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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 11, 1987
Filed:
Apr. 27, 1984
Applicant:
Inventors:
Thomas L Nawrot, Glen Ellyn, IL (US);
John Vancha, Bolingbrook, IL (US);
James C Mysicka, Berwyn, IL (US);
Assignee:
John Zink Company, Tulsa, OK (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H05B / ; D06F / ; G08B / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
219250 ; 38 82 ; 38 88 ; 38 90 ; 200 6152 ; 200 6185 ; 219251 ; 219257 ; 219492 ; 219501 ; 219505 ; 338 / ; 340635 ; 340686 ;
Abstract
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.