Patent ID: 6917015
Filing Date: 2005-07-12
Classification: D06F

Abstract:
1. An electric iron arrangement to be used as desired in either a corded mode or a cordless mode, the arrangement comprising an electric iron having a housing, a water tank, a steam chamber, valve means for controlling the water flow from the water tank to the steam chamber, actuating means acting on the valve means, and electrical contacts through which heating means of the iron can be energized, a stand for supporting the iron when not in use, an electrical connector having a housing, an electric power cord, and electrical contacts energizable by means of the power cord and constructed to cooperate with the electrical contacts of the iron when the iron and the connector are in an interengaged position, and locking means for locking the connector to the stand or to the iron, the arrangement being such that, when the cordless mode is selected, the electrical connector remains attached to the stand while the iron is detached therefrom, and when the corded mode is selected the connector attached to the iron and a portion of the electrical connector engages the actuating means thereby causing the actuating means to act on the valve means to obtain a higher maximum water flow rate than in the cordless mode.