This non-provisional continuation in part patent application claims priority to U.S. Non-Provisional Continuation in part patent application Ser. No. 14/055,035 filed on Oct. 16, 2013, which is based on a non-provisional patent application filed on Feb. 1, 2012 which is incorporated herein by reference.
The present invention relates to a system for steaming clothes with a steaming component in a bag.
Generally, when a person wants to get wrinkles out of their clothes they steam the clothes themselves. Usually, a person would use a steam iron to get the wrinkles out of their clothes. A steam iron similar to a regular iron has a cord that is plugged into an electrical outlet. However, the steam iron includes a compartment that holds water that is changed to steam when it is heated by a typical heating element connected to the cord of the iron. The steam from the steam iron is used to get the wrinkles out of the clothes.
When a person utilizes a steam iron it may be time-consuming in that the person may be rushing to work and/or trying to get his/her children ready for school so the person may not have time to steam his/her clothes. Also, if the person is not careful the person may burn the person's hands or the clothes when using the steam iron. Currently, there's no hands free steam iron that allows a person to walk away from the steam iron without having to watch it to make sure an entire portion of the clothes are steamed. Also, there's no system that's safe around children and a person's clothes doesn't get burned.
Even when a steam iron is used there's a tendency that all portions of the clothing may not be thoroughly steamed because the amount of steam differentiates as you move the steam iron from one portion of clothing to another. There are also steamers that are used to steam clothes, but often they're bulky and cumbersome to utilize. Often these steamers sit in a house or an apartment without being utilized by anyone because they're too cumbersome to use and they don't easily allow someone to evenly simultaneously steam all portions of the clothes.
Therefore, there is a need for a steaming device which includes a detachable steaming component that is easy to use and hands free that enables anyone to simultaneously steam an entire portion of their clothes.
The present invention has been accomplished in view of the above-mentioned technical background, and it is an object of the present invention to provide a system for steaming articles of clothing.
In a preferred embodiment of the invention, a system for steaming clothes is disclosed. A steamer is connected through a hose to a steamer bag or steaming component having a plurality of connecting tubes, where the steaming component having the plurality of connecting tubes, where the plurality of connecting tubes connects to a plurality of detachable ventilating tubes, where the plurality of the detachable ventilating tubes have a plurality of holes to expel steam. The steaming component with the plurality of connecting tubes are configured to hold an article of clothing that fits around the steaming component and the plurality of connecting tubes, where the steaming component is configured to receive the steam from the steamer to expel the steam through the plurality of holes to entirely steam an entire portion of the article of clothing. The steamer bag is configured to hold the steam in to steam the entire portion of the article of clothing.
In another preferred embodiment of the invention, a method for steaming clothes is disclosed. The method includes: connecting a hose from a steamer to a steamer bag or a steaming component with a plurality of connecting tubes; connecting the plurality of connecting tubes to a plurality of ventilated tubes; transferring steam from the steamer to the steamer component and the plurality of connecting tubes through the plurality of ventilated tubes; transferring the steam through the plurality of ventilating tubes that includes a plurality of holes; configuring the steam bag to hold the steam in to steam the entire portion of the article of clothing; and simultaneously expelling the steam through the plurality of holes.
These and other advantages of the present invention will become more apparent as the following description is read in conjunction with the accompanying drawings, wherein:
The presently preferred embodiments of the invention are described with reference to the drawings, where like components are identified with the same numerals. The descriptions of the preferred embodiments are exemplary and are not intended to limit the scope of the invention.
Hose 105 includes a male connector 105a and a female connector 105b. Male connector 105a is connected to the steaming system 100. Female connector 105b is connected to the steamer handle 109 through a receiving end of the steamer handle 109 that receives the female connector 105b.
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The level switch 201b is connected to a typical heating element 201a in the water tank 201 that has a conventional electric cord 211 or retractable electric cord 211. Heating element 201a is a boiling means to boil the water 203 to a certain temperature so steam can be created from the boiling water 203. For example, the OFF Timer/Level setting steam switch 201b may have a sliding portion similar to sliding portion 101c or rotating knob 101c that allows one to choose a setting for cotton, silk, denim and other materials which may take anywhere from 1 to 2 minutes to heat up the heating element 201a to cause it to steam depending on the type of material and the time it may take to steam the article of clothing. In another embodiment of the invention, the OFF temperature Timer/Level 201b may be a digital device.
