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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 16, 2009
Filed:
May. 15, 2006
Applicant:
Ehsan Alipour, San Francisco, CA (US);
Inventor:
Ehsan Alipour, San Francisco, CA (US);
Assignee:
Other;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
D06F 75/40 (2006.01); D06F 77/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
An improved electric clothes iron comprises a water tank, chassis, handle, electrically heated soleplate, and steam chamber. The improvement, in one instance, includes heel and toe lifting pistons which are embedded in the soleplate and driven by an electric motor. A grip sensor in the handle triggers the lift piston motor to operate when the user is no longer gripping the handle. The lifting pistons are quickly retracted if the user grabs the handle again. The heated soleplate can be automatically turned off if the iron is left idle too long.