US20080034813A1 - Drip-free garment steamer - Google Patents
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- the present invention relates generally to a device for treating fabric articles, including garments. More particularly, the present invention relates to a drip-free garment steamer.
- While devices such as the ones described above may provide a means for steaming garments and the like, such devices can always be improved to reduce and/or eliminate the dripping and spitting of condensed liquid water onto the garment being steamed.
- a drip-free garment steamer includes a steamer body having an inlet end and an outlet end, and defining an inner cavity through which steam passes.
- a plate at least partially covers the outlet end of the steamer body.
- a plurality of nozzles extend from the plate into the inner cavity of the steamer body, the nozzles defining apertures through the plate for the passage of steam from the inner cavity.
- Each nozzle comprises a hollow tube connected to the plate, extending into the inner cavity.
- the hollow tubes are configured to minimize water within the inner cavity of the steamer body which has condensed from the steam passing therethrough, from flowing through the apertures.
- the plate snap-fits to the steamer body.
- the plate engages the steamer body in a manner that provides the garment steamer with an angled work surface ranging from forty five to ninety degrees relative to an axis extending centrally through the steamer body.
- FIG. 1 is a perspective front view of a conventional garment steamer plate
- FIG. 2 is a perspective rear view of the conventional garment steamer plate of FIG. 1 ;
- FIG. 3 is a cross-sectional view of a conventional garment steamer having the garment steamer plate of FIG. 1 , illustrating the conventional garment steamer in operation, spitting and dripping water;
- FIG. 4 is an exploded view of a garment steamer embodying the present invention showing a rear view of a garment steamer plate after removal from the garment steamer;
- FIG. 5 is a perspective view of the garment steamer of FIG. 4 with the plate attached to the garment steamer;
- FIG. 6 is a front elevational view of the garment steamer of FIG. 5 ;
- FIG. 7 is a rear elevational view of the garment steamer of FIG. 5 ;
- FIG. 8 is a left side elevational view of the garment steamer of FIG. 5 ;
- FIG. 9 is a right side elevational view of the garment steamer of FIG. 5 ;
- FIG. 10 is a top plan view of the garment steamer of FIG. 5 ;
- FIG. 11 is a bottom plan view of the garment steamer of FIG. 5 ;
- FIG. 12 is a cross-sectional view of the garment steamer of FIG. 5 illustrating the garment steamer in operation.
- the present invention is useful in a variety of applications that require drip-free steaming.
- This device is usable in any situation where an object needs to be steamed. These situations can occur anywhere there is a need to steam an object, such as in the home, in a hotel, at the office, or the like.
- a garment steamer 40 is of single-piece construction with or attachable to a hand-held steam generating device (not shown) or a portable steam generating device (not shown) used in conjunction with a wheeled truck carriage (not shown) upon which the steam generating device rests.
- the steam generating device includes a housing for electrical and mechanical parts, and a water tank for holding a certain amount of water that is to be converted into steam. Water within the water tank drains to a steam chamber within the housing.
- the steam chamber holds a certain amount of water and includes a heater which heats the water in the steam chamber in order to produce steam from the water.
- the steam produced by the heater is passed into a steam passage within the housing that leads directly into the steamer 40 or into a steam hose through which the steam passes on the way to the steamer 40 .
- the garment steamer 40 includes a body 42 , a tubular neck 44 and a nozzle plate 46 .
- the body 42 comprises an inner cavity or hollow chamber 48 having a first aperture 50 providing an opening between the neck 44 and the chamber 48 .
- the body 42 further includes a second aperture 52 , generally opposite on the body 42 from the first aperture 50 , within which the nozzle plate 46 is received on a circumferential groove 54 running along the internal perimeter of the second aperture 52 .
- a raised portion 56 of the nozzle plate 46 is snugly received within the second aperture 52 to create an atmospheric/water-tight seal therebetween.
- the body 42 may have a symmetrical or asymmetrical shape.
- a gasket may be disposed along the groove 54 between the nozzle plate 46 and the second aperture 52 to assist in providing an atmospheric/water-tight seal therebetween
- the nozzle plate 46 comprises front and rear sides 58 , 60 .
- a plurality of nozzle apertures 62 are disposed on the front side 58 in a variety of patterns (e.g., the pattern seen in FIG. 5 ) that include, without limitation, elliptical patterns, diamond patterns, rectangular patterns, oval patterns, circular patterns, triangular patterns or the like.
