Patent · US Expired

Method and apparatus for smoothing items of clothing

US6925737B2 · kind B2 · utility

38Cited by

3References

25Claims

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Assignee

BSH Bosch und Siemens Hausgeräte GmbH · DE

Inventors

Edwin Bolduan · Berlin, DE
Wolfgang Proppe · Berlin, DE

Key dates

Filing date	Jun 27, 2003
Grant date	Aug 9, 2005
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Aug 14, 2023

Classification

Technology area (CPC D)Textiles; Paper
CPC primaryD06F58/10
WIPO fieldOther consumer goods
WIPO sectorOther fields

Abstract

To improve a smoothing effect on items of clothing by subjecting the items to moisture and heat and, thereby, relaxing the fabric of the clothing items to reduce creases, an apparatus and a method of smoothing includes subjecting the items of clothing, preferably, in a heated and moistened state, to at least one gas jet, in particular, a compressed air jet, which is not aligned parallel to the clothing item and which exerts a force on the clothing item. Advantageously, the clothing item is subjected to gas jets from both sides.

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