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US 7,997,018 B1Granted
Devices and methods of facilitating cooking and ironing using vibration pulses
AssigneeLenford, Inc.
InventorLeonard W. Harvey
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Abstract
Devices and methods for applying vibrations to the iron sole of an ironing appliance to facilitate the movement of the iron sole over a fabric, thereby improving the effectiveness of the ironing appliance in removing wrinkles, especially on thicker fabrics.
Claims10
An ironing appliance, comprising:
- a body including a handle and an iron sole;
- a vibration device coupled to said iron sole, said vibration device movable between a first nominal position in which said vibration device transmits vibrations to said iron sole within a vertical plane and a second nominal position in which said vibration device transmits vibrations to said iron sole within a non-vertical plane;
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- a user-operable switch associated with said handle, said switch actuable to move said vibration device between said first and second nominal positions.
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An ironing appliance, comprising:
- a body including a handle and an iron sole;
- a vibration device coupled to said iron sole, said vibration device movable through a range of orientations that are displaced with respect to a vertical position in which said vibration device transmits vibrations to said iron sole within a vertical plane;
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- a user-operable switch associated with said handle, said switch actuable to move said vibration device through said range of orientations, said switch movable between a forward position and a rearward position to move said vibration device between respective orientations disposed forwardly of said vertical position and rearwardly of said vertical position.
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An ironing appliance, comprising:
- a body including a handle and an iron sole;
- a heating device associated with said iron sole;
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- a vibration device separate from said heating device, said vibration device coupled to said iron sole.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.