Improvements in Smoothing Irons.
Year: 1896

page_text: Date of Application, 14th Feb., 1896
Complete Specification Left, 10th Nov., 1896-Accepted, 9th Jan., 1897
Improvements in Smoothing Irons.
I, ANDREW HISLOP MACLEAN, Chairman of the Air-Burning Company,
Limited, of 49 North Albion Street, in the County of Glasgow, North Britain,
Gentleman, do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as follows, that is
to say :-
My said invention has for its object to improve the construction of smoothing
irons, and to apply thereto improved heating apparatus, so as to render the irons
convenient and unobjectionable in use.
In an iron made according to one modification of my invention there is a sole or
bottom plate of cast iron or other suitable metal with a suitable smoothing surface,
and a toy plate or cover; and between the sole and top plate strong wire gauze is
held in grooves to form the sides and admit air, screw studs being applied to
rigidly connect the sole and top plate together, or the sides may be made of
perforated metal. For heating the iron it is provided with a pipe nozzle for the
attachment of a flexible pipe from a gas supply pipe and the pipe nozzle com-
municates with one or more burner pipes within the iron. The upper side of the
sole may be made flat but is preferably formed with one or more grooves or
concavities, over or partly in which the burner pipe or set of pipes is made to
extend. Each burner pipe is made with perforations on its under side and asbestos
cloth is wrapped round the pipe or is applied to the perforated pipe. When the
asbestos cloth is wrapped completely round a burner pipe a metal cover may be
applied to the upper part of it. The gas issuing from each burner pipe is minutely
subdivided in passing through the asbestos cloth and burns on the outer surface of
the cloth.
Instead of gas alcohol or other suitable volatile and inflammable liquid may be
supplied to the burner pipe or pipes.
Dated this Thirteenth day of February 1896.
EDMUND HUNT,
Applicant's Agent.
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Smoothing Irons.
I, ANDREW HISLOP MACLEAN, Chairman of the Air-Burning Company
Limited, of 49, North Albion Street, in the County of Glasgow, North Britain,
Gentleman, 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, that is to say :-
My said invention has for its object to improve the construction of smoothing
irons, and to apply thereto improved heating apparatus, so as to render the irons
convenient and unobjectionable in use.
In an iron made according to one modification of my invention there is a sole or
bottom plate and a top plate or cover; strong wire gauze or perforated metal being

page_text: used to form the sides and admit air. The upper side of the sole is preferably
formed with one or more grooves or concavities over or partly in which a
burner pipe or set of pipes is made to extend. Each burner pipe is made with
perforations on its under side and asbestos cloth is wrapped round the pipe or
asbestos is otherwise applied to the perforated pipe. A metal cover may be applied
to the upper part of each burner pipe.
And in order that my said invention and the manner of performing the same may
be properly understood I hereunto append a sheet of explanatory drawings to
be hereinafter referred to and showing a smoothing iron as made with my
improvements.
Figure, 1, of the drawings is a sectional plan of the sole or bottom plate of my
improved smoothing iron.
Figure, 2, is a plan of a set of three burner pipes.
Figure, 3, is a longitudinal vertical section of the iron and Figure, 4, is a
transverse vertical section of the same.
In these drawings the same reference letters are used to mark the same or like
parts wherever they are repeated.
As shown in the drawings the smoothing iron is made with a sole or bottom
plate, A, of cast iron or other suitable metal with a suitable smoothing surface, and
a top plate or cover, B. Between the sole, A, and top plate, B, strong
wire
gauze, C, is held in grooves to form the sides and admit air and let out gaseous
combustion products, screw studs, D, being applied to rigidly connect the sole, A,
and top plate, B, the screw studs screwing into sockets formed for them in pro-
jections, E, extending upwards from the sole, A. For heating the iron it is
provided with a pipe, F, for the attachment of a flexible pipe (not shown) from a
gas supply pipe; and the pipe, F, communicates with a set of three burner
pipes, G, within the iron. The upper side of the sole, A, is formed with a
number of grooves or coucavities, H, over which the burner pipes, G, extend.
Each burner pipe, G, is made with perforations, J, on its under side; and asbestos
cloth, K, is wrapped round the pipe, a metal cover, L, being applied to the
upper part. The gas issuing from each burner pipe, G, is minutely subdivided
in passing through the asbestos cloth, K, and burns on the outer surface of the
cloth.
Instead of gas, alcohol or other suitable volatile and inflammable liquid may be
supplied to the burner pipe or pipes, G.
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 -
1. The combination and arrangement of parts constituting my improved
smoothing iron, substantially as herein before described and shown in the
accompanying drawings.
2. In a smoothing iron, a sole or bottom plate and a top plate or cover between
which extends wire gauze or perforated metal, the upper side of the sole being
either flat or made with grooves or concavities over or partly in which a burner
pipe or set of pipes extend, each burner pipe being made with perforations and
baving asbestos cloth wrapped round or applied to it with or without the application
of a metal cover to the upper part substantially as herein before described.
3. Covering the burner pipes of smoothing irons with asbestos disposed so that
the combustible gas or vapor may permeate through and burn on the cuter surface
thereof, substantially as hereinbefore described.
Dated this Ninth day of November 1896.
EDMUND HUNT,
Applicant's Agent.