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Connecting tube 215d connects to ventilating tube 217a having the spring connector 219a, where the spring connector 219a is a spring that pops into a hole of the connecting tube 215d that connects and holds the connecting tube 215d to the ventilating tube 217a. Ventilating tubes 217a and 217b are connected to each other by a first left end connector 221a that has spring connector 227a, where the spring connector 227a is a spring that pops into a hole of the ventilated tube 217a that connects and holds the ventilated tube 217a and the first left connector 221a. The first left connector 221a is connected to a first middle connector 223a with a plurality of holes having a spring connector 227b, where the spring connector 227b is a spring that pops into a hole of the first left connector 221a that connects and holds the first left connector 221a to the first middle connector 223a. First middle connector 223a having a spring connector 227c is connected to a first right end connector 225a, where the spring connector 227c is a spring that pops into a hole of the first right end connector 225a that connects and holds the first middle connector 223a to the right end connector 225a. Right connector end 225a has a spring connector 227d, where the spring connector 227d is a spring that pops into a hole in the ventilating tube 217b that connects and holds the right connector 225a to the ventilated tube 217b. Ventilated tube 217b has a spring connector 219b that is connected to the connecting tube 215e by the spring connector 219b, where the spring connector 219b is a spring that pops into a hole of the connecting tube 215e that connects and holds the connecting tube 215e to the ventilated tube 217b.
Next, connecting tube 215f connects to ventilating tube 217c having the spring connector 219c, where the spring connector 219c is a spring that pops into a hole of the connecting tube 215f that connects and holds the connecting tube 215f to the ventilating tube 217c. Ventilating tubes 217c and 217d are connected to each other by a second left end connector 221b that has a spring connector 227e, where the spring connector 227e is a spring that pops into a hole of the ventilated tube 217c that connects and holds the ventilated tube 217c and the second left connector 221b. The second left connector 221b is connected to a second middle connector 223b with a plurality of holes having a spring connector 227f, where the spring connector 227f is a spring that pops into a hole of the second left connector 221b that connects and holds the second left connector 221b to the second middle connector 223b. Second middle connector 223b having a spring connector 227g is connected to a first T-connector 229a by the spring connector 227g, where the spring connector 227g is a spring that pops into a hole of the first T-connector 229a that connects and holds the second middle connector 223b to the first T-connector 229a. First T-connector 229a has a spring connector 227h that is connected to the ventilated tube 217d by the spring connector 227h, where the spring connector 227h is a spring that pops into a hole of the ventilated tube 217d to connect and hold the first T-connector 229a to the ventilated tube 217d.
Next, connecting tube 215g connects to ventilating tube 217d having the spring connector 219d, where the spring connector 219d is a spring that pops into a hole of the connecting tube 215g that connects and holds the connecting tube 215g to the ventilating tube 217d. Ventilating tube 217d and ventilating tube 217e are connected by the first T-connector 229a connected by a third middle connector 223c with a plurality of holes having a spring connector 227i, where the spring connector 227i is a spring that pops into a hole of the first T-connector 229a that connects and holds the T-connector 229a to the third middle connector 223c. Third middle connector 223c includes a spring connector 227j that connects to a second T-connector 229b, where the spring connector 227j is a spring that pops into a hole of the third middle connector 223c that connects and holds the third middle connector 223c to the second T-connector 229b. Second T-connector 229b includes a spring connector 227k that is connected to the ventilating tube 217e, where the spring connector 227k is a spring that pops into a hole of the ventilating tube 217e that connects and holds the second t-connector 229b to the ventilating tube 217e. Ventilating tube 217e has a spring connector 219e that connects to the connecting tube 215h, where the spring connector 219e is a spring that pops into a hole of the connecting tube 215h, which connects and holds the connecting tube 215h to the ventilating tube 217e.
