Patent ID: 9179816
Filing Date: 2015-11-10
Classification: A47L,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A fabric steam pocket comprising: first and second layers of steam-permeable fabric in the form of a pocket which is configured to be mounted to a steam frame of a steam appliance, the pocket having two opposed steam-permeable surfaces and an open section to permit mounting of the steam pocket on the steam frame; a first fastener associated with a first peripheral edge of the first layer, the first peripheral edge bordering the open section of the pocket; a second fastener associated with a second peripheral edge of the second layer, the second peripheral edge bordering the open section of the pocket, and the second fastener being secured to an inside surface of the second fabric layer; the first and second fasteners being selectively securable to each other and configured such that when the pocket is mounted on the steam frame and the first and second fasteners are secured to each other, the first and second fasteners close the open section of the pocket along a length of the first and second fasteners, and the first peripheral edge of the first layer abuts the second peripheral edge of the second layer; and each of the first and second fabric layers includes a laterally-centered fabric layer opening adjacent the open section to accommodate a connector which is configured to connect a steam frame and an appliance housing.