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US 6,691,536 B2Granted
Washing apparatus
AssigneeThe Procter & Gamble Company
InventorsJohn Cort Severns, Frederick Anthony Hartman, James Charles Theophile Roger Burckett-St. Laurent, Anna Vadimovna Noyes, Arseni V. Radomyselki, Paul Amaat France, Jeffrey John Scheibel, Christiaan Arthur Jacques Kamiel Thoen, John Christopher Deak, Phillip Kyle Vinson, Nabil Yaqub Sakkab
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Abstract
The present invention relates to an apparatus for treating, refreshing or cleaning fabric articles, especially articles of clothing, linen and drapery.
Claims34
A fabric treating apparatus comprising:
- a treatment chamber capable of receiving a fabric to be treated;
- a cleaning fluid comprising a lipophilic fluid;
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- a programmable selector comprising at least two selections of operation, including a first selection identified as “dry-clean”, “delicate care” or “light soil” and a second selection identified as “refresh”, “deodorize”, “fabric treatment” or “rinse/soften”;
- wherein when a fabric to be treated is present in the treatment chamber and the cleaning fluid is introduced into the treatment chamber, the treatment chamber retains an amount of lipophilic fluid up to the absorptive capacity of the fabric contained therein.
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