Improvements in Smoothing and other Hand Irons.
Year: 1899

page_text: Date of Application, 10th Jan., 1899-Accepted, 4th Mar., 1899
[Communicated from abroad by JOHN BALLARD MILLER, of Dyker Heights,
Brooklyn, City and State of New York, United States of America, Engineer.]
Improvements in Smoothing and other Hand Irons.
I, HENRY HARRIS LAKE, of the Firm of Haseltine, Lake & Co., Patent Agents,
45, Southampton Buildings, in the County of Middlesex, 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 is designed to prevent the radiation of heat from smoothing irons
of all descriptions, and is applicable alike to a sad iron, a hatters' iron, a tailor's
goose, or other iron which is heated for use in smoothing or polishing the surfaces
of fabrics. My shield serves the double purpose of delaying the cooling of the
iron by retarding the radiation of heat therefrom, and of protecting the hand of
the user.
The essential parts of my invention are, a metal shield which fits over and covers
the upper part of the iron, and which may be so arranged so as to leave an air-space
between itself and the upper surface of the iron, and a coating or lining for the
shield, made of abestos or other similar non-conductor.
In the accompanying drawings;
Fig. 1 shows, in perspective, an iron with my invention applied to it.
Fig. 2 is a top plan view of the shield, detached.
Fig. 3 is a section on the line 3-3 of Fig. 1.
Fig. 4 shows a modified form of my invention.
A represents a case or cover made of any suitable metal, or other substance,
which follows in contour, the outline of the smoothing iron J, and which fits
over the sides of the iron, as shown in Fig. 1. The metal cover A may be made,
for convenience, in two corresponding parts, which are joined together along the
central longitudinal line, from D to F of Fig. 2. The cover A is provided with
holes, as E, E, for the ends of the handle I of the iron. When the cover is made
in two parts, as in Fig. 2, a permanent hinge D is provided at the rear end, and
a clasp F, at the forward end, or point, of the cover, so that, upon loosening the
clasp F, the halves of the shield may be swung outwardly upon the hinge D, and
thus removed from the iron.
The shield A is provided, as shown in Fig. 2 (see the dotted lines in Figs. 1
and 2.) with ribs B, B, which rest upon the body of the iron J, thus providing an
air-space between the body of the iron and the sheet-metal shield A.
The shield is provided with a covering G of asbestos, or other suitable non-con-
ductor, the edges H, H, of the metal being turned over and crimped down to pro-
tect the covering G. Lugs, as C, C, may be provided for lifting the shield.
Another form of my shield, which is made in a single piece, is shown in Fig. 4.
This is applied to the well known "double-ended" form of iron, which has a
detachable handle. This shield is so designed that it may be applied to the iron J,
before the handle I is inserted.

page_text: Other forms of shields, adapted to the many kinds of smoothing irons in
ordinary use may be made without departing from my invention. It is obvious
that the asbestos or other covering may be applied inside as well as outside the
metal body A.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of the said inven-
tion and in what manner the same is to be performed, as communicated to me by
my foreign correspondent, I declare that what I claim is :-
1. A protecting shield for smoothing irons, consisting of a metal body adapted
to fit upon the iron, an asbestos covering therefor and means for detachably
securing the same in place upon the iron, substantially as and for the purposes
described.
2. A protecting shield for smoothing irons, consisting of a metal body pro-
vided with internal ribs which fit closely upon the iron, a non-conductive cover-
ing for the metal body, and means for detachably securing the same in position
upon the smoothing iron, substantially as and for the purposes described.
protecting shield for smoothing irons, the combination of a metal body
divided in two lengthways, the parts being hinged together at one end and adapted
to be fastened at the other end, each of said parts having a series of ribs upon its
interior and a non-conducting covering, substantially as and for the purposes
described.
3. In a
4. In combination with a smoothing iron, a protecting shield surrounding the
upper part thereof, means for detachably securing the said shield to the smooth-
ing iron, the shield being adapted to provide an air-space between itself and the
smoothing iron, substantially as and for the purposes described.
Doted this 10th day of January 1899
HASELTINE, LAKE & Co.,
45, Southampton Buildings, London, W.C.,
Agents for the Applicant.