Apparatus for steam treatment of laundry including an ironing board

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-11142865-B2
Application number	US-201916437945-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Jun 11, 2019
Priority date	Jun 12, 2018
Publication date	Oct 12, 2021
Grant date	Oct 12, 2021

Abstract

Apparatus for steam treatment of laundry including an ironing and/or smoothing tool including at least one hole for the emission of steam and at least one pole which supports an ironing board including a bearing surface that can be arranged vertically and against which a garment to be smoothed can be arranged so that it can be steam-treated using the tool, wherein the board includes at least two identical parts put end to end and joined to one another which together at least partially define the bearing surface.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. An apparatus for steam treatment of laundry including an ironing and/or smoothing tool comprising at least one hole for the emission of steam and at least one pole which supports an ironing board comprising a bearing surface that can be arranged vertically and against which a garment to be smoothed can be arranged so that the garment can be steam-treated using the tool, wherein the board includes at least two identical parts put end to end and joined to one another which together at least partially define the bearing surface.

2. The apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein each of said at least two parts of the board has a rectangular general shape and includes a connecting edge at which the at least two parts are joined to one another.

3. The apparatus according to claim 2 , wherein the connecting edge includes at least one protruding element and at least one cavity intended to receive the protruding element of the other part.

4. The apparatus according to claim 3 , wherein the protruding element has the shape of a hook which engages elastically above a stop arranged in the cavity, the stop preventing the hook from becoming disengaged from the cavity.

5. The apparatus according to claim 2 , wherein the at least two parts of the board are connected to one another by at least a connecting rod.

6. The apparatus according to claim 5 , wherein the connecting rod extends over at least two-thirds of the length of the ironing board.

7. The apparatus according to claim 5 , wherein each the least two parts of the ironing board has two lateral edges which extend perpendicularly to the connecting edge and have a throat receiving the connecting rod.

8. The apparatus according to claim 7 , wherein the throat includes an element for wedging the connecting rod into the throat.

9. The apparatus according to claim 5 , wherein the connecting rod is made of metal.

10. The apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein each of the at least two parts of the ironing board is made of plastic material.

11. The apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the ironing board is mounted such that the ironing board is pivotable on the pole by a hinge device allowing the ironing board to be immobilized in various tilted positions.

12. The apparatus according to claim 1 , comprising two parallel poles which support the ironing board.

13. The apparatus according to claim 1 , comprising a base containing a water reservoir, the base being connected by a conduit to the ironing and/or smoothing tool.

Assignees

• Seb Sa

Inventors

• D'Oliviera Dias Laurent
• Peysselon Florent

Classifications

• D06F73/00

  Apparatus for smoothing or removing creases from garments or other textile articles by formers, cores, stretchers, or internal frames, with the application of heat or steam  (combined with external pressure means D06F71/00) · CPC title

• D06F81/10 Primary

  Top board elements · CPC title

• D06F81/00

  Ironing boards  (coverings or pads therefor D06F83/00; kitchen cabinets with ironing boards movable outwards to a position of use A47B77/10) · CPC title

• D06F81/02

  with collapsible underframe · CPC title

• D06F75/06 Primary

  with means for supplying steam or liquid to the article being ironed (D06F75/32 takes precedence) · CPC title