Steam toe press

Details Steam toe press Steam toe press

A - Human Necessities

43

D

12/83

A43D 8/00 (2006.01) A43D 11/14 (2006.01)

Patent

CA 1241805

ABSTRACT A steam press for steaming the toe region of a footwear upper, that includes a contoured activator to receive the toe portion of the upper and operable to heat and apply steam to moisturize the toe portion. The contoured activator includes a contoured silicone cushion and a felt covered contoured steam pad to engage the top part of the upper and a lower heated activator housing contoured to the contour of the contoured steam pad and positioned to mate with the contoured steam pad and press the upper therebetween. The contoured steam pad is mechanically interconnected to move away from and toward the heated activator pad respectively to receive the upper and then press the upper between the contoured steam pad and the heated activator housing. A steam generator is connected to receive water in the liquid state and is operable to convert the water to steam. A water injector is connected to introduce a metered and precisely controllable amount of water to the steam generator which converts the water to steam that flows into the silicone cushion, then into the contoured steam pad and thence to the upper.

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