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US 5,609,047 AGranted
Garment steaming device with safety nozzle
AssigneesNadia Wechsler, Ephraim Wechsler
InventorsRobert R. Hellman, Jr., Nadia Wechsler, Ephraim Wechsler
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Abstract
A portable garment steaming device for use in the home which emits steam through a retractable nozzle plate of a safety nozzle assembly which when retracted prevents against accidental touching of the hot nozzle plate. The garment steaming device also includes a clothes hanger assembly for hanging the article of clothing to be steamed. A water bottle compartment for supplying water to be generated as steam for the safety nozzle assembly is further provided which is detachably mounted for refilling.
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A portable garment steaming device for steaming an article of clothing comprising:
- a housing;
- a clothes hanger assembly for hanging the article of clothing to be steamed;
- a safety nozzle assembly through which steam is emitted for steaming the article of clothing;
- and a water bottle compartment for supplying water to be generated as steam for said safety nozzle assembly;
- wherein said clothes hanger assembly, said safety nozzle assembly and said water bottle compartment are self-contained with said housing;
- wherein said safety nozzle assembly comprises a safety nozzle for emitting steam on the article of clothing to be steamed, a hose operatively connected to said safety nozzle for carrying the steam to said safety nozzle, and a nozzle plate having a plurality of perforation through which steam is emitted:
- and
- means for rotating said nozzle plate from a use position, wherein said nozzle plate is in a position such that steam can be emitted toward the article to be steamed, and a retracted position, wherein said nozzle plate is rotated into an inaccessible position such steam cannot be emitted through its perforations.
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A portable garment steaming device for steaming an article of clothing comprising:
- a housing;
- means for applying steam on the article of clothing to be steamed provided with said housing;
- and
- a clothes hanger assembly self-contained within said housing, said clothes hanger assembly including a clothes hanger pivotally mounted thereof and means for adjusting the vertical position of said clothes hanger such that said clothes hanger is movable between a collapsed position, wherein said clothes hanger is partially contained within said housing, and an extended position, wherein said clothes hanger can be positioned at heights such that articles of clothing of different sizes can be hung thereon for steaming, said means for adjusting the vertical position of said clothes hanger including a vertically extending telescoping pole having at least one locking means provided thereon for setting the vertical position of the clothes hanger.
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A portable garment steaming deice for steaming an article of clothing comprising:
- a housing:
- a safety nozzle assembly self-contained within said housing through which steam is emitted for steaming the article of clothing;
- said safety nozzle assembly comprising a safety nozzle for emitting steam on the article of clothing to be steamed and a hose operatively connected to said safety nozzle for carrying the steam to said safety nozzle, said safety including a rotatable nozzle plate having a plurality of perforations through which steam is emitted;
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- means for rotating said nozzle plate is moved to a position such that steam can be emitted toward the article to be steamed, and a retracted position, wherein said nozzle plate is rotated into an inaccessible position such that steam cannot be emitted through its said perforations.
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A portable garment steaming device for steaming an article of clothing comprising:
- a housing;
- a clothes hanger assembly for hanging the article of clothing to be steamed;
- a safety nozzle assembly through which steam is emitted for steaming the article of clothing;
- and
- a water bottle compartment for supplying water to be generated as steam for said safety nozzle assembly;
- wherein said clothes hanger assembly, said safety nozzle assembly and said water bottle compartment are self-contained within said housing, and
- wherein said clothes hanger assembly includes a clothes hanger pivotally mounted thereon and means for adjusting the vertical position of said clothes hanger such that said clothes hanger is movable between a collapsed position, wherein said clothes hanger is partially contained with said housing, and an extended position, wherein said clothes hanger can be positioned at varying heights such that articles of clothing of different sizes can be hung thereon for steaming.
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A portable garment steaming device for steaming an article of clothing comprising:
- a housing;
- a clothes hanger assembly for hanging the article of clothing to be steamed;
- a safety nozzle assembly through which steam is emitted for steaming the article of clothing;
- and
- a water bottle compartment for supplying water to be generated as steam for said safety nozzle assembly;
- wherein said clothes hanger assembly, said safety nozzle assembly and said water bottle compartment are self-contained within said housing,
- wherein said safety nozzle assembly comprises a safety nozzle for emitting steam on the article of clothing to be steamed and a hose operatively connected to said safety nozzle for carrying the steam to said safety nozzle, and wherein said safety nozzle can be stored in a second compartment hingedly connected to said housing.
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A portable garment steaming device for steaming an article of clothing comprising:
- a housing;
- a clothes hanger assembly for hanging the article of clothing to be steamed;
- a safety nozzle assembly through which steam is emitted for steaming the article of clothing;
- and
- a water bottle compartment for supplying water to be generated as steam for said safety nozzle assembly;
- a means for indication of low water level in said water bottle compartment and means for providing automatic shut off for the device;
- wherein said clothes hanger assembly, said safety nozzle assembly and said water bottle compartment are self-contained within said housing, and
- wherein said low water level indication means includes Hall effect sensor means provided in said housing for setting the pre-determined minimum water level to be present in said water bottle compartment before automatic shut-off of the device.
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A portable garment steaming device for steaming an article of clothing comprising:
- a housing;
- a clothes hanger assembly for hanging the article of clothing to be steamed;
- a safety nozzle assembly through which steam is emitted for steaming the article of clothing;
- and
- a water bottle compartment for supplying water to be generated as steam for said safety nozzle assembly;
- a means for stabilizing said housing on a ground support surface;
- wherein said clothes hanger assembly, said safety nozzle assembly and said water bottle
- compartment are self-contained within said housing.
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A portable garment steaming device for steaming an article of clothing comprising:
- a housing;
- a safety nozzle assembly through which steam is steaming the article of clothing;
- a water bottle compartment for supplying water to be generated as steam for said safety nozzle assembly, said water bottle compartment being releasably detachable from said housing;
- means for releasably disconnecting said water bottle compartment from said housing without causing spillage of the water in the bottle compartment;
- wherein said means for releasably disconnecting said water bottle compartment from said housing includes:
- an inner tube assembly secured to said water bottle compartment, said inner tube assembly including an inner tube having a central top opening at the top thereof and a rod member extending through said inner tube, said rod member having an e-ring mounted at an end thereof and a cap member at another end thereof for covering said central top opening, said rod member further having a spring plate fixed thereto between said e-ring and said cap member, said inner tube assembly further having spring means biased between said e-ring and said spring plate;
- an outer tube assembly secured to said housing for communicating with tubing operatively connected to said safety nozzle assembly, said outer tube assembly having an outer tube with a water release valve provided therein;
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- wherein when said water bottle compartment is connected to said housing, said rod member of said inner tube assembly contacts said water release valve of said outer tube assembly thereby compressing said spring means and separating said cap member from said central top opening to permit water to pass from said water bottle compartment to said outer tube and then pass through said water release valve into said outer tube, and wherein when said water bottle compartment is disconnected from said housing, said spring means returns to its natural state thereby closing said central top opening of said inner tube by said cap member to seal the remaining water within said water bottle compartment.
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A portable garment steaming device for steaming an article of clothing comprising:
- a housing;
- a safety nozzle assembly through which steam is steaming the article of clothing;
- a water bottle compartment for supplying water to be generated as steam for said safety nozzle assembly;
- and
- means for indication of low water level in said water bottle compartment and means for providing automatic shut-off of the device;
- wherein said low water level indication means includes Hall effect sensor means provided in said housing for setting the predetermined minimum water level to be present in said water bottle compartment before automatic shut-off of the device.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.