Sunbeam Corporation Limited

John Zink Company, LLC

James C Mysicka

Robert J Augustine

John Vancha

Joseph L Vieceli

Ralph C Stern

Thomas L Nawrot

An electric pressing iron having a motion and attitude sensor including a mercury switch connected to a timer, and in conjunction therewith is adapted to disable the electric heater of the iron when the iron is oriented with the soleplate substantially horizontal and is not moving. The motion and attitude sensor and timer are also adapted to disable the electric heater when the iron is oriented with its soleplate vertical after the passage of a preselected period of time.

Electronic pressing iron

A lightweight pressing and steaming iron having a soleplate with a heating element and steam passages in communication with steam ports including a first plastic housing member mounted on the soleplate and defining the bottom wall of a water reservoir and a second plastic housing member disposed over and secured to the first plastic housing member by a suitable sealant and defining the top and side walls of the water reservoir. The second plastic housing member also defines a tower-like structure at the forward end of the iron and a handle projecting rearwardly from the upper end of the tower-like structure. A valve located between the water reservoir and the soleplate steam passages includes an orifice adapted, when the valve is open, to provide a predetermined flow of water from the reservoir to the steam passages for normal steam ironing. First and second bellows pumps are provided in the upper part of the tower-like structure in side by side relationship with their actuating portions projecting upwardly through the handle and a spray nozzle is located on the front of the tower-like structure, the outlet port of the first bellows pump being connected to the spray nozzle, the outlet port of the second bellows pump being connected to the steam passages in the soleplate, and the inlet ports of both bellows pumps having inlet tubes extending into the lower rear portion of the reservoir.

Steam iron

A coffeemaker in which heated water infuses coffee grounds held in a basket, includes a spreader, which is associated with the basket, and which is adjustable so as to enable relative proportions of the water bypassing and not bypassing the grounds to be adjusted. None of the water bypasses the grounds at one selected position, for four dry measures of coffee grounds and four liquid measures of heated water, whereas a small portion of the water bypasses the grounds at another selected position, for more dry measures of coffee grounds and more liquid measures of heated water.

Coffeemaker

An electric steamer for simultaneously steaming a frankfurter and warming an accompanying frankfurter bun is disclosed herein. The steamer includes a base portion having an electric heater and a reservoir adapted to receive a small amount of water for steaming the frankfurter and steam-warming the frankfurter bun. A perforated support rack is positioned over the reservoir for supporting the frankfurter, a sausage, or the like above the water. A bun-supporting cover is removably mountable over the reservoir to define a steaming chamber. The cover has a top wall provided with a plurality of steam vents whereby the steam which cooks the frankfurter escapes through the steam vents and warms and softens the frankfurter bun supported on the upper surface of the cover.

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Berwyn, IL, United States of America

James C Mysicka