US Patent: RE5,102 - Improvement in Sad-Irons


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US Patent: RE5,102

Improvement in Sad-Irons

Patentee:

Mary Florence Potts (exact or similar names) - Ottumwa, IA

USPTO Classifications:

38/92

Tool Categories:

household : pressing irons

Assignees:

Mary Florence Potts - Ottumwa, IA

Isaac P. Chalfant - Philadelphia, PA

Manufacturer:

Chalfont & Potts - Philadelphia, PA

Enterprise Manufacturing Co. - Philadelphia, PA

Witnesses:

Patent Dates:
Granted:	Oct. 15, 1872

Reissue Information:
Reissue of 113,448 (Apr. 04, 1871)

Patent Pictures: [ 1 | 2 ]

Mary F. Potts Reissue patent October 15, 1872

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Description:

The principle feature of the patent is a detachable semi-circular wooden handle for sad irons. The latching mechanism includes a spring catch, and a base plate shaped to insure secure attachment. The body of the corresponding iron has a cavity filled with non-conducting material.

The specifications also note Mrs. Potts' prior sad iron patent no. 103,501 which included a shell containing non-conducting material.

By the early 1880s, Enterprise Mfg. of Philadelphia was advertising "Mrs. Potts Patent" wooden handle sad irons.