Title:
METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR PARTICULATE REMOVAL FROM FABRICS
Document Type and Number:
WIPO Patent Application WO2001071089
Kind Code:
A3
Abstract:
An apparatus for refreshing and removing particulate soil from discrete fabric articles by mechanically agitating said fabric while gas impinges on soiled areas of said fabric comprising a rotary drum (19), preferably a horizontal rotary drum, driven by a motor under the control of a control means, at least one gas inlet (2), preferably from 3 to 20 gas inlets, wherein said gas inlets (2) have a muzzle diameter sufficient to provide gas to said apparatus at a combined rate of from 101/s to 701/s and a muzzle velocity of from 1m/s to 155m/s and at least one gas outlet (11), wherein said gas oulet (11) is of sufficient diameter to prevent the removed soil from re-depositing upon said fabric.
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Inventors:
NOYES ANNA VADIMOVNA
RADOMYSELSKI ARSENI
SEVERNS JOHN CORT
FRANCE PAUL AMATT
RADOMYSELSKI ARSENI
SEVERNS JOHN CORT
FRANCE PAUL AMATT
Application Number:
PCT/US2001/009345
Publication Date:
September 19, 2002
Filing Date:
March 23, 2001
Export Citation:
Assignee:
PROCTER & GAMBLE (US)
International Classes:
D06G1/00; (IPC1-7): D06G1/00
Foreign References:
| US3906756A | 1975-09-23 | |||
| US5651276A | 1997-07-29 | |||
| US6117190A | 2000-09-12 | |||
| US2729844A | 1956-01-10 |
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