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

Claim 6:
7. A handheld pressing and steaming appliance, comprising:
an upper arm;
a lower arm attached at one end to an end of the upper arm;
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 heating plate mounted near a free end of the upper arm, 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 thereof;
wherein the appliance is movable between an open position, in which the heating plate and the bearing plate are separated from each other, and a closed position, in which the heating plate and the bearing plate are closely adjacent to and confront each other;
and
wherein the appliance further comprises a locking mechanism attached to at least one of the upper and lower arms, the locking mechanism configured to releasably lock the appliance in the closed position, the locking mechanism including a switch slidably mounted on the lower arm, the switch connected with a finger, the switch movable between an unlocked condition, in which the finger does not engage the upper arm, and a locked condition, in which the finger engages the upper arm to prevent relative movement of the upper arm and the lower arm.