Next, a fourth middle connector 223d has a spring connector 227l that is connected to the second t-connector 229b, where the spring connector 227l is a spring that pops into a hole of the second t-connector 229b to connect and hold the second t-connector 229b to the fourth middle connector 223d. Fourth middle connector 223d has a spring connector 227m that is connected to a second right connector 225b, where the spring connector 227m is a spring that pops into a hole of the second right connector 225b to connect and hold the second right connector 225b to the fourth middle connector 223d. Second right connector 225b has a spring connector 227n that is connected to the ventilating tube 217f, where the spring connector 227n is a spring that pops into a hole of the ventilating tube 217f that connects and holds the second right connector 225b to the ventilating tube 217f. Connecting tube 215i is connected to the ventilating tube 217f that includes a spring connector 219f, where the spring connector 219f pops into a hole of the connecting tube 215i that connects and holds the connecting tube 215i to the ventilating tube 217f.
Next, connecting tube 215j is connected to ventilating tube 217g having the spring connector 219g, where the spring connector 219g is a spring that pops into a hole of the connecting tube 215j that connects and holds the connecting tube 215j to the ventilating tube 217g. The ventilating tube 217g is connected to the ventilating tube 217h by a third left end connector 221c that has a spring connector 227o, where the spring connector 227o is a spring that pops into a hole of the ventilating tube 217g that connects and holds the ventilating tube 217g to the third left end connector 221c. Third left end connector 221c is connected to a fifth middle connector 223e with a plurality of holes and a spring connector 227p, where the spring connector 227p is a spring that pops into a hole of the third left end connector 221c that connects and holds the third left end connector 221c to the fifth middle connector 223e. Fifth middle connector 223e having a spring connector 227q that is connected to a third right end connector 225c, where the spring connector 227q is a spring that pops into a hole of the third right end connector 225c that connects and holds the fifth middle connector 223e to the third right end connector 225c. Third right end connector 225c includes a spring connector 227r that is connected to the ventilating tube 217h, where the spring connector 227r is a spring that pops into a hole of the ventilating tube 217h that connects and holds the third right end connector 225c to the ventilated tube 217h. Ventilating tube 217h includes a spring connector 219h that connects to connecting tube 215k, where the spring connector 219h is a spring that pops into a hole of the connecting tube 215k that connects and holds the ventilating tube 217h to the connecting tube 215k.
In this embodiment, a first left connector 406a has a spring connector 407a that connects to connecting tube 405a, where the spring connector 407a has a spring that pops into a hole of the connecting tube 405a that connects and holds the first left connector 406a to the connecting tube 405a. First left connector 406a is connected to the ventilating tube 409a having a spring connector 407b, where the spring connector 407b is a spring that pops into a hole of the first left connector 406a that connects and holds the first left connector 406a to the ventilating tube 409a. A second left connector 406b having a spring connector 407c is connected to the ventilating tube 409a, where the spring connector 407c is a spring that pops into a hole of the ventilating tube 409a that connects and holds the ventilating tube 409a to the second left connector 406b. Second left connector 406b is connected to a first middle connector 411a with a plurality of holes that has a spring connector 407d, where the spring connector 407d is a spring that pops into a hole of the second left connector 406b that connects and holds the second left connector 406b to the first middle connector 411a. First middle connector 411a has a spring connector 407e that connects it to a first right end connector 413a, where the spring connector 407e is a spring that pops into a hole of the first right end connector 413a that connects and holds the first middle connector 411a to the first right end connector 413a. First right end connector 413a includes a spring connector 407f that connects to ventilating tube 409b, where the spring connector 407f is a spring that pops into a hole of the ventilating tube 409b that connects and holds the first right end connector 413a to the ventilating tube 409b. Ventilating tube 409b has a spring connector 407g that connects to the connecting tube 405b, where the spring connector 407g is a spring that pops into a hole of the connecting tube 405b that connects and holds the ventilating tube 409b to the connecting tube 405b.
