STEAMING AND SANITIZING ACCESSORY
First Claim
1. An accessory for a steam generating appliance comprising:
- a valve having one or more inlets for receiving one or both of steam and a sanitizing agent from the steam generating appliance;
one or more forwardly-directed outlet ports and one or more downwardly-directed outlet ports;
a first conduit providing fluid communication between the valve and the one or more forwardly-directed outlet ports;
a second conduit providing fluid communication between the valve and the one or more downwardly-directed outlet ports;
a valve controller for selectively allowing or denying the one or both of steam and a sanitizing agent to flow through the valve and conduits to the outlet ports in at least the following modes;
denying the one or both of steam and a sanitizing agent to flow to and from either of the forwardly-directed or the downwardly-directed outlet ports;
allowing the one or both of steam and a sanitizing agent to flow to and from both of the forwardly-directed and the downwardly-directed outlet ports;
allowing the one or both of steam and a sanitizing agent to flow to and from only the one or more forwardly-directed outlet ports; and
allowing the one or both of steam and a sanitizing agent to flow to and from only the one or more downwardly-directed outlet ports.
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Abstract
An accessory for a steam generating appliance includes a valve having one or more inlets for receiving one or both of steam and a sanitizing agent from the steam generating appliance. One or more forwardly-directed outlet ports and one or more downwardly-directed outlet ports are included. A first conduit provides fluid communication between the valve and the one or more forwardly-directed outlet ports. A second conduit provides fluid communication between the valve and the one or more downwardly-directed outlet ports. A valve controller selectively allows or denies the one or both of steam and a sanitizing agent to flow through the valve and conduits to the outlet ports in at least several modes.
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Citations
27 Claims
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1. An accessory for a steam generating appliance comprising:
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a valve having one or more inlets for receiving one or both of steam and a sanitizing agent from the steam generating appliance; one or more forwardly-directed outlet ports and one or more downwardly-directed outlet ports; a first conduit providing fluid communication between the valve and the one or more forwardly-directed outlet ports; a second conduit providing fluid communication between the valve and the one or more downwardly-directed outlet ports; a valve controller for selectively allowing or denying the one or both of steam and a sanitizing agent to flow through the valve and conduits to the outlet ports in at least the following modes; denying the one or both of steam and a sanitizing agent to flow to and from either of the forwardly-directed or the downwardly-directed outlet ports; allowing the one or both of steam and a sanitizing agent to flow to and from both of the forwardly-directed and the downwardly-directed outlet ports; allowing the one or both of steam and a sanitizing agent to flow to and from only the one or more forwardly-directed outlet ports; and allowing the one or both of steam and a sanitizing agent to flow to and from only the one or more downwardly-directed outlet ports. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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9. An accessory for a steam generating appliance comprising:
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a valve having an inlet for receiving steam from the steam generating appliance; one or more forwardly-directed outlet ports and one or more downwardly-directed outlet ports; a first conduit providing fluid communication between the valve and the one or more forwardly-directed outlet ports; a second conduit providing fluid communication between the valve and the one or more downwardly-directed outlet ports; a valve controller for selectively allowing or denying the steam to flow through the valve and conduits to the outlet ports in at least the following modes; denying the steam to flow to and from either of the forwardly-directed or the downwardly-directed outlet ports; allowing the steam to flow to and from both of the forwardly-directed and the downwardly-directed outlet ports; allowing the steam to flow to and from only the one or more forwardly-directed outlet ports; and allowing the steam to flow to and from only the one or more downwardly-directed outlet ports. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. An accessory for a steam generating appliance comprising:
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a valve having a first inlet for receiving steam from the steam generating appliance and a second inlet for receiving a sanitizing agent; one or more forwardly-directed outlet ports and one or more downwardly-directed outlet ports; a first conduit providing fluid communication between the valve and the one or more forwardly-directed outlet ports; a second conduit providing fluid communication between the valve and the one or more downwardly-directed outlet ports; a valve controller for selectively allowing or denying the steam and the sanitizing agent to flow through the valve and conduits to the outlet ports in at least the following modes; denying both the steam and the sanitizing agent to flow to and from either of the forwardly-directed or the downwardly-directed outlet ports; allowing the steam to flow to and from the one or more forwardly-directed outlet ports and the sanitizing agent to flow to and from the one or more downwardly-directed outlet ports; allowing the sanitizing agent to flow to and from the one or more forwardly-directed outlet ports and the steam to flow to and from the one or more downwardly-directed outlet ports; and allowing a mixture of the steam and the sanitizing agent to flow to and from both of the forwardly-directed and the downwardly-directed outlet ports. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27)
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