Patent ID: 8997531
Filing Date: 2015-04-07
Classification: D06F

Abstract:
1. A garment treating appliance having an expandable and collapsible enclosure, comprising: a top rigid housing structure and a bottom rigid housing structure, a wall structure extending from the bottom rigid housing structure to the top rigid housing structure, said wall structure comprising a flexible material, an opening in said wall structure through which garments can be introduced into or removed from said enclosure, an electrically powered air moving device positioned inside of the bottom rigid housing structure, a ductwork member in the bottom rigid housing structure carrying said air moving device and having a first opening through which air is drawn by said air moving device from an interior of said wall structure and a second opening spaced away from said first opening through which air is directed into said interior of said wall structure, a separate plate positioned above the ductwork member in the bottom rigid housing structure and having a first opening positioned in alignment with and above the first opening in the ductwork member and the air moving device and a second opening positioned in alignment with and above the second opening in the ductwork member.