Patent ID: 6935056
Filing Date: 2005-08-30
Classification: D06F

Abstract:
1. A steam iron apparatus comprising: a boiler means for boiling water to produce steam; a soleplate having stream outlet vents, said soleplate having a labyrinth structure thereon suitable for conveying steam to said steam outlet vents; a steam chamber connected to said labyrinth structure, said steam chamber in communication with said boiler means such that steam passes into or is produced within said steam chamber; and a connection duct having one end opening to said steam chamber and an opposite end opening to said labyrinth structure, said connection duct having a restriction formed therein between said ends, said restriction having a diameter less than a diameter of said connection duct, said diameter of said restriction suitable for maintaining a high pressure in said steam chamber that at least partially opposes a flow of a condensate from said steam chamber toward said outlet vents.