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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 02, 1982
Filed:
Sep. 22, 1980
Benjamin H Bain, Jr, Monroe, CT (US);
General Electric Company, New York, NY (US);
Abstract
An improved power supply cord connection to an electrically heated flatiron having a permanent connected power supply cord extending vertically from the rear of the flatiron handle permits the cord to frictionally swivel or pivot from front to back along the longitudinal axis of the handle in an elongated slot in the handle between a forward non-interference position when the flatiron is in a multi-point heel rest position and a rearward position preventing cord interference with the work during use of the flatiron. The cord includes a bushing enclosing the cord conductors and an integrally formed enlarged head within the handle straddling the slot and locking the bushing therein. Transverse pivot ribs on the sides of the slot cooperate with notched friction bearing ears on the enlarged bushing end to allow the bushing to pivot between limit stops at the front and rear of the slot. Biasing means are provided so that the bushing is frictionally restrained to stay or lock in either the forward or rearward position. The cord bushing fills the slot and prevents entry of foreign matter into the iron therethrough.