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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 19, 2014
Filed:
Nov. 15, 2011
Yong Jiang, Singapore, SG;
Sahil Wadhwa, Singapore, SG;
Christianus Martinus Van Heesch, Eindhoven, NL;
Yong Jiang, Singapore, SG;
Sahil Wadhwa, Singapore, SG;
Christianus Martinus Van Heesch, Eindhoven, NL;
Koninklijke Philips N.V., Eindhoven, NL;
Abstract
The present invention relates to a steamer head for a garment steamer comprising a main body () with a front end (), a steam outlet () and an air inlet () formed in the front end (). A suction force is applied to draw air through the air inlet () so that a fabric of a garment disposed proximate the front end () is drawn against the front end () by the suction force. Further, steam is applied to the fabric of a garment through the steam outlet (). The front end () of the main body () comprises first and second surfaces (). The steam outlet () is formed in the first surface () and the air inlet () is formed in the second surface (), so that the fabric is drawn against the second surface () and steam is applied to the fabric at the first surface (). The first and second surfaces () together forma convex surface. The present invention also relates to a garment steamer comprising asteamer head and a method of removing creases from a garment using a garment steamer.