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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 26, 2000
Filed:
Apr. 27, 1999
Kenji Kida, Osaka, JP;
Shinichi Nakajima, Osaka, JP;
Toshihide Nakamura, Hyogo, JP;
Shinichiro Kobayashi, Osaka, JP;
Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd., Osaka, JP;
Abstract
An iron has a first base to be directly heated for increasing an amount of accumulated heat, a second base including a soleplate and a thermal resistance layer disposed between the bases. The thermal resistance layer has a greater heat resistance than the first base so that the first base heated by a heater can maintain a higher temperature than the second base. The iron of the present invention can increase an amount of accumulated heat, thereby extending not only an ironing period but also a period for spraying steam. If a weight of the iron is decreased, the iron still can hold approximately the same accumulated heat as a conventional iron so that a lightweight iron can be provided.