Patent ID: 9551106
Date: 2017-01-24
CPC Classifications: D06F

Claim:
1. A steam iron and burn prevention apparatus, comprising: an iron body having a bottom plate opposite a top plate with a side wall extending generally vertically between said bottom and top plates; and an iron guard having an upper portion and a lower portion, said upper portion having a generally inverted U-shaped configuration defining an open bottom and an interior area, said lower portion being movable between a retracted configuration substantially situated inside said interior area and an extended configuration substantially displaced from said interior area; wherein said iron guard includes a plurality of biasing members coupled to said lower portion and extending upwardly into engagement with said upper portion, said plurality of biasing members biasing said upper portion away from said lower portion to said extended configuration; wherein said upper and lower portions are arranged as a first section having a first section proximal end and a second section having a second section proximal end pivotally coupled to said first section proximal end such that said iron guard is movable between a closed configuration coupled to said iron body and an open configuration displaced from said iron body.