Garment steamer

Abstract

There is provided a garment steamer for domestic use that cooperates with a variety of different attachments to provide a variety of different steam or vapor emitting effects. The garment steamer also has an ionic and/or ozone generating/emitting feature to facilitate neutralizing odor and removing undesirable particulate from a garment. The garment steamer may also have a hanger and rod assembly in which a collapsible hanger selectively cooperates with a telescopic rod, which is connected to a base, such that the hanger can be selectively positioned at any location along the height of the rod and/or disengaged from the rod. The garment steamer also includes a fluid heating assembly enclosed in the base, a separable fluid container in separable fluid communication with the fluid heating assembly, and a separable hose in separable fluid communication with the fluid heating assembly, as well as with the variety of different attachments.

1 . A garment steamer comprising: 
 a base having a fluid heating assembly;    a fluid container in fluid communication with said fluid heating assembly, said fluid container being separable from said fluid heating assembly;    a hose in fluid communication with said fluid heating assembly, said hose being separable from said fluid heating assembly;    a rod telescopically connected to said base; and    a hanger being connected to said rod to collapsibly cooperate therewith.    
   
   
       2 . The garment steamer of  claim 1 , wherein said hanger is integral with said rod.  
   
   
       3 . The garment steamer of  claim 1 , wherein said hanger is slidable along said rod such that said hanger can be selectively positioned at any height along said rod.  
   
   
       4 . The garment steamer of  claim 1 , wherein said hanger is separable from said rod.  
   
   
       5 . The garment steamer of  claim 1 , wherein said rod has one or more locks for selectively positioning and securing said rod at a variety of different vertical positions.  
   
   
       6 . The garment steamer of  claim 1 , wherein said rod cooperates with a hose retaining mechanism for storing said hose.  
   
   
       7 . The garment steamer of  claim 1 , wherein said hose has an inner heat conducting tube and an outer insulating tube.  
   
   
       8 . The garment steamer of  claim 1 , wherein said rod is telescopically received and said base.  
   
   
       9 . The garment steamer of  claim 1 , wherein said rod is separably connected to said base.  
   
   
       10 . The garment steamer of  claim 9 , wherein said rod has a stand.  
   
   
       11 . The garment steamer of  claim 10 , wherein said stand is selectively separable from said rod.  
   
   
       12 . The garment steamer of  claim 10 , wherein said stand is integral with said rod.  
   
   
       13 . The garment steamer of  claim 10 , wherein said stand collapsibly cooperates with said rod to enable said rod to stand alone separate from said base, and to be selectively received in said base, wherein said base serves as a support for said rod.  
   
   
       14 . The garment steamer of  claim 1 , wherein said fluid heating assembly has a fluid inlet for receiving a fluid from said fluid container, a boiler for receiving said fluid from said fluid inlet and for boiling said fluid, and a fluid outlet for receiving a portion of said fluid that is vaporized by said boiling and for conveying said vaporized fluid through said hose, thereby allowing a user to control the emission of said vaporized fluid.  
   
   
       15 . The garment steamer of  claim 14 , wherein said hose cooperates with a variety of different attachments to provide a variety of different vapor emitting effects.  
   
   
       16 . (canceled)  
   
   
       17 . The garment steamer of  claim 15 , further comprising an ionic assembly with a UV light source for producing and emitting ions and/or ozone.  
   
   
       18 . The garment steamer of  claim 17 , wherein said ionic assembly has a device being selected from the group consisting of an ion generator, an ozone generator, an ion emitter, an ozone emitter, and any combinations thereof.  
   
   
       19 . The garment steamer of  claim 18 , wherein said device is situated to infuse or introduce said ions and/or ozone into a garment.  
   
   
       20 . The garment steamer of  claim 14 , further comprising an ionic assembly for generating ions and/or ozone.  
   
   
       21 . The garment steamer of  claim 20 , wherein said ionic assembly has a first ion and/or ozone generator, said first ion and/or ozone generator for generating ions and/or ozone of different polarity and/or intensity and a second ion and/or ozone emitter operatively connected with said first ion and/or ozone generator for emitting said ions and/or ozone.  
   
   
       22 . The garment steamer of  claim 20 , wherein said ionic assembly has a UV light source for producing and emitting ions and/or ozone.  
   
   
       23 . The garment steamer of  claim 19 , wherein said device is situated to infuse or introduce said ions and/or ozone into said vaporized fluid.  
   
   
       24 . A garment steamer comprising: 
 a base having a fluid heating assembly;    a fluid container in fluid communication with said fluid heating assembly, said fluid container being separable from said fluid heating assembly;    a hose in fluid communication with said fluid heating assembly, said hose being separable from said fluid heating assembly; and    an ionic assembly for generating and/or emitting ions and/or ozone.    
   
   
       25 . The garment steamer of  claim 24 , wherein said ionic assembly has an ion generator for generating ions and an ozone emitter operatively connected with said ion generator for emitting said ions and/or ozone.  
   
   
       26 . The garment steamer of  claim 24 , wherein said ionic assembly has a UV light source for producing and emitting ions and/or ozone.  
   
   
       27 . The garment steamer of  claim 24 , wherein said fluid heating assembly has a fluid inlet for receiving a fluid from said fluid container, a boiler for receiving said fluid from said fluid inlet and for boiling said fluid, and a fluid outlet for receiving a portion of said fluid that is vaporized by said boiling and for conveying said vaporized fluid through said hose, thereby allowing a user to control the emission of said vaporized fluid.  
   
