Year: 1887

page_text: of this invention to be as follows :-
My invention relates to that class of smoothing irons called "Box-irons "which are
heated and kept hot by the combustion of fluids such as gas mixed with a suitable pro-
portion of atmospheric air, or mineral oil or other combustible fluid, or by coke,
charcoal or other solid fuel, or by a loose piece of iron which is made red hot and then
inserted therein.
The principal object of the invention is to confine the heat as much as possible to
the base or bottom part of the iron only and to keep the top portion cool.
The improved smoothing iron is of the usual form_externally and is composed
principally of two separate pieces, namely, the top or cover, and the box iron or
body, which can be easily united together as hereinafter described and as readily
disconnected.
The box iron is provided with channels at the bottom for conducting and controlling
the passage of the heat, and with flanges or projections at the top for fastening or
securing the top or cover.
The top or cover is provided with a handle fitted with a guard to keep the heat
away from the hand of the operator, and a chimney the mouth of which is bent side-
ways to convey the heated air and products of combustion away from the operator, and
also with a catch at the front which is first passed under the flange or projection on
the front part of the box or body, and a latch which can be turned round so as to come
under a similar flange or projection at the back part of the box or body so as to secure
the two (body and cover) firmly together.
The gas or other combustible fluid is admitted from a main by a flexible pipe
through a connecting nozzle at the back of the box and passes down a vertical pipe
into a channel at the bottom, which extends across the back of the box.
This channel is provided with (say) three openings fitted with burners (which can
be replaced at any time when worn out or burnt) whereby the gas is ignited and the

page_text: heat from the burners is conducted along three channels (one at each side and one at
the centre) to a common escape orifice at the front and thence into the empty space of
the box iron, whence after leaving the greatest portion of its heat it escapes through
the chimney in the lid or cover.
An opening is made at the rear of the box near the burners to admit atmospheric
air to support the combustion.
.
This mode of heating is considered the most practical and useful as the iron can be
used continuously without interruption, 'but where gas or other combustible fluid is
not obtainable the same construction of box iron may be heated like an ordinary box-
iron by means of a loose piece of iron or heater which is made red hot and then placed
in the bottom of the box above the channels; or the loose iron heater may be dispensed
with and the iron may be heated by means of charcoal, coke or other suitable solid
fuel.

page_text: I LEON SYXTUS D'ISZORO of Toroki Poland, Engineer at present residing at Grove
Mount, Manchester England do hereby declare the nature of this invention and in what
manner the same is to be performed, to be particularly described and ascertained in
and by the following statement:-
My invention relates to that class of smoothing irons called "Box-irons" which are
heated and kept hot by the combustion of fluids such as gas mixed with a suitable
proportion of atmospheric air, or mineral oil, or other combustible fluid, or by coke,
charcoal, or other solid fuel or by a loose piece of iron or other metal which is made
red hot and then inserted therein.
The principal object of the invention is to confine the heat as much as possible to
the base or bottom part of the iron only, and to keep the top portion cool.
The nature of my said invention and the manner in which the same is to be per-
formed or carried into practical effect will be readily understood on reference to the
accompanying sheet of drawings and the following explanation thereof..
Fig. 1 is a vertical longitudinal section and Fig. 2 a back view of a box smoothing
iron constructed according to my invention. Fig. 3, is a plan view of the same
showing part of the cover removed and Fig. 4. is a plan view (taken at about A-B in
Fig. 1.) showing a modification of the arrangement for fastening the top or cover.
The improved smoothing iron is of the usual form externally and is composed
principally of two separate pieces namely the top or cover a and the box iron or
body which can be easily united together as hereinafter described and as readily
disconnected:
The box iron b is provided with channels c at the bottom for conducting and con-
trolling the passage of the heat, and with flanges or projections d and e at the top
for fastening or securing the top or cover a.
The top or cover a is provided with a handle f fitted with a guard g to keep
the heat away from the hand of the operator, and a chimney h the mouth of which
is bent side ways to convey the heated air and products of combustion away from
the face of the operator, and also with a catch i at the front which is first passed
under the flange or projection d on the front part of the box or body band a
latch k which can be turned round by means of a handle ; so as to come under a
similar flange or projection e at the back part of the box or body so as to secure
the two (body b and cover a) firmly together.
The gas or other combustible fluid is admitted from a main by a flexible pipe
through a connecting nozzle at the back of the box b, and passes down a vertical
pipe m into a channel n at the bottom, which extends across the back of the
box b.
This channel n is provided with (say three) openings o, o, o fitted with burners
(which can be replaced at any time when worn or burnt) whereby the gas is ignited
and the heat from these burners is conducted along three channels c, c c (one at

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each side and one at the centre) to a common escape orifice p at the front and
thence into the empty space 6x of the box iron, whence after leaving the greatest
portion of its heat it escapes through the chimney in the lid or cover a.
opening or several openings q is or are made at the rear of the box 6 near the
burners (see Fig. 2) to admit atmospheric air to support the combustion.
This mode of heating is considered the most practicable and useful as the iron can
be used continuously without interruption but where gas or other combustible fluid is
not obtainable. the same construction of box iron may be heated like an ordinary box
iron by means of a loose piece of iron or heater (Figs. 1. and 2) which made red
hot and then placed in the bottom of the box b above the channels c or the loose iron
heater may be dispensed with and the iron may be heated by means of charcoal coke
or other suitable solid fuel.
The part containing the channels c may be cast loose first to facilitate the adjustment
of the gas burners if required. Secondly to. use this part with perforated top with the
intervention of asbestos, and thirdly this part may be also entirely removed when it is
required to burn charcoal or other solid fuel.
The chimney may be made to revolve so as to suit both right handed or left handed
persons.
Fig. 4. shows a modification of the means of fastening on the cover a.
- Instead of the latch 1 have in this case a lever pivotted to the cover at t and
provided with a knob u at the other end. This lever comes under a catch or hook i
(shown also dotted at Fig. 1.) which is cast to the back part of the box and projects
through a notch cut in the back part of the lid a.
If preferred the cover a may be cast in one piece with the body or box b and instead
thereof the back part of the box may be cast loose and arranged so as to hinge or
slide..
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said inven-
tion and in what manner the same is to be performed I declare that what I
claim is
The general construction and arrangement of the smoothing iron, heated by the
combustion of fluids; such as a mixture of gas and air with the intervention of
asbestos, or heated by mineral oil or other combustible fluid or by coke, charcoal, or
other solid.fuel, or by a loose piece of previously heated iron or other metal substantially
as hereinbefore described and illustrated by the drawings annexed.
Dated this 29th day of June 1888.
GEORGE DAVIES,
4, St. Ann's Square, Manchester,
Agent for the Applicant.