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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 08, 2004
Filed:
Dec. 17, 2002
Desideri Falcó Sastre, Barcelona, ES;
Francesc Carreras Devesa, Sant Just Desvern, ES;
Vicenc Font Manent, Barcelona, ES;
Juan Carlos Coronado Sanz, Barcelona, ES;
Antonio Rebordosa Rius, Sant Fruitós de Bages, ES;
Xavier Cuesta Mundet, Barcelona, ES;
Braun GmbH, , DE;
Abstract
Steam iron having a sole plate with a steam chamber, and a sealed liquid reservoir. A drip valve supplies the steam chamber with liquid from the liquid reservoir. One or more one-way gas valves between the liquid reservoir and ambient air let air enter the reservoir in response to local negative pressures within the reservoir caused by movement of water within the reservoir, such as during reciprocal ironing motion. A pressure-equalizing passage is formed within a manually operable rod of the drip valve, such that only one opening is required in the lower wall of the liquid reservoir.