Thermostat and iron assembly
CA 1161892 A · Owner: General Electric Company · Inventors: Gowdy, Harold W.
Overview
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In an electric steam iron with an enclosed water tank in a shell under a handle and a steam generating soleplate with steam distributing ports a pump is connected to the tank with a handle button for pump actuation to deliver water to the soleplate generator. The soleplate provided with an elevated threaded boss or mount for close support of a heat-responsive miniature adjustable thermostat to control the soleplate temperature. The thermostat includes a conductive intermediate stiff spring blade and a conductive upper less stiff spring blade with the blades stacked, supported, secured and, spaced apart by a bolt-thru-a-rivet connection in a conventional manner at one end with interposed …
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- Granted February 7, 1984. A Canadian patent filed before October 1, 1989 lasted 17 years from grant, so its term ended February 7, 2001.
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