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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 19, 2011
Filed:
Feb. 12, 2007
Applicant:
Luis Cavada, Miami, FL (US);
Inventor:
Luis Cavada, Miami, FL (US);
Assignee:
Applica Consumer Products, Inc., Miramar, FL (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
D06F 75/38 (2006.01); D06F 75/08 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A method and device for controlling the temperature of a soleplate of an iron, the method having the following steps: energizing a heater element associated with the soleplate, wherein heat energy is transferred from the heater element to the soleplate; and heating the soleplate from 60° C. to a temperature of greater than 100° C. in less than 45 seconds. A method and device for controlling an iron, the method having the following steps: setting a soleplate of the iron to a first temperature; and setting a steam boiler of the iron to a second temperature, wherein the first and second temperatures are different.