Garment steaming device
AssigneeConair Corporation
InventorKin Man Lai
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Abstract
A garment steaming device includes a housing having a reservoir for containing liquid therein, a head portion connected to the housing, and a steam generator contained within the head portion, the steam generator being in fluid communication with the reservoir for generating steam from the liquid contained in the reservoir. The steam generator includes a first layer and a second layer and at least one heating element sandwiched between the first layer and the second layer. The first layer and the second layer define a steam flowpath that is configured such that steam flows back and forth between the first layer and the second layer before exiting the steam generator.
Claims25
A garment steaming device, comprising:
- a housing having a reservoir for containing liquid therein;
- a head portion connected to the housing;
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- a steam generator contained within the head portion, the steam generator being in fluid communication with the reservoir for generating steam from the liquid contained in the reservoir;
- wherein the steam generator includes a first layer and a second layer and at least one heating element sandwiched between the first layer and the second layer;
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- wherein the first layer and the second layer define a steam flowpath that is configured such that steam flows from the first layer to the second layer, from the second layer back to the first layer, and again from the first layer to the second layer before exiting the steam generator.
A garment steaming device, comprising:
- a housing having a reservoir for containing liquid therein;
- a head portion connected to the housing;
- a steam generator contained within the head portion, the steam generator being in fluid communication with the reservoir for generating steam from the liquid contained in the reservoir;
- a soleplate connected to the head portion, the soleplate having a plurality of outlets for distributing steam generated by the steam generator;
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- a cover having a plurality of apertures configured to distribute the steam to a layer between the cover and the soleplate;
- wherein at least some of the outlets in the soleplate area aligned with at least some of the apertures in the cover to output direct, high-pressure steam;
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- wherein at least some other of the outlets in the soleplate are offset from the apertures in the cover to output steam at a lower pressure than the high-pressure steam.
A garment steaming device, comprising:
- a housing having a reservoir for containing liquid therein;
- a head portion connected to the housing, the head portion having a plurality of outlet apertures;
- a steam generator in fluid communication with the outlet apertures in the head portion, and having a main water bath in fluid communication with the reservoir for receiving the liquid from the reservoir, the steam generator being configured to generate steam from the liquid for passage to the outlet apertures in the head portion;
- a thermal detection device in thermal communication with the main water bath;
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- a foam metal material disposed in the main water bath.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.