Patent ID: 7121024

Claim:
An apparatus for changing a characteristic of fabric comprising: a) a rectangular first member; b) a rectangular second member, narrow ends of said first and second members having a hinge for pivotally connected said members to each other, with bottom sides of said first and second members facing each other when said members are pivoted toward each other; c) a heating plate mounted on the bottom side of said first member for providing heat to a fabric positioned between said first and second members; d) a heating device within said first member for heating said heating plate; e) means connected to said heating device for generating steam, said heating plate having steam openings to deliver steam to said fabric, said steam openings being located adjacent a free end of said first member; f) a water tank positioned in said first member connected to said steaming means for providing water to be used in generating said steam, said water tank having a filler opening adjacent said hinge; g) said hinge being tension hinge which provides a predetermining amount of tension and a predetermined distance between said first and second members when said members are in a folded position facing each other thereby allowing for movement of said apparatus along said fabric; h) a handle mounted on a top side of said first member, said handle being elongated and having one end attached to said top side of said first member and a free end thereof extending toward said hinge; i) a heat adjustment knob mounted on said top side of said first member located between said handle and an end of said first member opposite to said hinge; j) a steam button mounted on said handle on said first end thereof for releasing steam through said stream openings; k) an open/close clamping trigger mounted on an underside of said handle adjacent the first end thereof for clamping said members in a folded position facing each other with a space therebetween to allow movement of said fabric between said members; and l) said members having sufficient length to completely enclose a pants leg or a sleeve to allow creases to be produced simultaneously at both sides of said pants leg or sleeve.