Self lifting iron
OwnerEhsan Alipourinventor
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Abstract
The present invention is a clothing iron capable of lifting the iron, and thus the hot sole plate of the iron, away from a surface on which the iron rests when the iron is not in use, to reduce or prevent damage to the surface on which the iron rests. An important characteristic of the invention is that the sole plate of the iron is lifted in a direction including a vertical vector, with a plane of the sole plate remaining roughly horizontal. The elevation of the iron is accomplished through the use of an elevation mechanism including apparatus for extending at least one leg from the underside of the iron when the sensor indicates that the user's hand is not in contact with the iron.
Claims13
An iron for use on a support surface defining a plane, the iron comprising:
- a sole plate, a housing, a sensor capable of sensing the hand of a user, wherein said sensor activates at least one mechanism within said housing, and an elevation mechanism configured to move at least one leg between a first configuration in which said sole plate is disposed away from said support surface and a second configuration in which said sole plate is in contact with said support surface,
- wherein the at least one mechanism includes an apparatus for releasing steam when said leg is in the second configuration.
An iron for use on a support surface defining a plane, the iron comprising:
- a sole plate, at least one leg for holding said sole plate above a support surface, a sensor-activated elevation mechanism configured to extend said at least one leg away from the iron and retract said at least one leg toward the iron, and an apparatus for releasing steam.
An iron for use on a support surface defining a plane, the iron comprising:
- a sole plate, at least one leg for holding said sole plate above a support surface, and a sensor for activating an elevation mechanism, the elevation mechanism configured to move said at least one leg between a first configuration wherein said sole plate is disposed away from the support surface and a second configuration wherein said sole plate is in contact with the support surface, and wherein a rate of thermal conduction of said at least one leg is different than a rate of thermal conduction of said sole plate.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.