- a plurality of small hollow tubes 64 each tube 64 aligned with a particular nozzle aperture 62 , extending from the rear side 60 of the nozzle plate 46 into the chamber 48 of the body 42 .
- tubes 64 do not stop the condensation process but the tubes 64 do stop water 86 (condensed from steam 88 ) from spitting and dripping onto garments by preventing liquid water 86 from reaching the nozzle apertures 62 . Instead, the tubes 64 help to keep the water 86 confined within the chamber 48 since the water 86 drips from the exterior of the tubes 64 , no matter the orientation of the steamer 40 , to the lowest portion of the chamber 48 and does not drip into a bore 66 extending through each tube 64 to the nozzle aperture 62 .
- the tubes 64 may be a variety of shapes including, but not limited to, cylindrical, tapered or the like.
- the second aperture 52 is oriented on the body 42 such that the nozzle plate 46 engages the body 42 in a manner that provides the steamer 40 with an angled work surface 67 (e.g., as seen in FIGS. 8 and 9 ) ranging from forty five to ninety degrees relative to a common axis 68 extending through the neck 44 and body 42 .
- an angled work surface 67 e.g., as seen in FIGS. 8 and 9
- a number of structural supports 70 extend away from the rear side 60 of the nozzle plate 46 to engage an interior surface of the chamber 48 when the nozzle plate 46 engages the body 42 .
- the supports 70 are sized and shaped so as to engage the interior surface of the chamber 48 .
- At least two pairs of fasteners 72 connect the nozzle plate 46 to the steamer 40 .
- the fasteners 72 may be in a variety of forms including, but not limited to, male/female connecters (e.g., interlocking, press-fit, interference-fit, threaded, rod and bayonet or the like) or the like. As seen in FIG.
- two female tubular receptacles 74 are formed within the chamber 48 of the body 42 for receiving respective male plugs 76 that are attached to and extend from the rear side 60 of the nozzle plate 46 .
- the fasteners 72 keep the nozzle plate 46 engaged with the steamer 40 .
- the fasteners 72 may pivotally connect the nozzle pate 46 to the body 42 in a manner that allows the nozzle plate 46 to swivel relative thereto, with a gasket maintaining a water-tight environmental seal therebetween.
- the neck 44 comprises a hollow tube having a mechanism 78 for connecting the steamer 40 to the steam generating device and/or a steamer hose at a first end 80 and a second end 82 that engages the body 42 .
- the mechanism 78 may be in a variety of forms including, without limitation, male/female connection (e.g., interlocking, press-fit, interference-fit, threaded, rod and bayonet or the like, including various well-known conventional mechanisms used to secure attachments to devices (e.g., such as those used to secure a brush attachment to a vacuum cleaner).
- the neck 44 may be of single piece construction with the body 42 or the neck 44 and body 42 include a means for engaging each other (not shown). In the alternative, the neck 44 and body 42 may be pivotally connected so as to allow the neck 44 to swivel with respect to the body 42 .
- the nozzle plate 46 includes a tab 84 that allows a user to disengage the nozzle plate 46 from the body 42 when a user pulls the tab 84 which in turn disengages the fasteners 72 connecting the nozzle plate 46 to the body 42 .
- the garment steamer 40 has been described in terms of steaming garments, the steamer 40 is also able to be modified for use as a brush attachment, squeegee attachment, floor cleaning attachment, crevice tool, upholstery cleaning attachment, window cleaning attachment or the like.
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A drip-free garment steamer includes a steamer body having an inlet end and an outlet end, and defining an inner cavity through which steam passes. A plate at least partially covers the outlet end of the steamer body. A plurality of nozzles extend from the plate into the inner cavity of the steamer body, the nozzles defining apertures through the plate for the passage of steam from the inner cavity.
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- The present invention relates generally to a device for treating fabric articles, including garments. More particularly, the present invention relates to a drip-free garment steamer.
- There is a great need for portable, efficient devices to steam garments. It is well-known to use a steaming iron when ironing clothes and other garments. Non-iron devices called “steamers” have also been used to remove wrinkles and creases from clothes on a hanger or hanging from a rack by jetting steam to the clothes. These steamers do not have an ironing function because they lack the hot pressing plate found on irons. Both steam irons and steamers have been used for apply steam to remove creases and crinkles from hanging garments and other cloth materials. Steam has also been used in the cleaning of a variety of objects such as curtains, couches, furniture covers (e.g., couch covers), etc.
