Pressing iron

Abstract

A pressing iron includes a soleplate which has upwardly and downwardly facing major surfaces opposite to each other. A shell includes a peripheral wall which extends upwardly from a periphery of the soleplate to terminate at an upper peripheral edge, and which defines an air passageway that extends longitudinally. The peripheral wall is formed with a vent port disposed downstream of the air passageway. A ventilation facilitating mechanism is disposed upstream of the vent port to increase flow of air through the air passageway and out of the vent port so as to accelerate a cooling process of the flowing air that draws residual heat off the soleplate after the pressing iron is turned off.

1 . A pressing iron comprising: 
 a soleplate having upwardly and downwardly facing major surfaces opposite to each other;    a shell including a peripheral wall which extends from said soleplate to define an accommodation chamber therein, and which has a vent port formed therein; and    at least one dissipating fin which is mounted on and extending from said upwardly facing major surface and which is received in said accommodation chamber.    
   
   
       2 . The pressing iron of  claim 1 , wherein said dissipating fin has front and rear ends opposite to each other, and increase in height from said front end to said rear end.