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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 18, 1996
Filed:
May. 10, 1994
Applicant:
Inventors:
Michael E Bitzel, Reisterstown, MD (US);
Edward M Kubicz, Torrington, CT (US);
David Jalbert, Coventry, RI (US);
Kenneth H Patrick, Rainbow City, AL (US);
Michael D Morrissey, Bristol, CT (US);
Arthur H Freeman, Huntington, CT (US);
Assignee:
Black & Decker Inc., Newark, DE (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
D06F / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
38 96 ; 219246 ;
Abstract
An electric iron includes a storage base. The iron includes a switch for selectively connecting the iron to a source of electrical power. The iron is automatically disconnected from the source of electrical power when the iron is placed in the storage base.