- Many different types of steaming irons and steam devices have been employed to steam objects such as clothing. However, these devices have their limitations. More particularly, devices used to steam garments suffer from a problem with liquid water spitting and dripping from the area where steam emerges from the devices (i.e., the steamer). As seen in
FIGS. 1-3 , aconventional steamer 20 suffers fromwater 22 spitting and dripping from thesteamer 20 because a portion of thesteam 24 generated by the garment steamer or steaming device (not shown) condenses into thewater 22 which then passes through apertures orholes 26 in aplate 28 connected to ahousing 30 of thesteamer 20. The water exits thehousing 30 through theholes 26 and then comes in contact with a garment or other object being steamed. Onlysteam 24 is intended to pass through the holes 12 from the interior of thehousing 30 of thesteamer 20 but, a portion of the steam condenses back into liquid water while still inside the housing 16. It is this water that spits and drips through theholes 26 in thegarment steamer 20 and onto the garment or other object being steamed. For example, U.S. Pat. No. 6,886,373 discloses a garment steamer. However, this appliance discloses only the traditional nozzles used for venting steam from the garment steamer. In another example, U.S. Pat. No. 6,986,217 discloses a hand held garment steamer. However, this appliance also only discloses traditional nozzles used for venting steam from the garment steamer. While some garment steamers include a run back system that allows condensed liquid water in the garment to run back down into the boiler of the garment steamer where the liquid water will heat up and become steam again, this run back system does nothing to stop condensed liquid water that does not run back down into the boiler from spitting and dripping onto the garment. - While devices such as the ones described above may provide a means for steaming garments and the like, such devices can always be improved to reduce and/or eliminate the dripping and spitting of condensed liquid water onto the garment being steamed.
- Accordingly, there is a need for a drip-free garment steamer. There is an additional need for a garment steamer that has improved nozzles to prevent dripping and spitting of condensed water from the steamer garment. The present invention satisfies these needs and provides other related advantages.
- The present invention resides in an apparatus and process that provides a multi-component bat. As illustrated herein, a drip-free garment steamer includes a steamer body having an inlet end and an outlet end, and defining an inner cavity through which steam passes. A plate at least partially covers the outlet end of the steamer body. A plurality of nozzles extend from the plate into the inner cavity of the steamer body, the nozzles defining apertures through the plate for the passage of steam from the inner cavity.
- Each nozzle comprises a hollow tube connected to the plate, extending into the inner cavity. The hollow tubes are configured to minimize water within the inner cavity of the steamer body which has condensed from the steam passing therethrough, from flowing through the apertures.
- The plate snap-fits to the steamer body. The plate engages the steamer body in a manner that provides the garment steamer with an angled work surface ranging from forty five to ninety degrees relative to an axis extending centrally through the steamer body.
- Other features and advantages of the present invention will become apparent from the following more detailed description, taken in conjunction with the accompanying drawings, which illustrate, by way of example, the principles of the invention.
- The accompanying drawings illustrate the invention. In such drawings:
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FIG. 1 is a perspective front view of a conventional garment steamer plate; -
FIG. 2 is a perspective rear view of the conventional garment steamer plate ofFIG. 1 ; -
FIG. 3 is a cross-sectional view of a conventional garment steamer having the garment steamer plate ofFIG. 1 , illustrating the conventional garment steamer in operation, spitting and dripping water; -
FIG. 4 is an exploded view of a garment steamer embodying the present invention showing a rear view of a garment steamer plate after removal from the garment steamer; -
FIG. 5 is a perspective view of the garment steamer ofFIG. 4 with the plate attached to the garment steamer; -
FIG. 6 is a front elevational view of the garment steamer ofFIG. 5 ; -
FIG. 7 is a rear elevational view of the garment steamer ofFIG. 5 ; -
FIG. 8 is a left side elevational view of the garment steamer ofFIG. 5 ; -
FIG. 9 is a right side elevational view of the garment steamer ofFIG. 5 ; -
FIG. 10 is a top plan view of the garment steamer ofFIG. 5 ; -
FIG. 11 is a bottom plan view of the garment steamer ofFIG. 5 ; and -
FIG. 12 is a cross-sectional view of the garment steamer ofFIG. 5 illustrating the garment steamer in operation. - The present invention is useful in a variety of applications that require drip-free steaming. This device is usable in any situation where an object needs to be steamed. These situations can occur anywhere there is a need to steam an object, such as in the home, in a hotel, at the office, or the like.
