Inventors:
Allen S. Borsari - Hamden CT
Stanley J. Brym - Torrington CT
Laura A. Markure - Framingham MA
Ronald G. Arpino - Branford CT
Assignee:
Hamilton Beach Inc. - Waterbury CT
International Classification:
H05B 102
Abstract:
An electric iron is provided with an orientation-detecting switch and a timing circuit, which, after the iron is unmoved in the horizontal or vertical positions for preset times, respectively, activates a heating resistor in the iron to trigger a manually resettable thermostatic cutoff switch. The iron also includes a temperature-sensing resistor and a potentiometer in circuit with a comparator and indicator means, whereby when the temperature reaches a level to which the potentiometer is set, the indicator means indicate that the iron is at ready temperature.