Fabric refreshing cabinet device for increasing flexural rigidity
AssigneeThe Procter & Gamble Company
InventorsBrian Joseph Roselle, Laura Marie Tanno-Smith, Tara Lynn Armstrong, Helen Frances O'Connor, Morgan Thomas Leahy
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Abstract
A device for refreshing fabrics. The device provides fabrics with a crisp and fresh appearance and feel. The device also controls wrinkles on fabric without the use of a conventional iron or press. The device also allows for the delivery of fabric refreshing actives such as perfumes and other actives to fabrics.
Claims20
A refreshing cabinet comprising:
- a. a shell comprising an opening;
- and
- b. an extractable drawer adapted to fit said opening, said extractable drawer comprising:
- a drawer face comprising an outer surface;
- a supporting member for suspending a fabric or a fabric hung upon a fabric hanging member such as a hanger, wherein said drawer face and said supporting member form a receiving region adapted to operably support a fabric;
- a heating element contained within said shell;
- and an air flow path positioned to direct air through said receiving region;
- c. wherein said refreshing cabinet has a 10 minute flexural rigidity increase of at least about 50%, in accordance with the FLEXURAL RIGIDITY TEST METHOD without tensioning, as defined herein.
A refreshing cabinet having a 10 minute flexural rigidity increase of at least about 100%, in accordance with the FLEXURAL RIGIDITY TEST METHOD with tensioning, as defined herein.
A refreshing cabinet comprising:
- a. a shell comprising an opening;
- and
- b. an extractable drawer adapted to fit said opening, said extractable drawer comprising:
- a drawer face comprising an outer surface;
- a supporting member for suspending a fabric or a fabric hung upon a fabric hanging member such as a hanger, wherein said drawer face and said supporting member form a receiving region adapted to operably support a fabric;
- a heating element contained within said shell;
- and an air flow path positioned to direct air through said receiving region,
- wherein said refreshing cabinet has a wrinkle improvement grade of at least about 0.5 to about 3 in accordance with the WRINKLE TEST METHOD with tensioning as defined herein.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.