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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.

Date of Patent:
Jan. 16, 2018

Filed:

Feb. 04, 2016
Applicant:

Koninklijke Philips N.v., Eindhoven, NL;

Inventor:

Pooi Yeow Kuan, Eindhoven, NL;

Assignee:

KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS N.V., Eindhoven, NL;

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
D06F 81/08 (2006.01); D06F 81/04 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
D06F 81/08 (2013.01); D06F 81/04 (2013.01);
Abstract

The present application relates to a garment treatment device comprising a base, a support structure extending upwardly from the base, and an ironing board connected to the support structure. The ironing board is pivotable relative to the support structure and positionable into a first operative position in which the ironing board is horizontal, and a second operative position in which the ironing board is vertical. The ironing board comprises a first section and a second section hingedly coupled together and pivotable relative to each other between an operative position in which they extend co-planar to each other and a storage position in which they are pivoted away from a co-planar orientation. The first and second ironing board sections () and the hinge mechanism () are configured such that the first and second ironing board sections () pivot away from each other from said operative position towards said storage position. The garment treatment device thereby advantageously enables garment it treatment in a variety of orientations, such as flat ironing or vertical steaming, with the ironing board providing garment support in all operative positions. Also, the garment treatment device advantageously allows for a compact configuration in the storage position for efficiency of storage space.


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