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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 17, 2006
Filed:
May. 18, 1999
Applicants:
Kam W. Choy, Singapore, SG;
Siew C. Yeo, Singapore, SG;
Inventors:
Kam W. Choy, Singapore, SG;
Siew C. Yeo, Singapore, SG;
Assignee:
Koninklijke Philips Electronics N.V., Eindhoven, NL;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
D06F 75/36 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
The invention relates to a method of connecting a housing part () of an iron to a water tank () of the iron. The water tank () comprises a top part () and a bottom part (). The method includes a watertight connection between these top and bottom parts. To make a simple and inexpensive connection between the housing part () and the water tank parts () an edge () of the housing part (), an edge () of the top part () of the water tank () and an edge () of the bottom part () of the water tank () are connected to each other in a single process step by means of mirror welding.