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(11) | EP 2 243 415 A3 |
(12) | EUROPEAN PATENT APPLICATION |
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(54) | Shaggy fabric steam pocket for a steam appliance |
(57) A fabric steam pocket (15/46/56) for mounting onto a steam frame (14) of a steam
appliance (10) is provided. The pocket (15/46/56) includes two complimentary substantially
planar layers (48/61,66) of chenille fabric joined at their peripheral edges (52,54)
with an open section (51/57/64,68) for mounting onto the steam frame (14) and allowing
the open edges to butt against each other. The layers (48/61,66) are made of a chenille
fabric with a shaggy or spaghetti-like pile of about 2 cm extending from the exposed
surface of a canvas base that faces the steam frame (14). The fabric (48/61,66) is
sealed about the frame (14) a first length of a fastener (63) is secured to the inside
face along the open edge (64) of one layer (48/61), with a complementary length of
a fastener (69) secured to the inside face of the second layer (66) and extending
beyond the edge to allow the open edges of each layer (48/61,66) to abut each other
and for the fasteners (63,69) to engage and secure the fabric steam pocket (15/46/56)
about the edge of the frame (14).
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