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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 26, 2017
Filed:
Dec. 18, 2013
Koninklijke Philips N.v., Eindhoven, NL;
KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS N.V., Eindhoven, NL;
Abstract
A device for guiding a Flex Extending from an Appliance The present application relates to a devicefor guiding a flexof a garment care appliance that, during use of the appliance, hangs downwardly from said appliance. The device comprises a guide tubehaving a passage therethrough to slideably receive the flex of the garment care appliance, and an attachment partfor attachment of the guide tube to a support such that the guide tube is positioned in proximity to, or below, a height at which the appliance is being used. A lower part of the flex that hangs through and below the guide tube maintains an upper part of the flex, extending between the appliance and the guide tube, substantially straight or taut during movement of the appliance towards and away from the device.