Improvements in Smoothing Irons for Laundry and other Purposes.
Year: 1892

page_text: Date of Application, 12th Feb., 1892
Complete Specification Left, 12th Nov., 1892-Accepted, 17th Dec., 1892
PROVISIONAL
SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Smoothing Irons for Laundry and other Purposes.
We, JONAS WRIGHT, Tin Plate Worker, and EDWARD SHUTT, Ironmonger,
both of 29, East Street, Bradford in the County of York, do hereby declare the
nature of this invention to be as follows:-
This invention relates to improvements in smoothing or flat irons for laundry
purposes and its object is to keep the handle cool and comfortable in a simple and
inexpensive manner.
The said improvements consist in employing thin hollow handles formed of
perforated material.
We preferably employ thin sheet metal which is perforated in a suitable manner
before it is bent round to form the handle. Or the improved handle may be formed
of perforated tubing or in any other convenient manner and they are secured in
position in any suitable way.
The above arrangement allows free and perfect circulation of air within and
about the handle and it is thus kept sufficiently cool for general purposes.
A further object of the invention is to provide a smoother and better surface for
the face of the iron and consists in covering such face with any suitable vitreous
enamel.
Dated this 11th day of February 1892.
DRACUP & NOWELL,
Bradford, Agents.
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Smoothing Irons for Laundry and other Purposes.
We, JONAS WRIGHT, Tin Plate Worker, and EDWARD SHUTT, Ironmonger,
both of 29, East Street, Bradford, in the County of York, 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:-
This invention relates to improvements in smoothing or flat irons for laundry and
other purposes and its object is to keep the handle cool and comfortable when
in use.
The said improvements consist in employing thin hollow handles formed of
perforated material.
We preferably employ thin sheet metal which is perforated in a suitable manner
before it is bent round to form the handle. Or the improved handle may be formed
of perforated tubing or in any other convenient manner and they are secured in
position in any suitable way.
Reference is to be had to the accompanying sheet of drawings forming a part of
this Specification in which similar letters of reference indicate corresponding parts
in each of the figures.
Figure 1, represents a side elevation of a smoothing iron fitted with our improved
handle.
Figure 2, is a longitudinal section of the handle.
Figure 3, is a cross section of the same on the broken line a, b, Figure 2, and
Figure 4, is also a cross section on the broken line y, z.
The hollow handle A is perforated in any convenient manner by perforations B
shown black in the drawings.

page_text: The above arrangement allows free and perfect circulation of air within and
about the handle and it is thus kept sufficiently cool for general purposes.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of our said
invention, and in what manner the same is to be performed, we declare that what
we claim is :
The combination with a smoothing iron or flat iron of a perforated hollow handle,
substantially as herein shown and described.
Dated this 11th day of November 1892.
DRACUP & NOWELL,
Bradford, Agents.