coats on the skirt being baked at particular temperatures and for particular amounts of time for curing and drying application_number US 3951298 A description referring to fig1 there is shown a perspective view of an iron 10 incorporating features of the present invention although the present invention will be described with reference to the embodiments shown in the drawings it should be understood that features of the present invention may be incorporated into various different types of alternate embodiments of irons in addition any suitable size shape or type of elements or materials could be used the iron 10 generally comprises a soleplate 12 a housing 14 a temperature control knob 16 a spray button 18a and a surge button 18b the soleplate 12 includes a heating element 13 integrally molded therein the heating element is electrically connected to electronic circuitry 15 in the rear of the iron and a thermostat 17 connected to the temperature control knob 16 the iron 10 further includes a skirt 20 that is located directly above the soleplate 12 referring also to fig2 a cross sectional view of the skirt 20 is shown the skirt 20 preferably comprises a one piece body member 21 made of a molded high temperature plastic or polymer material which is also a dielectric the body 21 has a downwardly extending perimeter rim 22 along its two elongate.