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US 8,893,410 B2Granted
Fabric care appliance
AssigneeEuro-Pro Operating LLC
InventorsOgnjen Vrdoljak, James Russell Varney, Mark Rosenzweig, Peggy Lam
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Abstract
Appliances, methods and systems in which steam can be applied to a fabric and a heated surface can be used to press and/or dry the fabric.
Claims23
A fabric care appliance system comprising:
- an appliance body including:
- a steam outlet configured to emit steam from the appliance;
- a heatable pressing surface separated in fixed relation from the steam outlet, wherein the heatable pressing surface and the steam outlet are constructed and arranged such that when the heatable pressing surface is contacted to a fabric surface, the steam outlet is positioned at a distance from the fabric surface and pointed toward the fabric surface;
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- a first heating element configured to heat the heatable surface;
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- a steam-permeable fabric positioned over the steam outlet.
4 more elements
A fabric care appliance system comprising:
- an appliance body including:
- a steam outlet configured to emit steam from the appliance;
- a rigid heatable pressing surface, wherein the heatable pressing surface and the steam outlet are constructed and arranged such that when the heatable pressing surface is contacted to a fabric surface, the steam outlet is positioned at a distance from the fabric surface and pointed toward the fabric surface;
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- a first heating element configured to heat the rigid heatable surface;
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- a steam-permeable fabric positionable over the steam outlet such that steam permeates through the steam-permeable fabric when the steam is emitted from the appliance.
4 more elements
A fabric care appliance system comprising:
- an appliance body including:
- a heatable pressing surface which extends outwardly from the appliance body;
- a first heating element configured to heat the heatable pressing surface;
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- a steam outlet configured to emit steam from the appliance body, the steam outlet being positioned at a distance from and in fixed relation to the heatable pressing surface;
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- a steam-permeable fabric positionable over the steam outlet;
- wherein the heatable pressing surface and the steam outlet are constructed and arranged such that when the heatable pressing surface is contacted to a fabric surface, the steam outlet is positioned at a distance away from the fabric surface and pointed toward the fabric surface.
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A fabric care appliance system comprising:
- an appliance body including;
- a heatable pressing surface;
- a first heating element configured to heat a heatable pressing surface;
- a steam outlet which does not pass through a heatable pressing surface and is configured to emit steam from the appliance, wherein said heatable pressing surface is in fixed relation with the steam outlet, and
- a second heating element configured and arranged to generate steam without heating a heatable pressing surface, the second heating element being distinct from the first heating element.
2 more elements
A fabric care appliance system comprising:
- an appliance body including:
- a steam outlet configured to emit steam from the appliance;
- a heatable pressing surface separated in fixed relation from the steam outlet, wherein the heatable pressing surface and the steam outlet are constructed and arranged such that when the heatable pressing surface is contacted to a fabric surface, the steam outlet is positioned at a distance from the fabric surface and pointed toward the fabric surface;
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- a first heating element configured to heat the heatable surface;
- wherein the heatable pressing surface has a width and a height, with the width being larger than the height, wherein the steam outlet is positioned adjacent to the width of the heatable pressing surface.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.