Clothes tumbler with ozone generator
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1. A process for removing smoke odors from fabric comprising:
- drying fabrics to be treated, if necessary such that the fabrics are dry prior to ozone treatment;
rotating a chamber containing the dried fabrics which had previously been placed therein to tumble the dried fabrics contained in the chamber;
introducing ozone into the rotating chamber;
subjecting said dried fabrics to an ozone treatment cycle while said fabrics are tumbled in said chamber; and
deodorizing the dried fabrics during the ozone treatment cycle by subjecting the dried fabric in the rotating chamber to the ozone (O3) while the dried fabrics are tumbled in the chamber.
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Abstract
A tumbler is provided for removing odors, such as smoke, from clothing. The tumbler comprises a rotating basket in which clothing tumbles, a blower which causes air to flow through said basket and an ozone source which releases ozone into the air which flows into the basket. The tumbler includes a controller which activates the ozone source after the basket and blower have been activated; and continues to operate the blower and basket after deactivation of the ozone source to provide for a purge period.
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1. A process for removing smoke odors from fabric comprising:
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drying fabrics to be treated, if necessary such that the fabrics are dry prior to ozone treatment; rotating a chamber containing the dried fabrics which had previously been placed therein to tumble the dried fabrics contained in the chamber; introducing ozone into the rotating chamber; subjecting said dried fabrics to an ozone treatment cycle while said fabrics are tumbled in said chamber; and deodorizing the dried fabrics during the ozone treatment cycle by subjecting the dried fabric in the rotating chamber to the ozone (O3) while the dried fabrics are tumbled in the chamber. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 13, 22, 23, 24)
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11. A clothing tumbler for deodorizing smoke contaminated fabric;
- said tumbler comprising;
a housing having an air inlet and an exhaust; a perforated basket mounted in the housing to be rotated by a basket drive; a blower mounted in the housing to be rotated by a blower drive;
the blower, when activated, urging an air stream through an air flow path, said air flow path extending from the air inlet, through the perforated basket, and out the exhaust; and
,an ozone source, said ozone source being in fluid communication with said air flow path to introduce ozone in to the air flow path at a point prior to the the basket when activated. - View Dependent Claims (12, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 25, 26)
- said tumbler comprising;
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