- As shown in the drawings for purposes of illustration, the present invention resides in a drip-
free garment steamer 40. With reference toFIGS. 4-12 , agarment steamer 40 is of single-piece construction with or attachable to a hand-held steam generating device (not shown) or a portable steam generating device (not shown) used in conjunction with a wheeled truck carriage (not shown) upon which the steam generating device rests. In general, the steam generating device includes a housing for electrical and mechanical parts, and a water tank for holding a certain amount of water that is to be converted into steam. Water within the water tank drains to a steam chamber within the housing. The steam chamber holds a certain amount of water and includes a heater which heats the water in the steam chamber in order to produce steam from the water. The steam produced by the heater is passed into a steam passage within the housing that leads directly into thesteamer 40 or into a steam hose through which the steam passes on the way to thesteamer 40. - The
garment steamer 40 includes abody 42, atubular neck 44 and anozzle plate 46. Thebody 42 comprises an inner cavity orhollow chamber 48 having afirst aperture 50 providing an opening between theneck 44 and thechamber 48. Thebody 42 further includes asecond aperture 52, generally opposite on thebody 42 from thefirst aperture 50, within which thenozzle plate 46 is received on acircumferential groove 54 running along the internal perimeter of thesecond aperture 52. A raisedportion 56 of thenozzle plate 46 is snugly received within thesecond aperture 52 to create an atmospheric/water-tight seal therebetween. Thebody 42 may have a symmetrical or asymmetrical shape. In the alternative, a gasket may be disposed along thegroove 54 between thenozzle plate 46 and thesecond aperture 52 to assist in providing an atmospheric/water-tight seal therebetween - The
nozzle plate 46 comprises front andrear sides nozzle apertures 62 are disposed on thefront side 58 in a variety of patterns (e.g., the pattern seen inFIG. 5 ) that include, without limitation, elliptical patterns, diamond patterns, rectangular patterns, oval patterns, circular patterns, triangular patterns or the like. A plurality of smallhollow tubes 64, eachtube 64 aligned with aparticular nozzle aperture 62, extending from therear side 60 of thenozzle plate 46 into thechamber 48 of thebody 42. Thesetubes 64 do not stop the condensation process but thetubes 64 do stop water 86 (condensed from steam 88) from spitting and dripping onto garments by preventingliquid water 86 from reaching thenozzle apertures 62. Instead, thetubes 64 help to keep thewater 86 confined within thechamber 48 since thewater 86 drips from the exterior of thetubes 64, no matter the orientation of thesteamer 40, to the lowest portion of thechamber 48 and does not drip into abore 66 extending through eachtube 64 to thenozzle aperture 62. Thetubes 64 may be a variety of shapes including, but not limited to, cylindrical, tapered or the like. When thefirst aperture 50 and theneck 44 are at a lower orientation to the ground than thenozzle plate 46, gravity causes the condensed water to run back down through theneck 44 to the boiler of the attached steamer where theliquid water 86 once again becomessteam 88 that can pass through thebores 66 and out through thenozzle apertures 62. - The
second aperture 52 is oriented on thebody 42 such that thenozzle plate 46 engages thebody 42 in a manner that provides thesteamer 40 with an angled work surface 67 (e.g., as seen inFIGS. 8 and 9 ) ranging from forty five to ninety degrees relative to acommon axis 68 extending through theneck 44 andbody 42. - A number of
structural supports 70 extend away from therear side 60 of thenozzle plate 46 to engage an interior surface of thechamber 48 when thenozzle plate 46 engages thebody 42. The supports 70 are sized and shaped so as to engage the interior surface of thechamber 48. At least two pairs offasteners 72 connect thenozzle plate 46 to thesteamer 40. Thefasteners 72 may be in a variety of forms including, but not limited to, male/female connecters (e.g., interlocking, press-fit, interference-fit, threaded, rod and bayonet or the like) or the like. As seen inFIG. 4 , two femaletubular receptacles 74 are formed within thechamber 48 of thebody 42 for receiving respective male plugs 76 that are attached to and extend from therear side 60 of thenozzle plate 46. Thefasteners 72 keep thenozzle plate 46 engaged with thesteamer 40. In the alternative, thefasteners 72 may pivotally connect thenozzle pate 46 to thebody 42 in a manner that allows thenozzle plate 46 to swivel relative thereto, with a gasket maintaining a water-tight environmental seal therebetween. - The
