Patent · US Expired

Liquified gas dry-cleaning vessel with self-contained front access lint panel

US6237373A · kind A · utility

8Cited by
5References
20Claims
0Family size

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Key dates

Filing dateJun 23, 1999
Grant dateMay 29, 2001
Priority date
Expiry dateJun 23, 2019

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC D)Textiles; Paper
  • CPC primaryD06F43/02
  • WIPO fieldOther consumer goods
  • WIPO sectorOther fields

Abstract

A liquified gas dry-cleaning system having a cleaning vessel, a rotary basket supported within the cleaning vessel for containing items during cleaning, and a door movable between a closed position sealing the cleaning vessel and an open position for permitting access to the rotary basket and items contained therein. A lint filter is mounted within the cleaning vessel for removing lint and other course particulate matter from the liquified gas wash bath as it is drained from the cleaning vessel following a dry-cleaning cycle. The lint filter has a filter surface which is disposed under a front entry opening of the basket for easy access and manual cleaning each time the cleaning vessel door is opened and items are removed from the basket following a cleaning cycle.

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