Patent ID: 11891751
Assignee: LAUNDRYSUCKS.IO INC.
Field: Other consumer goods (Other fields)
Classification: CPC D  B  G | IPC B  D  G

Claim 11:
12. A laundry kiosk comprising:
an enclosure;
a hanger arranged within the enclosure and configured to receive a garment, the hanger comprising:
a center section;
a left wing extending from the center section; and
a right wing extending from the center section opposite the left wing;

a left expandable component:
arranged on the left wing of the hanger; and
configured to:
expand into a left sleeve of the garment arranged on the hanger; and
block passage of steam from inside a torso of the garment into the left sleeve of the garment; and

a right expandable component:
arranged on the right wing of the hanger; and
configured to:
expand into a right sleeve of the garment arranged on the hanger; and
block passage of steam from inside the torso of the garment into the right sleeve of the garment;

a set of clips arranged below the hanger, each clip in the set of clips:
coupled to a base of the enclosure via a retractable cable; and
configured to:
transiently couple to a bottom edge of the garment; and
tension the garment against the hanger;

a steam nozzle:
arranged below the hanger; and
configured to expel a first jet of steam along a nozzle axis and toward an interior surface of the garment to:
tension a local area of the garment; and
release wrinkles within the local area of the garment;

an actuator configured to traverse the steam axis of the steam nozzle across the interior surface of the garment; and
a steam generator configured to deliver steam to the steam nozzle.