Apparatus for steam treatment of laundry comprising an ironing board

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-11268235-B2
Application number	US-201916437780-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Jun 11, 2019
Priority date	Jun 12, 2018
Publication date	Mar 8, 2022
Grant date	Mar 8, 2022

Abstract

An apparatus for steam treatment of laundry including an ironing and/or smoothing tool includes 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 parts put end to end and which together at least partially define the bearing surface, and wherein the two parts of the board are connected to one another by at least one connecting rod.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. An apparatus for steam treatment of laundry including an ironing and/or smoothing tool comprising:
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;
at least one hole for the emission of steam; and
at least one pole which supports the ironing board,
wherein the ironing board includes at least two parts put end to end and which together at least partially define the bearing surface,
wherein the at least two parts of the ironing board are rigidly connected to one another by at least one connecting rod, and
wherein the at least two parts of the ironing board comprise two lateral edges which have a throat receiving one of the at least one connecting rod, respectively, wherein the throat is configured as a groove and the at least one connecting rod is configured to press fit into the throat.

2. The apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the at least one connecting rod extends over more than half of a length of the ironing board.

3. The apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the at least one connecting rod extends over at least two-thirds of the length of the ironing board.

4. The apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein each of the at least two parts of the ironing board include a connecting edge at which the at least two parts are arranged end to end, and wherein the at least one connecting rod extends perpendicularly to the connecting edges.

5. The apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the throat includes an element for wedging the at least one connecting rod into the throat.

6. The apparatus according to claim 4 , wherein each of the connecting edges includes at least one protruding element and at least one cavity intended to receive the protruding element of the other part.

7. The apparatus according to claim 6 , 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.

8. The apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the at least one connecting rod is made of metal.

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

10. The apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the at least two parts of the ironing board have a rectangular shape.

11. The apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the at least two parts are identical.

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

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

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

Assignees

• Seb Sa

Inventors

• Lauchet Nicolas

Classifications

• D06F81/04

  with means for adjusting height · CPC title

• D06F81/02

  with collapsible underframe · CPC title

• 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

• D06F81/08 Primary

  incorporating heating, steaming, or forced ventilation means · CPC title

• D06F81/003

  with flat iron support · CPC title