Portable steaming device

Claim 1

A STEAMING DEVICE COMPRISING A PORTABLE, HAND-HELD IMPLEMENT CONSISTING ESSENTIALLY OF: (A) A CASING HAVING A CARRYING HANDLE AND HOUSING A MOTOR DRIVEN FAN, SAID CASING HAVING AIR INLET MEANS ON ONE SIDE OF SAID FAN AND AN AIR OUTLET AT THE OPPOSITE SIDE OF SAID FAN; (B) A TUBE EXTENDING FROM SAID CASING AND HAVING ITS INNER END IN COMMUNICATION WITH SAID AIR OUTLET OF THE CASING AND ITS OUTER END SPACED LATERALLY FROM SAID AIR OUTLET OF THE CASING; (C) A TUBULAR MEMBER SUPPORTED COAXIALLY WITHIN SAID FIRST-NAMED TUBE TO PROVIDE AN ANNULAR AIR PASSAGEWAY EXTENDING LENGTHWISE BETWEEN SAID MEMBER AND SAID FIRST-NAMED TUBE AND HAVING AN OUTLET AT THE OUTER END OF SAID FIRST-NAMED TUBE, SAID TUBULAR MEMBER HAVING ITS INNER END CLOSED AND ITS OUTER END OPEN, SAID ENDS BEING DISPOSED, RESPECTIVELY, ADJACENT THE INNER AND OUTER ENDS OF SAID FIRST-NAMED TUBE; (D) A SPRAY HEAD MOUNTED TO EXTEND INTO SAID TUBULAR MEMBER INTERIORLY OF SAID CLOSED INNER END OF SAID TUBULAR MEMBER FOR INJECTING A SPRAY OF LIQUID INTO SAID MEMBER; (E) MEANS CONNECTED TO SAID SPRAY HEAD FOR CONTROLLABLY FEEDING LIQUID TO SAID SPRAY HEAD; AND (F) A HIGH TEMPERATURE ELECTRIC HEATING ELEMENT ASSOCIATED WITH SAID TUBULAR MEMBER AND DISPOSED WITHIN SAID TUBULAR MEMBER SO AS TO EXTEND IN THE DIRECTION OF THE LONGITUDINAL AXIS OF SAID TUBULAR MEMBER FOR SUBSTANTIALLY INSTANTLY CONVERTING SAID SPRAY OF LIQUID INTO VAPOR, SAID ANNULAR AIR PASSAGEWAY BEING ARRANGED TO ENABLE THE AIR PASSING THERETHROUGH TO EXERT A COOLING EFFECT UPON THE OUTER SURFACE OF SAID FIRST-NAMED TUBE WHEREBY TO MAINTAIN SAID SURFACE AT A TEMPERATURE ENABLING SAID DEVICE TO BE HELD IN THE HAND DURING ITS OPERATION.