Patent ID: 11959223
Assignee: HAMILTON BEACH BRANDS, INC.
Field: Other consumer goods (Other fields)
Classification: CPC D | IPC D

Claim 14:
15. A handheld pressing and steaming appliance, comprising:
an upper arm;
a lower arm pivotally attached at one end to an end of the upper arm at a pivot;
a steam generation unit mounted on the upper arm;
a water reservoir located in the upper arm and/or the lower arm;
a water pump fluidly connected to the water reservoir and to the steam generation unit;
a switch positioned on one of the upper and lower arms wherein the switch is operatively connected with the pump, the movement of the appliance to a closed position actuates the switch to activate the pump;
a heating plate mounted near a free end of the upper arm opposite the pivot, the heating plate including a plurality of first exhaust holes that are in fluid communication with the steam generation unit; and
a bearing plate mounted on the lower arm at a free end opposite the pivot, the bearing plate including a plurality of second exhaust holes;
wherein the appliance is pivotable between an open position, in which the heating plate and the bearing plate are separated from each other, and the closed position, in which the heating plate and the bearing plate are closely adjacent to and confront each other; and
wherein in the closed position each of the second exhaust holes is substantially aligned with a respective one of the first exhaust holes, such that steam exhausted from each of the first exhaust holes also passes through a corresponding one of the second exhaust holes.