Patent ID: 9540761
Date: 2017-01-10
CPC Classifications: D06F

Claim:
1. An iron comprising a combination including a steam brush set and a base set, the steam brush set configured to operate independently as a steam brush, having a steam brush housing and an external knob rotatably disposed on the steam brush housing, the external knob having one of a protrusion member and a cylindrical socket, the protrusion member and the cylindrical socket rotatably engaged; and the base set having a base set housing, an accommodation room for receiving the steam brush set, a thermoregulator having a level lever, a heating pan, and an inner knob rotatably disposed on the base set housing, the inner knob having one of the other of the protrusion member and the cylindrical socket; wherein upon assembly of the combination, the accommodation room of the base set receives the steam brush set, the cylindrical socket slidably engages the protrusion member so that the external knob on the steam brush set is coupled to the level lever for setting the thermoregulator on the base set; and the combination is capable of operating as an iron, and wherein the protrusion member has extensions forming an equilateral polygon shape, and the cylindrical socket has a cavity shaped to fittingly receive the protrusion member and to synchronously rotate therewith.