Device in which a garment with a crinkled appearance may be cleaned

Abstract

A device in which a garment with a crinkled appearance may be stored or laundered is taught comprising a washable bag with sufficient elasticity to retain the garment in a predetermined position so that the appearance of the garment remains crinkled. So that the washable bag can he dried as well as washed, the bag is preferably made from fabric that resists melting at temperatures conventionally experienced during the clothes drying process. The bag further has snag-free surface and at least one opening to receive the garment. Means for hanging may be provided so that the device can be easily stored.

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         19 . A method for cleaning a garment having a crinkled appearance comprising: a. crinkling the garment in a predetermined position; b. drawing the garment in the predetermined position into a washable elastic bag having sufficient elasticity to retain the garment in the predetermined position; c. washing the garment in the bag; and d. drying the garment in the bag, so that the crinkled appearance of the garment is sustained upon removal from the bag. 
     
     
         20 . The method of  claim 19 , further comprising the step of storing the garment in the predetermined position in the bag. 
     
     
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         25 . A method for retaining a crinkled appearance of a garment comprising: a. crinkling the garment in a predetermined position; b. drawing the garment in the predetermined position into a bag, having means for compressing a garment disposed in said bag, said bag having sufficient compressibility to retain the garment in the predetermined position; c. storing the garment in the predetermined position in the bag; and d. removing the garment from the bag, so that the crinkled appearance of the garment is sustained upon removal from the bag. 
     
     
         26 . The method of  claim 25 , further comprising the step of activating the means for compressing to retain the garment in the predetermined position. 
     
     
         27 . The method of  claim 25 , further comprising the step of storing the garment in the predetermined position in the bag. 
     
     
         28 . The method of  claim 26 , further comprising the step of deactivating the means for compressing to release a squeezing pressure directed toward the center of the bag that retained the garment in the predetermined position. 
     
     
         29 . A method for storing a garment in a device in which a garment with a crinkled appearance may be stored and cleaned while retaining the crinkled appearance of the garment during both storing and cleaning, the device comprising a washable bag having sufficient elasticity to retain the garment in a predetermined position so that the appearance of the garment remains crinkled having means for compressing a garment disposed therein, into which the garment maybe drawn, the bag having a top opening, a tubular body formed of an elongated sleeve, and a bottom opening, wherein a diameter of the bottom opening is smaller than a diameter of the top opening, the method comprising the steps of compressing the garment; and inserting the garment into the device through at least one of the top opening and the bottom opening. 
     
     
         30 . A method as claimed in  claim 29 , further comprising the steps of laundering the device, and hanging the device in a storage position, wherein the garment is stored in the device while the device is hanging in the storage position.