   
       28 . The garment steamer of  claim 27 , wherein said hose cooperates with a variety of different attachments to provide a variety of different vapor emitting effects.  
   
   
       29 . The garment steamer of  claim 28 , wherein said ion and/or ozone emitter is situated to infuse or introduce ions and/or ozone into said vaporized fluid.  
   
   
       30 . The garment steamer of  claim 28 , wherein said ion and/or ozone emitter is situated to infuse or introduce ions and/or ozone directly into a garment.  
   
   
       31 . The garment steamer of  claim 24 , wherein said ionic assembly selectively generates ions and/or ozone with said ions and/or ozone having a different polarity, said ionic assembly providing a variety of voltage outputs.  
   
   
       32 . The garment steamer of  claim 31 , wherein said ionic assembly emits ions and/or ozone of different polarity and/or intensity.  
   
   
       33 . The garment steamer of  claim 24 , further comprising a garment support assembly cooperating with said base.  
   
   
       34 . The garment steamer of  claim 33 , wherein said garment support assembly has a rod and a hanger.  
   
   
       35 . The garment steamer of  claim 34 , wherein said rod is connected to said base to telescopically extend therefrom.  
   
   
       36 . The garment steamer of  claim 34 , wherein said hanger is connected to said rod.  
   
   
       37 . The garment steamer of  claim 36 , wherein said hanger is integral with said rod.  
   
   
       38 . The garment steamer of  claim 36 , wherein said hanger is separable from said rod.  
   
   
       39 . The garment steamer of  claim 36 , wherein said hanger cooperates with said rod to enable said hanger to collapsibly operate alone separate from said rod, and to collapsibly operate with said rod such that said rod selectively and adjustably supports said hanger.  
   
   
       40 . The garment steamer of  claim 34 , wherein said rod is separable from said base and has a stand.  
   
   
       41 . The garment steamer of  claim 40 , wherein said stand is connected to said rod to collapsibly cooperate therewith to enable said rod to stand alone separate from said base, and to cooperate with said base such that said base serves as a support for said rod.  
   
   
       42 . The garment steamer of  claim 34 , wherein said hanger is slidable along said rod such that said hanger can be selectively positioned at any height along said rod.  
   
   
       43 - 56 . (canceled)  
   
   
       57 . A garment steamer comprising: 
 a base having a fluid heating assembly;    a fluid container in fluid communication with said fluid heating assembly, said fluid container being separable from said fluid heating assembly; and    a hose in fluid communication with said fluid heating assembly, said hose being separable from said fluid heating assembly, wherein said base has an enlarged base portion having a frontal base side and a distal base side, wherein at least one of said frontal base side and said distal base side has a first structure protruding therefrom, said first structure for wrapping a power cord therearound.    
   
   
       58 . The garment steamer of  claim 57 , further comprising a rod telescopically connected to said base, and further comprising a cord reel biasing device for biasing said power cord around said first structure.  
   
   
       59 . The garment steamer of  claim 58 , further comprising a hanger being connected to said rod to collapsibly cooperate therewith.  
   
   
       60 . A garment steamer comprising: 
 a base having a fluid heating assembly;    a fluid container in fluid communication with said fluid heating assembly, said fluid container being separable from said fluid heating assembly;    a hose in fluid communication with said fluid heating assembly, said hose being separable from said fluid heating assembly;    a rod being telescopically connected to said base; and    a hanger being connected to said rod to collapsibly cooperate therewith, wherein said base has a controller connected thereto for controlling operation of the garment steamer, wherein said controller may be toggled from a first condition to a second condition by a user's foot.    
   
   
       61 . The garment steamer of  claim 60 , wherein said controller operates a function of the garment steamer, wherein said function is selected from the group consisting of on, off, vaporizing, non-vaporizing, steaming, non-steaming, ionic steaming, ozone emission, ion emission and any combinations thereof.  
   
   
       62 . A garment steamer comprising: 
 a base having a fluid heating assembly;    a fluid container in fluid communication with said fluid heating assembly and being separable therefrom;    a hose in fluid communication with said fluid heating assembly and being separable therefrom;    a rod being telescopically connected to said base;    a hanger being connected to said rod to collapsibly cooperate therewith, wherein said fluid heating assembly has a fluid inlet for receiving a fluid from said fluid container, a boiler for receiving said fluid from said fluid inlet and for boiling said fluid, and a fluid outlet for receiving a portion of said fluid that is vaporized by said boiling and for conveying said vaporized fluid through said hose, thereby allowing a user to control the emission of said vaporized fluid, wherein said hose cooperates with an attachment to provide a vapor emitting effect, and wherein said fluid outlet has a nozzle, and said nozzle has a “T” shape.    
   
   
       63 . A garment steamer comprising: 
 a base having a fluid heating assembly;    a fluid container in fluid communication with said fluid heating assembly, said fluid container being separable from said fluid heating assembly;    a hose in fluid communication with said fluid heating assembly and being separable therefrom; and    a cord reel being in or in said base having a spindle for wrapping a power cord therearound.    
   
   
       64 . The garment steamer of  claim 63 , wherein said cord reel is biased.  
   
   
       65 . The garment steamer of  claim 64 , wherein said cord reel is biased by a spring for retracting said power cord around said spindle through said base.  
   
   
       66 . The garment steamer of  claim 65 , further comprising a device for selectively retracting said cord reel around said spindle.  
   
   
       67 . The garment steamer of  claim 66 , wherein said device is connected to a foot pedal, said foot petal for conveniently selectively retracting said power cord around said spindle, and for selectively unwinding said power cord.