Patent ID: 7181873

Claim:
An iron having two ends, a top end and a bottom end, the iron comprising: a face plate having a bottom surface, a top surface, and a front end, a body having a front end, attached to the top surface of the face plate, an internal storage tank located within the iron, a volume of water located within the internal storage tank, a hole located at the top end of the iron, the hole connected to the internal storage tank, a plurality of holes located on the face plate, a plurality of tunnels located within the iron, the plurality of tunnels connecting the plurality of holes located on the face plate to the internal storage tank, a handle attached to the body of the iron, the handle having a front end and a rear end, power means for providing power to the face plate, the power means being connected to the face plate, a two-position switch connected to the handle, the two-position switch having two positions comprising an “on” position and an “off” position, wherein the switch acts as a circuit in between the power means and the face plate, and a light attached to the front end of the handle, the light mounted outside the handle on a top surface of the handle, the light angled below horizontal to shine downward and forward when the iron is in a horizontal, ironing position, wherein the light is on only when the two-position switch is in the “on” position, and wherein the front end of the face plate, the front end of the body, and the front end of the handle form a direct line from the light to the front end of the face plate such that shines directly in front of the iron along the direct line.