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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 29, 1997
Filed:
Nov. 17, 1995
Applicant:
Inventors:
James Chasen, West Haven, CT (US);
Paul DeMarseilles, Branford, CT (US);
George Drizos, Cheshire, CT (US);
Tim Cronin, San Francisco, CA (US);
Assignee:
Black & Decker Inc., Newark, DE (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01H / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
200526 ; 200523 ;
Abstract
An electric iron has a printed circuit board mounted to a rear wall in the iron's housing. An operating switch is mounted on the circuit board. The operating switch connects the iron to a source of electrical power when moved by a first manual force and disconnects the iron from the source of electrical power when moved by a second manual force or moved responsive to energization of a solenoid winding.