Patent ID: 8607483

Claim:
An ironing apparatus ( 11 ) comprising a soleplate ( 17 ) for ironing a cloth item, an external water reservoir ( 12 ) for storing and supplying water to said ironing apparatus ( 11 ) to be transformed into steam for use during ironing and a heatable inner plate ( 18 ) within said ironing apparatus ( 11 ) for transforming water conveyed from said external water reservoir ( 12 ) directly into steam by way of physical contact wherein said heatable inner plate ( 18 ) extends over the entire space of said soleplate ( 17 ) and is partially in direct thermal communication with said soleplate ( 17 ) whereby only desired amount of water is conveyed from said external water reservoir ( 12 ) to be directly transformed into steam and consumed without being stored, wherein said soleplate ( 17 ) and said inner plate ( 18 ) are independently heated by respective heating means ( 19 , 20 ).