Improvements in or applicable to Smoothing Irons.
Year: 1889

page_text: Date of Application, 3rd Oct., 1889
Complete Specification Left, 12th June, 1890-Accepted, 13th Sept., 1890 .
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in or applicable to Smoothing Irons..
:
I; PHILIP NEIL of 35 Sigdon Road, Hackney Downs, Telegraph Engineer, in the
County of London, do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
My invention relates to smoothing irons and has for its object to provide
means whereby the same can be immediately used, after having been heated, without
being cleaned.
In carrying out my invention I make use of a metal covering or shoe which is
adapted to be applied to the under surface of the iron. This shoe is flanged at its
edges to form a kind of dish, and is advantageously formed or struck up from a plate
of sheet metal.
Clips or other devices are provided for retaining the shoe in position on the iron,
the said devices, however, must be of such a nature as to permit the ready removal of
the iron.
As only the under side of the shoe, which is polished, comes into contact with
the articles being ironed, it is obvious that any dirt upon the face of the iron could do
no damage.
Dated the 2nd
1000
G. F. REDFERN & Co.,
4, South Street, Finsbury, London, Agents for the Applicant.
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in or applicable to Smoothing Irons.
I PHILIP NELL of 35 Sigdon Road, Hackney Downs in the County of London,
Telegraph Engineer 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 smoothing irons and has for its object to provide
means whereby the same can be immediately used after having been heated, without
being cleaned.
In carrying out my invention I make use of a metal covering or shoe shown
in the accompanying drawings in which Figure 1 is a side elevation of a
smoothing iron with the shoe applied thereto and Figure 2 is a plan of the shoe
alone. In both the Figures the same or similar parts are indicated by like reference
letters.
The shoe A which is adapted to be applied to the under surface of the smoothing
iron B is flanged at its edges to form a kind of dish and is advantageously formed or
struck up from a plate of sheet metal.
Clips Care provided for retaining the shoe A in position on the smoothing iron B
at the front part and a hinged handle D is provided at the rear part so disposed that
it may, when the smoothing iron has been placed in the shoe be carried over the
handle of the smoothing iron to be grasped therewith as shown particularly in
Figure 1.
As only the underside of the shoe, which is polished comes into contact with
the articles being ironed, it is obvious that any dirt upon the face of the smoothing
iron could do no damage..

page_text: Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said
invention and in what manner the same is to be performed I declare that what I
claim is
The use with a smoothing iron, of a shoe, adapted to be applied thereto by clips and
a handle device substantially as and for the purpose described and as shown in the
accompanying drawings.
T
1000
PHILIP NEIL.