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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 31, 2013
Filed:
Feb. 04, 2010
Marc Gibson Collinson, Lonan, IM;
Nicholas Edward Gibbs, Baldrine, IM;
Steven Anthony Ashton, Agneash, IM;
Vincent Joseph Garvey, Colby, IM;
Marc Gibson Collinson, Lonan, IM;
Nicholas Edward Gibbs, Baldrine, IM;
Steven Anthony Ashton, Agneash, IM;
Vincent Joseph Garvey, Colby, IM;
Strix Limited, Ronaldsway, IM;
Abstract
A steam generating appliance such as an electric iron comprises a base unit and a hand-held mobile unit which can be releasably coupled to the base unit. The base unit comprises a reservoir for water and a pump for pumping water from the reservoir into the mobile unit when the mobile unit is coupled to the base unit. The mobile unit comprises a boiler and an on-board reservoir for water, wherein the on-board reservoir is adapted to store water received from the base unit under pressure and to deliver the water to the boiler under the control of a user-operable valve.