US 10,420,435 B2 · Fabric treating systems and accessories

Fabric treating systems and accessories

AssigneeWhirlpool Corporation

InventorsBrian Joseph Roselle, Corey Michael Bischoff, Christopher Lawrence Smith, Markus Sabisch, Oliver von Sartori-Montecroce, Christof Kleemann, Stefan H. Hollinger, Benjamin Janes Beck, Robert Hans-Joachim Damaschke, Stephan James Andreas Meschkat, Heiko Ullrich, Douglas Arthur Marsden

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Abstract

A fabric treating system comprises an enclosure comprising a first wall, a second wall, and a fabric receiving space defined by the enclosure. The fabric treating system also comprises a support member positioned proximate to the first wall. The support member is configured to support one of a hanger configured to support a piece of fabric and the piece of fabric within the fabric receiving space. The fabric treating system also comprises a fabric tensioning system positioned at least on the second wall. The fabric tensioning system comprises at least a first fabric grasper configured to be attached to at least a first portion of the piece of fabric to apply tension to the piece of fabric.

Claims14

Dependent claims

A fabric treating system, comprising:

an enclosure defining a fabric receiving space:
a support member disposed within and movably engaged with the enclosure, the support member configured to support a piece of fabric within the fabric receiving space;
a first tensioning beam disposed on a first interior wall within the enclosure;
a second tensioning beam disposed on a second interior wall opposite the first interior wall;
and
a fabric tensioning system disposed within the enclosure and comprising:
a first fabric grasper attached to the piece of fabric and applying tension to the piece of fabric in a direction away from the second tensioning beam;
and
a second fabric grasper attached to the piece of fabric and applying tension to the piece of fabric in a direction away from the first tensioning beam.

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Facts

Application

15/203,284Filed 6 Jul 2016 · continuation

Priority

1 May 2009

Published

US 2016/0309937 A127 Oct 2016

Granted

24 Sep 2019

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Classification8 codes

A47G 25/442
Having adjustable width: to support shouldered garments
A47G 25/32
Hangers characterised by their shape: involving details of the hook
A47G 25/62
Household implements used in connection with wearing apparel; Dress, hat or umbrella holders: trouser or skirt stretchers or tensioners of the…
D06F 58/203
General details of domestic laundry dryers: laundry conditioning arrangements

Family

Application61/174,673Us provisional application · filed 1 May 2009

Application61/217,557Us provisional application · filed 1 Jun 2009

Application12/767,974Parent of this continuation · filed 27 Apr 2010

US 2016/0309937 A1Pre-grant publication · published 27 Oct 2016

US 9,410,281 B2Parent of this continuation

US 2010/0282785 A1Published application

US 10,420,435 B2This patent

From the US filing history. Foreign family members aren’t listed.