Collapsible Steamer Apparatus
The present invention teaches a collapsible steamer apparatus. According to one aspect of the present invention, the steamer apparatus of the present invention may include a heating base supporting a heating element for heating steam. According to a further aspect of the present invention, the steamer apparatus preferably further includes: lower base attached to an angular middle base at a lower base hinge which allows the angular middle base to move relative to the lower base. According to a further aspect of the present invention, the steamer apparatus of the present invention preferably further includes an upper section which is attached to the top of the angular middle base with a middle base hinge which allows the upper section to partially lower within the body of the lower base; and a head assembly which directs steam created by the heating element out of the steamer apparatus.
1 . A steamer apparatus, wherein the steamer apparatus comprises:
a heating base, wherein the heating base comprises a power cord inlet;
a heating element;
a lower base, wherein the lower base comprises a lower top surface and a lower base wall; wherein the lower base is fixedly attached to the heating base;
an angular middle base, wherein the angular middle base is comprised of a middle top surface and an angular middle wall which extends around and encloses the angular middle base; further wherein the angular middle base is attached to the lower top surface of the lower base at a lower base hinge;
wherein the lower base hinge is comprised of concatenated bellows which allow the angular middle wall to move relative to the lower base wall from the lower based hinge;
an upper section, wherein the upper section is comprised of an upper top surface and an upper wall section; wherein the upper section is attached to the middle top surface of the angular middle base at a middle base hinge; wherein the middle base hinge is a compressed seam extending around a shared circumference of the angular middle base and the upper section;
wherein the lower base hinge and the middle base hinge are configured to allow the angular middle wall and the upper wall section to move relative to each other and the lower based wall; wherein the middle base hinge allows the upper section to partially lower within the body of the lower base;
wherein the lower based hinge and the middle base hinge are configured to move between a first open position and a second compressed position; wherein in the first open position, the exterior angle between the upper wall section and the angular middle wall is more than 90° but less than 180°; wherein in the first open position the exterior angle between angular middle wall and the lower base wall is greater than 180° but less than 270°;
wherein in the second compressed position, the exterior angle between the upper wall section and the angular middle wall is less than 90°; further wherein in the second compressed position the exterior angle between angular middle wall and the lower base wall is greater than 270°;
wherein in the second compressed position, the upper top surface of the upper section is below the height of the lower base hinge; wherein in the second compressed position, the middle top surface of the angular middle base is below the height of the lower base hinge;
a neck extension, wherein the neck extension comprises a hollow ring extending from the upper top surface; and
a head assembly, wherein the head assembly is comprised of one or more a steam channels; wherein steam created by the heating element is directed by air pressure through the upper section; further wherein the steam is propelled out through the head assembly via the one or more the steam channels.
2 . The steamer apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the head assembly further comprises a ringed flange; wherein the ringed flange is configured to contact with the neck extension when the head assembly is inserted into upper section.