Search Images Maps Play YouTube News Gmail Drive More »
Advanced Patent Search | Web History | Sign in

Patents

An iron cover for ski wax irons a heat resistant liner having a padded bottom segment shaped to cover and protect the sole of an iron and a plurality of side flaps with ends. The side flaps extend sufficiently around the sides of an iron placed within the liner, and are secured around the iron with an elastic cord associated with the side flaps. The side flaps are structured and separated to define a plurality of heat release vents to allow heat to escape from a hot iron placed in the cover for storage.

InventorEli Brown
Original AssigneeOriginality, LLC
Primary Examiner: David T. Fidei
Attorney: Marcus G. Theodore
Current U.S. Classification150/161; 38/97; 150/165; 206/349
International Classification: B65D 6502

View patent at USPTO
Search USPTO Assignment Database

Citations

Cited PatentFiling dateIssue dateOriginal AssigneeTitle
US2743542Jan 15, 1955May 1, 1956IRONING ACCESSORY
US3121965Jul 13, 1962Feb 25, 1964 MCBRIDE
US4570792Sep 20, 1984Feb 18, 1986Case for curling iron or similar article
US4660307Jun 5, 1986Apr 28, 1987Cover for film irons
US5638955Oct 26, 1995Jun 17, 1997Transportable holder for an electrically powered styling instrument
US5664349Aug 6, 1996Sep 9, 1997Removable sole plate cover for fabric pressing irons
US5987788Feb 25, 1998Nov 23, 1999Removable Teflon cover for the sole plate of a fabric pressing iron

Referenced by

Citing PatentFiling dateIssue dateOriginal AssigneeTitle
US6880702Mar 20, 2002Apr 19, 2005Firefighter's rope bag and rapid deployment system
US8146276Sep 22, 2009Apr 3, 2012Tsann Kuen (Zhangzhou) Enterprise Co., Ltd.Insulation cover for iron

Claims

1. An iron cover comprising:

a. a non-transmitting heat resistant liner having:
i. a padded bottom segment shaped to cover and protect a sole of an iron placed thereon from marring or damage, and
ii. a plurality of side flaps with ends, the side flaps extending sufficiently to secure around the sides of an iron placed within the liner and structured to define a plurality of heat release vents to allow heat to escape from a hot iron placed in the cover for storage, and
b. securing means associated with ends of the side flaps to secure them around the iron.

2. An iron cover according to claim 1, including an abrasion resistant cover attached to and covering the heat resistant liner.

3. An iron cover comprising:

a. a non-transmitting heat resistant liner having:
i. a padded bottom segment shaped to cover and protect a sole of an iron placed thereon from marring or damage, and
ii. a plurality of side flaps with ends, the side flaps extending sufficiently to secure around the sides of an iron placed within the liner and structured to define a plurality of heat release vents to allow heat to escape from a hot iron placed in the cover for storage,
b. securing means associated with ends of the side flaps to secure them around the iron, and
c. an abrasion resistant cover attached to and covering the heat resistant liner.

4. An iron according to claim 3, wherein the liner has a cross shape having arms and the body, the flaps formed of the arms, and the padded body segment formed of the body.

5. An iron cover comprising:

a. a flexible non-transmitting heat resistant liner with:
1. a central body segment padded and sized to cover and protect a sole of an iron and
2. a plurality of side flaps extending sufficiently to be secured around the sides of an iron placed within the liner,
b. securing means associated with ends of the side flaps to secure them around the iron, the side flaps structured and separated to define heat release vents to allow heat to escape from a hot iron placed in the cover for storage,
c. a flexible abrasion resistant cover attached to and covering the heat resistant liner, and
d. an openable strap storage system with attachment ends to secure the cover about the iron, and power cords therebetween when the ends are folded back upon themselves.

6. An iron cover according to claim 5, wherein the cover is shaped in the form of a cross having arms forming the side flaps and the body of the cross forming the central body segment.

7. An iron cover according to claim 5, wherein the securing means comprises an elastic cord associated with the side flaps.