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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 06, 2002
Filed:
Mar. 26, 2001
Applicant:
Inventors:
Herbert Horn, Erbach, DE;
Edgar Hipp, Limonest, FR;
Assignee:
Rowenta Werke GmbH, Offenbach, DE;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
D06F 7/518 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
D06F 7/518 ;
Abstract
A steam iron composed of: a metal heating body containing a chamber that has a steam generating zone; a water flow path in communication with the chamber, the water flow path including a compartment containing a quantity of a scale reducing agent that is contacted by water flowing along the path before the water reaches the chamber; and a screen made of a metal different from that of the heating body and disposed in proximity to the steam generating zone at a location to be traversed by steam generated in the steam generating zone.