An Improved Smoothing Iron with Removable Handle.
Year: 1892

page_text: Date of Application, 18th Mar., 1892-Accepted, 7th May, 1892
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
An Improved Smoothing Iron with Removable Handle.
We, EMILE STOEFLER, Commission Agent, of 38 Rue de l'Echiquier, and
FABIEN ALEXANDRE, Manufacturer, of 8, Rue de Commerce, both in the City of
Paris, France, 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 relates to an improved smoothing iron with removable handle,
which possesses the double advantage over all those hitherto constructed of in no
way exposing the hand of the ironer to the liability of being burnt, and of having
simple while at the same time effective means of fixing, that is to say without
permitting any shaking of the fixing catches.
This improved iron is illustrated in the accompanying drawing, in which
Fig. 1 is a side elevation, partly in section, and
Fig. 2 a front elevation.
The iron consists of a sole-plate a, at the rear end of which is a projection d, in
which an opening is pierced, with which the bevelled extremity e of the body of
handle f, g, h, k, engages.
The lower horizontal arm f enters the body of the sole-plate a itself, which for
this purpose is formed with a groove in which such arm is entirely sunk. On the
upper arm h, forming a tang, the handle proper is mounted.
In front, towards the nose of the iron, is situated a kind of rib or projection b
provided with lateral inclines or bevels c. Upon the latter the teeth or jaws of
pincers or grippers u, un, vl, w³, bear, the pivot u of such pincers or grippers being
solid with the front part k of the body of the handle. The jaws w, w¹, are held in
engagement by the two arms s, s', of a handle bar o, p, which is forced upwards
by a spiral spring q surrounding such bar o, and the lower end of which bears on a
fixed flange or projection n while its upper end bears against a flange or projec-
tion m on the same bar o. At its lower end between the two arms s, s, the handle
bar carries a wedge r, which when the handle knob p is forced down separates the
two arms u, v, of the pincers or grippers, and forces the two jaws w, w¹, to become
disengaged from the notches or surfaces c of the rib or projection 6. On account
of the bevel formed on the rear or heel piece e of the handle body, the latter may
be released by inclining it towards the back of the sole-plate of the iron, and the
handle then be completely separated. This operation is effected by the same hand
as holds the handle proper 1, by the simple action of pressing the thumb on the
knob p.
To re-attach a sole-plate, it is only necessary to engage the heel piece e in the
opening in the projection d, and to press the forward part of the handle body
downwards upon the iron so that the jaws w, w', will engage with the notches or
bevels c.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of the said inven-
tion, and in what manner the same is to be performed, we declare that what we
claim is :-
The improved iron with removable handle characterized essentially by the fact
that without ever having to place the fingers near the heated iron, the ironer may
when desired attach the sole-plate to or release it from the handle, the movement
for releasing the sole-plate being produced by acting with the same hand as grasps
the handle, upon a knob, which compressing a spring, through a wedge effects the
separation of two jaws of a kind of pincers or grippers and disengages them from
the under side of a projection or rib situated towards the nose of the iron; the

page_text: handle having towards the back a projection or ear formed with an incline or bevel
on its lower rear side, which permits of same being inclined within a groove formed
in a projection on the rear of the sole-plate; while such sole-plate is attached to
the handle by inserting the projection or ear of the latter into the groove in the
projection on the rear of the former, and then pressing the front of the handle 5
down towards the sole-plate, all substantially as specified.
Dated thin 19th dow of March 1800
ALLISON BROS.,
Agents for the Applicants.