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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 01, 1998
Filed:
Jan. 10, 1997
Applicant:
Inventors:
Edward M Kubicz, Torrington, CT (US);
Michael J Marchetti, Bridgeport, CT (US);
Assignee:
Black & Decker Inc., Newark, DE (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
D06F / ; D06F / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
38 777 ; 38 778 ;
Abstract
A steam iron having a water tank with an internal air trap and external gear mounts. The air trap holds a volume of air when the iron is being filled with water, but receives water when the iron is moved to a horizontal position to prevent water from spilling out of a water fill spout. The iron has gears that connect a temperature control of the iron to a water metering valve. The gears are stabily rotatably mounted directed to the water tank on the gear mounts.