neck 44 comprises a hollow tube having amechanism 78 for connecting thesteamer 40 to the steam generating device and/or a steamer hose at afirst end 80 and asecond end 82 that engages thebody 42. Themechanism 78 may be in a variety of forms including, without limitation, male/female connection (e.g., interlocking, press-fit, interference-fit, threaded, rod and bayonet or the like, including various well-known conventional mechanisms used to secure attachments to devices (e.g., such as those used to secure a brush attachment to a vacuum cleaner). Theneck 44 may be of single piece construction with thebody 42 or theneck 44 andbody 42 include a means for engaging each other (not shown). In the alternative, theneck 44 andbody 42 may be pivotally connected so as to allow theneck 44 to swivel with respect to thebody 42. - The
nozzle plate 46 includes atab 84 that allows a user to disengage thenozzle plate 46 from thebody 42 when a user pulls thetab 84 which in turn disengages thefasteners 72 connecting thenozzle plate 46 to thebody 42. - Although the
garment steamer 40 has been described in terms of steaming garments, thesteamer 40 is also able to be modified for use as a brush attachment, squeegee attachment, floor cleaning attachment, crevice tool, upholstery cleaning attachment, window cleaning attachment or the like. - The above-described embodiment of the present invention is illustrative only and not limiting. It will thus be apparent to those skilled in the art that various changes and modifications may be made without departing from this invention in its broader aspects. Therefore, the appended claims encompass all such changes and modifications as falling within the true spirit and scope of this invention.
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1. A drip-free garment steamer, comprising:
a steamer body having an inlet end and an outlet end, and defining an inner cavity through which steam passes;
a plate at least partially covering the outlet end of the steamer body; and
a plurality of nozzles extending from the plate into the inner cavity of the steamer body, the nozzles defining apertures through the plate for the passage of steam from the inner cavity.
2. The garment steamer of claim 1 , wherein each nozzle comprises a hollow tube connected to the plate, extending into the inner cavity.
3. The garment steamer of claim 2 , wherein the hollow tubes are configured to minimize water within the inner cavity of the steamer body which has condensed from the steam passing therethrough, from flowing through the apertures.
4. The garment steamer of claim 1 , wherein the plate snap-fits to the steamer body.
5. The garment steamer of claim 1 , wherein the plate engages the steamer body in a manner that provides the garment steamer with an angled work surface ranging from forty five to ninety degrees relative to an axis extending centrally through the steamer body.
6. A drip-free garment steamer, comprising:
a steamer body having an inlet end and an outlet end, and defining an inner cavity through which steam passes;
a plate at least partially covering the outlet end of the steamer body; and
a plurality of nozzles extending from the plate into the inner cavity of the steamer body, the nozzles defining apertures through the plate for the passage of steam from the inner cavity, wherein the nozzles are configured to minimize water within the inner cavity of the steamer body which has condensed from the steam passing therethrough, from flowing through the apertures.
7. The garment steamer of claim 6 , wherein each nozzle comprises a hollow tube connected to the plate, extending into the inner cavity.
8. The garment steamer of claim 6 , wherein the plate snap-fits to the steamer body.
9. The garment stead of claim 6 , wherein the plate engages the steamer body in a manner that provides the garment steamer with an angled work surface ranging from forty five to ninety degrees relative to an axis extending centrally through the steamer body.
10. A drip-free garment steamer, comprising:
a steamer body having an inlet end and an outlet end, and defining an inner cavity through which steam passes;
a plate at least partially covering the outlet end of the steamer body and engaging the steamer body in a manner that provides the garment steamer with an angled work surface ranging from forty five to ninety degrees relative to an axis extending centrally through the steamer body; and
a plurality of nozzles, each nozzle comprising a hollow tube connected to the plate, extending from the plate into the inner cavity of the steamer body, the nozzles defining apertures through the plate for the passage of steam from the inner cavity, wherein the nozzles are configured to minimize water within the inner cavity of the steamer body which has condensed from the steam passing therethrough, from flowing through the apertures.
11. The garment steamer of claim 6 , wherein the plate snap-fits to the steamer body.
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