Improvements in Smoothing Irons.
Year: 1889

page_text: Date of Application, 18th Jan., 1889
Complete Specification Left, 18th Oct., 1889-Accepted, 30th Nov., 1889
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Smoothing Irons.
ALEXANDER ALFRED WARD Sea going Engineer GODFREY WARD Engineer's
Assistant both of 192 Normanton Road Derby do hereby declare the nature of this
invention to be as follows:-
This invention consists of an adjustable face for an ordinary flat or smoothing iron,
which is to be fixed while in use, thereby preventing any soot or dirt that may have
adhered to the iron, whilst heating or otherwise, from coming into contact the
material ironed, thus obviating the necessity of cleaning the iron after every heating,
and consequently saving much time and labour. It also prevents the material ironed
from being scorched, and keeps the iron hot for a longer period than it would other-
wise do, thus including all the qualities of the box iron with less trouble and
expense.
In carrying out this Invention I employ a metallic or other plate, shoe, shield, or
face, which is fixed on the face of the iron, or between the iron and the material
ironed, in such a manner that the iron shall be in contact with the adjustable face,
and that the heat may pass by conduction through the adjustable face, and thus to the
material ironed. It may be fastened to the iron by means of a screw, cam, spring, or
other mechanical arrangement, and may be so made that the sides are covered or are
partially covered, thus protocting the material ironed from dirt, that may have
adhered to the sides as well as the face of the iron. The sides also keep the cold
air from coming into contact with the iron, and thus keeping the iron hot for a
longer period, thereby saving the fuel necessary for heating it. I prefer generally
though not necessarily to make the adjustable faces of thin sheet steel, though they
may be made of iron, brass, or other metal. This Invention thus performs a fourfold
daly, namely it prevents the material from being soiled by dirt, that may have
adhered to the iron. It prevents a too hot iron from scorching the material ironed.
It keeps the iron hot for a longer period. And it obviates the necessity of cleaning
the iron each time it is heated, thus saving much trouble, time, and labour. These
adjustable faces may be faced, planed, ground or otherwise."
Dated this 17th day of January 1889.
E. EATON,
Agent for Applicants.
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Smoothing Irons.
ALEXANDER ALFRED WARD 192 Normanton Road Derby, Sea going Engineer and
GODFREY WARD 65 Talbot Road Cardiff Engineer's Assistant, 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 consists of an adjustable face for an ordinary smoothing, or flat iron,
which can be conveniently fixed for use when the iron is hot, and thereby preventing
any soot or dirt that may have adhered to the iron whilst heating, from coming into
contact with material being ironed. When the ordinary iron is used it is necessary
to rub the ironing surface in order to remove any black or dirt which may have
adhered thereto whilst being heated, and by my invention and arrangement we
obviate this necessity. By our arrangement it is almost impossible to scorch the
material, but at the same time it retains the heat for a longer period. Our
invention consists in the employment of a metal plate which is intended to be

page_text: fixed on the surface of the iron after it has been heated, so that the heat from the
iron may pass through the said plate to the material. This said plate may be
attached to the iron by means of any suitable arrangement, such as a clip, so
that it may be easily detached. This said plate in addition to covering the entire
bottom of the iron, may be extended a short or convenient distance up it sides. We
prefer, as we found it suitable, to make this said plate of thin sheet steel.
We find this arrangement gives many advantages, viz. -It keeps the material
to be ironed much cleaner than does the other method now in use. Scorching is
almost impossible, while it retains the heat for a greater time.
In order that our invention may be better understood, we annex drawings to
which we now wish to refer. Fig. 1. is a perspective view of an ordinary iron, with
our adjustable plate. Fig. 2 is also a perspective view of our adjustable plate. a, iron,
b. plate, c & c¹, clips for attaching same to iron.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of our said inven-
tion, and in what manner the same is to be performed, I declare that what I
claim is
(1) In Irons, the attachment of an adjustable plate or shield, for the purpose
substantially as described and set forth.
E. EATON & Co.,
Agents for Applicants.