Improvements in or applicable to Laundry or Smoothing Irons.
Year: 1896

page_text: Date of Application, 7th Mar., 1896
Complete Specification Left, 28th Nov., 1896-Accepted, 23rd Jan., 1897
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in or applicable to Laundry or Smoothing Irons.
I SAMUEL HODGSON EASTBURN of 26 Brunswick Street, West Gorton,
Manchester, in the County of Lancaster, Ironmonger, do hereby declare the nature
of this invention to be as follows:-
This invention is designed principally to be applied to that class of laundry irons
known as "box-irons". which are heated by the ignition of charcoal, gas, or other
fuel inside the body of the iron, but parts of ny said improvements are also
applicable to other classes of laundry or smoothing irons as hereinafter
described.
In constructing a "box-iron" (for example) according to my invention
I dispense with the usual chimney attached to, or formed with, the top of the
box, and I make the latter with gratings or perforations for the escape of the
hot gases or other products of combustion of the contained fuel excepting at
those parts where the handle brackets are cast or attached. Over these grids
or perforations 1 fix or form plain plates raised about one eighth to a quarter of
an inch above the grids or perforations and open at the ends or sides for the escape
of the hot gases.
Above these plates is the usual tin or other sheet metal guard and the ordinary
wooden handle.
By dispensing with the ordinary chimney the additional weight and obstruction
to the view of the nose of the iron caused by the usual chimney are obviated.
The nose or toe and the sole of the iron are made plain as usual, preferably with
rounded edges, but the heel of the iron is bevilled off upwards at an angle, and
this bevilled part is made or provided with transverse ribs running straight across,
so that the iron can be used in the ordinary way when placed flat on the sole, but
when it is desired to give an extra polish to the articles being ironed, by raising
the toe and depressing the heel, the same iron can be used for polishing purposes.
The rear portion of the ordinary flue inside the box will of course have to be so
formed as to fit the bevilled portion of the heel.
It will be evident that the bevilled and ribbed or fluted heel for polishing the
surface of the articles being ironed when desired is equally applicable to box irons
heated by a loose metal heater and also to solid smoothing irons kuown as
"sad-irons."
Dated this 6th day of March 1896
'GEO. DAVIES & SON,
4, St. Ann's Square, Manchester, Agents for the Applicant.
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in or applicable to Laundry or Smoothing Irons.
I SAMUEL HODGSON EASTBURN, of 26 Brunswick Street, West Gorton,
Manchester, in the County of Lancaster, Ironmonger, 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 is designed principally to be applied to that class of laundry irons

page_text: known as "box-irons" which are heated by the ignition of charcoal, gas, or other
fuel inside the body of the iron, but parts of my said improvements are also
applicable to other classes of laundry or smoothing irons as hereinafter
described.
My invention will be readily understood on reference to the accompanying
drawings.
.
Fig. 1 is a sectional elevation of a box iron, to be heated by charcoal,
constructed according to my invention. Fig. 2 is a plan view of the same with the
handle and curved finger guard removed.
Fig. 3 shews part of my invention applied to a box iron heated by
heater. Fig. 4 is an underneath plan view thereof.
a metal
In constructing a "box-iron" (for example) as seen at Figs. 1 and 2 according
to my invention, I dispense with the usual chimney attached to, or formed with,.
the top a¹ of the box a, and I make the lid which is hinged to the box at a+ with
gratings or perforations (see Figure 1) for the escape of the hot gases or other
products of combustion of the contained fuel excepting at those parts where the
handle brackets a² are cast or attached. Over these grids or perforations I fix or
form a plain plate & or plates raised about one eighth to a quarter of an inch above
the grids or perforations and open at the ends or sides for the escape of the hot
gases as seen at Fig. 1.
Above these plates is the usual tin or other sheet metal guard c and the ordinary
wooden handle d.
By dispensing with the ordinary chimney the additional weight and obstruction
to the view of the nose of the irou caused by the usual chimney are obviated.
The nose or toe and the sole of the iron are made plain as usual, preferably with
rounded edges, but the heel a³ of the iron is bevilled off upwards at an angle, and
this bevilled part a³ is made or provided with transverse ribs see Fig. 4 running
straight across, so that the iron can be used in the ordinary way when placed flat
on the sole a, but when it is desired to give an extra polish to the articles being
ironed, by raising the toe and depressing the heel a³, the same iron can be used for
polishing purposes. The rear portion of the ordinary flue e inside the box a
will of course have to be so formed as to fit the bevilled portion of the heel a
(see Fig. 1).
It will be evident that the bevilled and ribbed or fluted heel for polishing the
surface of the articles being ironed when desired is equally applicable to box
irons heated by a loose metal heater as seen at Figs. 3 and 4, and also to solid
smoothing irons known as "sad-irons," as will be readily understood without
further illustration.
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. A box iron constructed substantially as hereinbefore described and illustrated
by the annexed drawings.
2. A box iron having a perforated or gridded top plate and a plain plate raised
slightly thereon to keep the heat from the hand of the operator substantially as
hereinbefore described and illustrated by the drawings annexed.
3. A laundry iron with a bevilled and ribbed or fluted heel substantially as
hereinbefore set forth.
GEO. DAVIES & SON,
4, St. Ann's Square, Manchester, Agents for the Applicant.