Combined vacuum cleaner and steam iron
OwnerRe Chin Zaiinventor
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Abstract
A combined vacuum cleaner and steam iron comprising a housing having a substantially flat bottom, which housing being provided with a chamber for containing water and another chamber for collecting dust, a heating device mounted in the water chamber by which steam is generated and thus discharged through a passage out of the water chamber, means for connecting various suction tubes, which means being formed integrally with the housing, a casing connected with the housing, in which casing a motor and a fan are provided for generating a suction force which is operable to introduce the dust through the suction tube into the dust chamber.
Claims6
A combined vacuum cleaner and steam iron comprising a housing having a substantially flat bottom, said housing being provided with a chamber for containing water and another chamber for collecting dust, an electrical heating device mounted within said water chamber for heating the water contained in said water chamber, a casing connecting with said housing, a motor mounted within said casing, and a fan connected to a transmission shaft of said motor, said water chamber is provided with a passage which is communicated with a plurality of holes formed on the bottom of said housing whereby steam generated by heating the water contained in said water chamber can pass through said passage and discharge from said holes, said housing is further provided with a recess communicated with said dust-collecting chamber, which recess being provided for receiving said fan and being open at the lower end thereof, said fan is rotated by said motor and the rotation of said fan generates a suction force operable to draw air and dust through said lower open end of said recess into said dust-collecting chamber.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.