Patent ID: 9200739
Filing Date: 2015-12-01
Classification: A47L,B08B,F16L,Y10T

Abstract:
1. An apparatus comprising: (a) a member having an inlet configured to receive steam from a steam appliance, and a first pathway in fluid communication with the inlet; (b) a housing configured to receive the member, the housing having a chamber in fluid communication with the first pathway; and (c) a reservoir in fluid communication with the chamber via a second pathway, the reservoir configured to hold an additive; wherein the housing is configured such that when the member is inserted into the housing by a first distance, additive is drawn into the chamber from the reservoir at a first rate as steam passes through the chamber, and when the member is inserted into the housing by a second distance, additive is drawn into the chamber from the reservoir at a second rate, different from the first rate, as steam passes through the chamber.