Year: 1888

page_text: Date of Application, 25th Feb., 1888
Complete Specification Left. 3rd Nov., 1888
Complete Specification Accepted, 7th Dec., 1888
I EDWIN RICHARDSON of Westholme Kettering, Manager of a Clothing Factory
do hereby declare the nature of my invention to be as follows:-
The Iron is hollow and is formed externally with an upper and a lower ironing face
which can be used alternately as desired, the sides are each perforated with two rows
of holes which act alternately the lower row as air inlets and the upper row as
outlets for the products of combustion.
To the center of the Iron at the point end an arm is pivoted, this arm carries
a locking pin and a lever for operating the same; in the point end of the Iron
are two holes into either of these holes the locking pin is pressed by a suitable
spring, thus keeping the arm at a right angle to the ironing face of the Iron.
At the back end of the Iron a circular projection is formed, this projection carries
one end of a second arm which is free to turn thereon; between the free end of
this second arm and the free end of the arm before mentioned, the handle of the
Iron is firmly bolted.
A "Bunsen burner" which is formed of a tube shape passes through a hole in
the center of the circular projection into the hollow Iron, this tube has a number of
holes in its upper side acting as burners and is supplied with gas and air in the
usual well known manner.
To keep the "Bunsen burner" tube with its burner holes upwards, a collar is
provided connecting the tube to the second arm before mentioned. A hole in the
side of the Iron (through which the light is passed to the burner) is closed when
not in use by a cover pivoted so as to be readily opened and shut.
The action is as follows:-during the time that the lower ironing face is in use,
the upper ironing face is being heated by the "Bunsen burner" and when desired
the operator can withdraw the locking pin and reverse the Iron; thus bringing the
ironing face last heated into use, and so on.
Dated this 22nd day of February 1888

page_text: Improvements in Gas Heated Smoothing Irons.
EDWIN RICHARDSON of Westholme, Kettering, Manager of a Clothing Factory
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:-
In the accompanying drawings, Fig. 1. shows a side elevation, Fig. 2. a back
elevation, Fig. 3. one of the ironing faces E or F., Fig. 4. a section through line A. B.
"
"Bunsen burner
of Fig. 1., Fig. 5. a section through line C. D. Fig. 2, (the
tube R. is not shown in section ;) and Fig. 6 a front view of the locking lever of this
invention. The same letters refer to the same parts in all the drawings.
The Iron is hollow and is formed externally with an upper E. and a lower F. ironing
face which can be used alternately as desired, the sides G. are each perforated with
two rows of holes H. H. which act alternately, the lower row as air inlets and the
upper row as outlets for the products of combustion.
To the center of the Iron at the point end (see Fig. 1.) an arm I. is pivoted at J.,
this arm I. carries a locking pin K. and a lever L. for operating the same; in the
point end of the Iron are two holes M. M. into either of these holes the locking pin K.
is pressed by a spring N., the locking pin K. thus keeps the arm I. at a right angle
to the ironing faces E. or F. of the Iron.
At the back end of the Iron a circular projection O. is formed, this projection carries
one end of a second arm P. which is free to turn thereon; between the free end of
this second.arm P. and the free end of the arm 1. before mentioned the handle Q. of
the Iron is firmly bolted by the bolt Q'.
A "Bunsen" burner R. which is formed of a tube shape passes through a hole in
the center of the circular projection O. into the hollow Iron, this tube has a number
of holes S. S. in its upper side, acting as burners and is supplied with gas and air in
the usual well known manner.
To keep the "Bunsen" burner tube R. with its holes S. S. upwards, a collar T. is
provided connecting by screws T1 and T2, the tube R. to the second arm P. before
mentioned. A hole U. in the side of the Iron is provided through which the light
is passed to the burner. V. is a shield to protect the operators hand from the heat of
the Iron.
The action is as follows: during the time that the lower ironing face F. is in use,
the upper ironing face E. is being heated by the "Bunsen" burner and when desired
the operator can by the lever L. withdraw the locking pin K. and reverse the Iron ;
thus bringing the ironing face last heated into use, and so on.
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 construction of a Gas heated Smoothing Iron with two faces, to be heated and
used alternately, substantially as and for the purpose described and shown in the
accompanying drawings.

page_text: 2. The combination of the two-faced hollow Iron G. with the "Bunsen" burner R.
substantially as and for the purpose described and shown in the accompanying
drawings.
3. The combination of the lever L., locking pin K. and spring N. with the holes M. M
substantially as and for the purpose described and shown in the accompanying
drawings.
4. The combination of the handle Q., arms I. and P. with the "Bunsen "burner R.
substantially as and for the purpose described and shown in the accompanying
drawings.
GEORGE BROWNING,
Agent for Applicant.