Iron featuring liquid phase garment moisturization
US9038290B2 · kind B2 · utility
Assignee
Inventors
Key dates
| Filing date | Jul 13, 2011 |
| Grant date | May 26, 2015 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 13, 2031 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC D)Textiles; Paper
- CPC primaryD06F75/22
- WIPO fieldOther consumer goods
- WIPO sectorOther fields
Abstract
An iron (1), comprising: a water reservoir (10), configured to hold liquid water; a heatable soleplate (20), including at least one mist outlet opening (22); water atomization means (30), configured to atomize water from the water reservoir so as to generate a mist of water droplets at a mist generation site (32) mist distribution means (40), configured to distribute the mist from the mist generation site (32) to the at least one mist outlet opening (22), comprising: a distribution channel (42), extending from an air inlet (46), along the mist generation site (32), to the at least one mist outlet opening (22); and an air flow generator (44), disposed in or adjacent said distribution channel and configured to generate an airflow that transports the water droplets, from the mist generation site (32), through the distribution channel (42), to the at least one mist outlet opening (22).
Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Objective bibliographic and citation counts.