US 7,062,869 B1Granted

Quick starch spray iron

OwnerLucy Pilcher, Kathy Lynneu Pilcherinventors

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Abstract

A household apparatus for use in conjunction with clothing. The apparatus is an iron that has two separate compartments for liquid rather than just one compartment. One of the compartments is for water, while the other compartment is for a water/starch combination. Each compartment has its own separate dispersing mechanism that allows an individual to independently add water, starch, or both to a particular item of clothing being ironed.

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An iron comprising:

(a) a main body having two ends, a top end and a bottom end, the main body also having two sides, a front side and a rear side,
(b) a handle having two ends, a top end and a bottom end, the top end of the handle attached to the top end of the main body and the bottom end of the handle attached to the bottom end of the main body,
(c) a face plate attached to the front side of the main body,
(d) a water compartment located within the main body,
(e) a volume of water located within the water compartment,
(f) a starch compartment located within the main body,
(g) a volume of water intermixed with starch located within the starch compartment,
(h) a plurality of output tubes, each tube having two ends, a first end and a second end, the first end of each tube connected to either the water compartment or the starch compartment, the second end of each tube connected to the face plate,
(i) a plurality of pressure valves, wherein a pressure valve is attached to the first end of each output tube,
(j) a starch spray feature connected to the top end of the handle,
(k) a first tube connecting the starch spray feature to the starch compartment,
(l) a steam spray feature connected to the top end of the handle,
(m) a water spray feature connected to the top end of the handle,
(n) a second tube connecting the steam spray feature and the water spray feature to the water compartment,
(o) power means for providing power to the iron,
(p) wherein activating the starch spray feature causes an extra blast of air to be sent through the first tube, forcing a small amount of water intermixed with starch through one or more output tubes onto the face plate, wherein the water intermixed with starch will be dispersed onto an item being ironed,
(q) wherein activating the steam spray feature causes an extra blast of air to be sent through the second tube, forcing a small amount of water through one or more output tubes onto the face plate, wherein the water will be turned into steam and be dispersed onto an item being ironed,
(r) wherein activating the water spray feature causes an extra blast of air to be sent through the second tube, forcing an amount of water through one or more output tubes onto the face plate, the amount of water dispersed when the water spray feature is activated being larger than when the steam spray feature is activated, wherein the water will be dispersed onto an item being ironed.

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Abstract

An iron comprising:

(a) a main body having two ends, a top end and a bottom end, the main body also having two sides, a front side and a rear side,
(b) a handle having two ends, a top end and a bottom end, the top end of the handle attached to the top end of the main body and the bottom end of the handle attached to the bottom end of the main body,
(c) a face plate attached to the front side of the main body,
(d) a water compartment located within the main body,
(e) a volume of water located within the water compartment,
(f) a starch compartment located within the main body,
(g) a volume of water intermixed with starch located within the starch compartment,
(h) a plurality of output tubes, each tube having two ends, a first end and a second end, the first end of each tube connected to either the water compartment or the starch compartment, the second end of each tube connected to the face plate,
(i) a plurality of pressure valves, wherein a pressure valve is attached to the first end of each output tube,
(j) a starch spray feature connected to the top end of the handle,
(k) a first tube connecting the starch spray feature to the starch compartment,
(l) a steam spray feature connected to the top end of the handle,
(m) a water spray feature connected to the top end of the handle,
(n) a second tube connecting the steam spray feature and the water spray feature to the water compartment,
(o) power means for providing power to the iron,
(p) wherein activating the starch spray feature causes an extra blast of air to be sent through the first tube, forcing a small amount of water intermixed with starch through one or more output tubes onto the face plate, wherein the water intermixed with starch will be dispersed onto an item being ironed,
(q) wherein activating the steam spray feature causes an extra blast of air to be sent through the second tube, forcing a small amount of water through one or more output tubes onto the face plate, wherein the water will be turned into steam and be dispersed onto an item being ironed,
(r) wherein activating the water spray feature causes an extra blast of air to be sent through the second tube, forcing an amount of water through one or more output tubes onto the face plate, the amount of water dispersed when the water spray feature is activated being larger than when the steam spray feature is activated, wherein the water will be dispersed onto an item being ironed.

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