Electric household appliance with a steam generating base connected by a steam line to a tool for the vertical removal of creases from linens

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9493905-B2
Application number	US-201414524351-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Oct 27, 2014
Priority date	Oct 31, 2013
Publication date	Nov 15, 2016
Grant date	Nov 15, 2016

Abstract

Electric household appliance comprising a steam generating base ( 1 ) connected by a steam line ( 2 ) to a tool ( 3 ) such as a crease removing head for the vertical removal of creases from linens, the appliance having at least one rod ( 5, 6 ) for the suspension of an article to be ironed, the rod ( 5, 6 ) being supported by a single pole ( 4 ) extending upwards from the base ( 1 ) and capable of occupying a work position in which the rod ( 5, 6 ) is disposed transversely to the pole ( 4 ), characterized in that the rod ( 5, 6 ) in the work position extends from just one side of the pole ( 4 ) and over a length greater than 25 cm.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. Electric household appliance comprising a steam generating base connected by a steam line to a tool such as a crease removing head for the vertical removal of creases from linens, the appliance having at least one rod for the suspension of an article to be ironed, the rod being supported by a single pole extending upwards from the base and capable of occupying a work position in which the rod is disposed transversely to the pole, wherein the rod in the work position extends from just one side of the pole and over a length greater than 25 cm, and
wherein the pole is free of rods that extend from a side of the pole that is opposite the side the at least one rod extends; and wherein the rod has an end which is fastened to the pole by means of a fastening device comprising a pivot joint and locking means, which allow the pivot joint to be fixed in the position corresponding to the work position of the rod, the pivot joint allowing the rod to be moved from the work position to a storage position in which the rod is disposed alongside the pole.

2. Electric household appliance as in claim 1 , wherein the pole is disposed eccentrically on the base.

3. Electric household appliance as in claim 2 , wherein the rod extends horizontally above the base in the work position.

4. Electric household appliance as in claim 1 , wherein the rod has a length of around 40 cm.

5. Electric household appliance as in claim 1 , wherein the fastening device has a holder opposite the rod for resting the tool.

6. Electric household appliance as in claim 1 , wherein the rod is detachably connected to the pole.

7. Electric household appliance as in claim 1 , wherein the rod has at least one clip for securing the article to be ironed.

8. Electric household appliance as in claim 1 , wherein the rod has a suspension tab that holds the hook of a clothes hanger in a plane parallel to the suspension rod.

9. Electric household appliance as in claim 8 , wherein the suspension tab exhibits the shape of a half-moon.

10. Electric household appliance as in claim 1 , wherein the device has a top rod disposed near the top end of the pole and a bottom rod disposed near the base.

11. Electric household appliance as in claim 10 , wherein the bottom rod bears two upwardly oriented clips and the top rod bears two downwardly oriented clips.

12. Electric household appliance as in claim 10 , wherein the bottom rod is fastened onto the pole by means of a spring clip, the bottom rod capable of being moved vertically on the pole by exerting pressure on a hand lever of the spring clip.

13. Electric household appliance as in claim 1 , wherein the pole is a telescopic pole.

14. Electric household appliance as in claim 1 , wherein the pole extends vertically.

Assignees

• Seb Sa

Inventors

• Ducruet Guy
• Panza Audrey
• Grienay Arnaud
• Zeng Lijing
• Lemaire Stephanie

Classifications

• D06F73/00 Primary

  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

• D06F87/00

  Apparatus for moistening or otherwise conditioning the article to be ironed or pressed (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 D06F73/00 {; devices used in combination with a laundry dryer D06F58/203}) · CPC title

• F22B1/284

  with water in reservoirs · CPC title