Connecting tube 405c is connected to the ventilating tube 409c that has a spring connector 407h, where the spring connector 407h is a spring that that pops into a hole of the connecting tube 405c that connects and holds the ventilating tube 409c to the connecting tube 405c. A third left end connector 406c having a spring connector 407i is connected to the ventilating tube 409c, where the spring connector 407i is a spring that pops into a hole of the ventilating tube 409c that connects and holds the ventilating tube 409c to the third left connector 406c. Third left connector 406c is connected to a second middle connector 411b with a plurality of holes that has a spring connector 407j, where the spring connector 407j is a spring that pops into a hole of the third left connector 406c that connects and holds the third left connector 406c to the second middle connector 411b. Second middle connector 411b has a spring connector 407k that connects it to a second right end connector 413b, where the spring connector 407k is a spring that pops into a hole of the second right end connector 413b that connects and holds the second middle connector 411b to the second right connector 413b. Second right end connector 413b includes a spring connector 407l that connects to ventilating tube 409d, where the spring connector 407l is a spring that pops into a hole of the ventilating tube 409d that connects and holds the second right end connector 413b to the ventilating tube 409d. Ventilating tube 409d has a spring connector 407m that connects to a third right end connector 406d, where the spring connector 407m pops into a hole of the third right end connector 406d that connects and holds the ventilating tube 409d in the third right end connector 406d. Third right end connector 406d has a spring connector 407n that connects to the connecting tube 405d, where the spring connector 407n is a spring that pops into a hole of the connecting tube 405d that connects and holds the third right end connector 406d to the connecting tube 405d. Ventilating tubes 409a, 409b, 409c and 409d have a plurality of holes to expel steam and they have a length of approximately 6-36 inches.
Next, at block 505 a person turns on the OFF temperature and Timer/Level setting steam switch at 201b (
Next at block 509, the steam goes through the detachable steam component 215 then the steam is simultaneously expelled through the plurality of holes of the detachable ventilated tubes 217a, 217b, 217c, 217d, 217e, 217f, 217g and 217h by using the direct pathways of the connecting tubes 215d, 215e, 215f, 215g, 215h, 215i, 215j and 215k. Next, at block 511 as the steam is simultaneously expelled through the plurality of holes of the ventilated tubes 217a, 217b, 217c, 217d, 217e, 217f, 217g, and 217h where an entire portion of article of clothing covering the detachable steaming component 215 is being steamed for a period of time, for example 1-5 minutes depending on the article of clothing. The article of clothing may be a shirt, blouse, dress, pair of pants, jeans, suit, coat etc. depending on the form of the article of clothing. After the clothing is steamed, then the clothing is removed from the detachable steaming component 215.
Next, at block 705 a person turns on the OFF temperature and Timer/Level setting steam switch at 201b (
Next at block 709, the steam goes through the DSB 601 or detachable steam component 215 then the steam is simultaneously expelled through the plurality of holes of the detachable ventilated tubes 217a, 217b, 217c, 217d, 217e, 217f, 217g and 217h by using the direct pathways of the connecting tubes 215d, 215e, 215f, 215g, 215h, 215i, 215j and 215k. The DSB 601 or the specialized steamer bag is configured to hold the steaming component having the plurality of connecting tubes, the plurality of spring connectors with the plurality of springs to hold the steam in.
Next, at block 711 as the steam is simultaneously expelled through the plurality of holes of the ventilated tubes 217a, 217b, 217c, 217d, 217e, 217f, 217g, and 217h where an entire portion of article of clothing covering the detachable steaming component 215 or in the DSB 601 is being steamed for a period of time, for example 1-5 minutes depending on the article of clothing. The article of clothing may be a shirt, blouse, dress, pair of pants, jeans, suit, coat etc. depending on the form of the article of clothing. After the clothing is steamed, then the clothing is removed from the DSB 601 or the detachable steaming component 215.
This invention provides a worry free and hand free safe simple system for steaming a shirt, blouse, pants or dress. A person is able to utilize this steaming system to steam the wrinkles out of any article of clothing in the DSB 601 whereby they can place the article of clothing on a steam component with a plurality of connecting tubes, and then initiate the steaming system where the entire clothing is steamed without any further interaction by a user. A specially made DSB and steam component having a plurality of connecting tubes and specially made ventilated tubes is able to fit any type of clothing where the steaming component includes an opening to receive steam from a hose, then the plurality of connecting tubes connected to a plurality of ventilated tubes receives the steam that is simultaneously expel steam through a plurality of holes in the plurality of ventilated tubes causing the article of clothing surrounding the detachable steam component to be steamed.
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