plastic saddle snapped into position in said housing/handle, a linearly movable slide control on said saddle for controlling adjustment of said heat control, a rocker arm pivotally mounted on said saddle for controlling said steam control, said rocker arm being movable between a "steam" position in which water may flow through said orifice from said reservoir to said soleplate and a "dry" position in which flow of water from said reservoir to said soleplate is obstructed, a rear cap secured to said housing/handle, a cord boot mounted on said rear cap for movement between two positions, and a vent-cap provided for a fill-funnel formation provided in said housing/handle.