Steam iron seal with tangential flow for surge

An electric iron comprising:

• a soleplate having a top surface and a bottom surface;
• a soleplate cover connected to the top surface of the soleplate including first and second fluid flow openings;
• a housing connected to the soleplate cover;
• said soleplate and soleplate cover including first means forming a steam chamber and second means forming a surge chamber;
• a water tank located in the housing and having a first flow control water inlet and at least a pair of water outlets;
• valve means controlling the flow of water from said water tank to said steam chamber through said first flow opening in said soleplate cover;
• second flow control means for controlling the flow of water from the water tank to the surge chamber through said second flow opening in said soleplate cover;
• seal means overlying said first and second flow openings including a first portion in sealing engagement with the first flow opening and a second portion in sealing engagement with the second flow opening, said second portion including a first leg extending through the second flow opening below a lower surface of the cover and having means defining a nozzle for directing water from said water tank into said surge chamber in a tangential flow path relative to the lower surface of the cover;
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• temperature sensing means in heat transfer relation with the soleplate and mounted in relatively close proximity to said surge chamber for regulating the temperature of the soleplate, said nozzle directing the water flowing through said second flow opening towards said temperature sensing element.