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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:
Apr. 29, 1997
Filed:
Jan. 16, 1996
Applicant:
Inventors:
Richard I Farrington, Seymour, CT (US);
George M Drizos, Cheshire, CT (US);
Assignee:
Black & Decker Inc., Newark, DE (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
D06F / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
38 88 ;
Abstract
A water tank is connected to a skirt with a snap-lock connection and a single fastener. The tank has two spaced projections at its rear end that are snapped over a portion of the skirt. A front end of the tank has a rib with a notch that guides the front of the tank onto the skirt. The single fastener connects the front of the tank to the skirt. A steam valve is placed on the steam chamber, through a hole in the skirt, before the water tank is connected to the steam valve.