Garment steamer
US9091016B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Oct 18, 2011 |
| Grant date | Jul 28, 2015 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jan 31, 2032 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC D)Textiles; Paper
- CPC primaryD06F75/12
- WIPO fieldOther consumer goods
- WIPO sectorOther fields
Abstract
A garment steamer has a housing with a reservoir and a boiler for converting water to steam. The housing includes a normally closed valve in a flow path between the reservoir and the boiler. A removable fill plug in a fill opening or inlet of the reservoir is configured to engage the valve to permit water to be communicated from the reservoir via an outlet to the boiler for conversion into steam. The plug-actuated valve isolates the boiler from the reservoir when the plug is removed, providing safer refilling when the boiler is hot. The garment steamer also includes a steam discharge head coupled by a hose to the housing and configured to direct steam onto a garment or similar item.
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