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Electric household appliance comprising a base for the generation of steam, having a removable tank

US8510909B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateMar 16, 2009
Grant dateAug 20, 2013
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Expiry dateDec 21, 2029

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC D)Textiles; Paper
  • CPC primaryD06F73/00
  • WIPO fieldOther consumer goods
  • WIPO sectorOther fields

Abstract

Electrical household appliance comprising a base (1) for the generation of steam, having a liquid tank (6) mounted removably on a receiving socket (10) and having a steam generator located outside of said tank (6), the steam generator being supplied by gravity by a supply line from the tank (6) and having a steam outlet through which the steam can escape towards a work tool, such as a crease-removing brush, said supply line comprising an inlet orifice located on the receiving socket (10), and said tank (6) comprising a closed enclosure (61) having only one outlet orifice (52) which connects the said inlet orifice when the tank is placed on the receiving socket (10), which appliance is characterized in that said tank (6) connects leaktightly onto said receiving socket (10) and in that said appliance has a vent line admitting air to the outlet orifice (52) of the tank, said vent line having one end connected to the exterior which is higher than the outlet orifice (52) of the tank.

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