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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 16, 1999
Filed:
Nov. 01, 1994
Applicant:
Inventors:
Jean-Louis Brandolini, Saint Etienne, FR;
Jean-Pierre Debourg, Lyons, FR;
Assignee:
SEB S.A., Ecully, FR;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
D06F / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
219258 ; 219257 ; 38 771 ; 38 85 ; 38 88 ;
Abstract
An electric steam iron for pressing fabrics, which iron includes an ironing sole plate, an electrically operated heating element disposed for heating the sole plate by converting an electric current to heat, and a switch unit for automatically reducing flow of electric current to the heating element when the iron is not in use. The sole plate is formed to have a low heat capacity, and the iron is further provided with a stiffening structure via which the sole plate is fixed in position in the iron, the stiffening structure being permeable to steam and being made of a thermally insulating material.