Patent ID: 8171598
Filing Date: 2012-05-08
Classification: A47L

Abstract:
1. An apparatus for enhancing vacuum removal of liquid from fabric comprising: a base member having an elongate aperture forming an extraction inlet; an elongate glide having an elongate opening defined there through, and shaped to be sealingly fitted in said aperture such that a lower surface of the glide including one end of the elongate opening projects below a lower surface of the base member; and a retainer for securing the elongate glide in the elongate aperture; wherein one of said elongate glide and said elongate aperture has female support channels formed therein, and the other of said elongate glide and said elongate aperture has male support channels formed therein which slidingly engage the female support channels for permitting the elongate glide to be sealingly fitted the elongate aperture; the retainer is sealingly secured to one side of the base member for preventing the elongate glide from sliding relative the elongate aperture and such that liquid can be drawn into the base member substantially only through the elongate opening defined through the glide; and said glide is reversible relative to said elongate aperture such that opposite sides of the glide may be selectively positioned to project below the lower face of the base member.