(19)
(11) EP 2 243 415 A3

(12) EUROPEAN PATENT APPLICATION

(88) Date of publication A3:
23.11.2011 Bulletin 2011/47

(43) Date of publication A2:
27.10.2010 Bulletin 2010/43

(21) Application number: 10160937.8

(22) Date of filing: 23.04.2010
(51) International Patent Classification (IPC): 
A47L 13/44(2006.01)
(84) Designated Contracting States:
AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC MK MT NL NO PL PT RO SE SI SK SM TR
Designated Extension States:
AL BA ME RS

(30) Priority: 24.04.2009 US 172523 P
15.05.2009 US 467034

(71) Applicant: Euro-Pro Operating, LLC
Newton, MA 02459 (US)

(72) Inventors:
  • Kaminer, Brian F.
    Harrison, NY 10528 (US)
  • Boulos, Charles A.
    Milford, MA 01757 (US)
  • Lewiecki, James N.
    Essex, MA 01929 (US)
  • Jones, Kathleen V.
    Somerville, MA 02145 (US)
  • Vrdoljak, Ognjen
    Laval Québec H7W 1Y3 (CA)

(74) Representative: Maiwald, Walter 
Maiwald Patentanwalts GmbH Elisenhof Elisenstrasse 3
80335 München
80335 München (DE)

   


(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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