Abstract: A steam ironing and/or smoothing appliance including an ironing board against which a garment to be ironed can be placed for a steam treatment, the ironing board being mounted with the ability to pivot by a hinge device enabling the ironing board to be immobilized in various tilted positions, the hinge device including a first part which is mobile in rotation in relation to a second part, the first part including at least one notch in which is engaged at least one locking element carried by the second part in order to prevent the hinge device from rotating, wherein the second part is mobile in translation in relation to the first part according to a course and a direction enabling the locking element to engage and disengage in the notch.

Abstract: A steam ironing apparatus includes a base containing a device for producing steam connected by a pipe to a smoothing accessory including a hole for emitting steam. The base includes a coat hanger for hanging a garment and mounted to pivot on the base about an axis by a pivot connection. The hanger is prevented from rotating by a locking device. The locking device includes a control member movable by the user from an unlocked position that allows the hanger to rotate freely, into a locked position in which the hanger is prevented from rotating. The movement of the control member from the unlocked to the locked position causes the movement and/or deformation of a braking element from an initial position that allows free rotation of the pivot connection, towards a braked position in which the braking element is kept pressed against an element to prevent the hanger from rotating.

Abstract: The invention relates to a handle for a cooking vessel or lid that includes at least one thermoelectric generator. The invention is characterized in that the handle has a releasable locking device and the thermoelectric generator has at least one first contact surface thermally connected to a thermal coupling part that comes into contact under stress with a portion of the cooking vessel or lid when the releasable locking device of the handle is in a locked position on the cooking vessel or lid.

Abstract: Provided is a facial massage device including: a massage head (1) that includes: a bearing element (20) that is intended to be placed against the face and that defines a bearing surface (S), at least one massage finger (21), each including a working head (22) intended to come into contact with the face and each being mobile between: a retracted position (R) in which the working head (22) is located short of the bearing surface (S) towards the inside of the massage head (1), an extended position (E) in which the working head (22) is located beyond the bearing surface (S) towards the outside of the massage head (1), means (25) for manoeuvring each massage finger (21) designed to move each of the massage fingers (21) alternately between the extended position (E) and the retracted position (R) thereof, and a drive housing (2) that carries the massage head (1) and that includes an electric motor (6) that actuates drive means (7) designed to transmit the drive from the electric motor (6) to the manoeuvring means (2

Abstract: A hairstyling device for curling hair includes a housing including a rolling chamber, an insertion slot and an extraction opening arranged on a side end of the housing, and a mandrel which has one end fixed to the housing and a free end arranged near to the extraction opening, and which extends into the rolling chamber. A roller is arranged inside the rolling chamber and configured to roll the strand of hair around the mandrel, during rotation thereof. The device includes a stationary finger arranged at the contour of the extraction opening, the shape of which is configured with respect to the free end of the mandrel in order to block the rotation of the strand of hair around the mandrel without the risk of going beyond the finger during the rotation of the roller, and to promote the demoulding of the curled strand of hair along the mandrel.

Abstract: In one embodiment, the present disclosure relates to a steam pressing appliance that includes a handle connected to a steam release nozzle. The steam release nozzle includes a heating body with an instant vaporization chamber and an electrical resistor regulated by a thermostat in order to keep the temperature of the vaporization chamber around a set-point temperature. The appliance also includes an electric pump to inject liquid into the vaporization chamber. The pump is controlled by a drive circuit that receives information from the thermostat on whether power is being supplied to the electrical resistor. The drive circuit modifies the operating conditions of the pump in accordance with whether or not current is supplied through the electrical resistor, operating in a first flow mode when current flows through the electrical resistor and operating in a second flow mode when no current flows through the electrical resistor.

Abstract: The invention relates to a composition for coatings which includes at least one condensed tannin and water and which has a pH of more than 7. The invention also relates to an anti-adhesive coating composition including said type of composition for coatings.

Abstract: A steam de-wrinkling appliance includes a de-wrinkling head connected by a line to a base for producing a steam flow. The de-wrinkling head has a rear portion forming a handle and a flared front portion having a surface with one or a plurality of steam exit holes for distributing the steam flow originating from the base. The de-wrinkling head further includes a device having a movable member capable of assuming a retracted position and a restriction position. The flared front portion encloses a single steam plenum chamber that supplies steam to the steam exit hole or holes.

Abstract: A machine for dispensing beverages includes a pod including at least two cavities each cavity containing a volume of ingredients forming part of a composition of the beverage, the machine further including an air injection device configured to supply at least two volumes of air in a synchronized manner, the at least two volumes of air being adapted respectively to the volumes of ingredients in the at least two cavities, the injection device including an air pump including two chambers and two pistons slidably mounted respectively in the two chambers, and an actuator configured to actuate the two pistons in a synchronized manner.

Abstract: A preparation apparatus for preparing feed for animals, includes a first storage container for storing a dehydrated feed, a second storage container for storing a liquid such as water, mixing chamber, a mixer for mixing the dehydrated feed and the liquid in order to form a feed ration in paste form, and a consumption container arranged to receive the feed ration, wherein the mixing chamber includes an opening, the mixing chamber is mounted movable relative to the preparation apparatus, so as to move from a first position to a second position.

Abstract: A method determines a performance index of a cooking vessel subjected to a heating power, the index being representative of the capacity of the vessel to distribute the heating power in a homogeneous manner, the vessel including a bottom and a lateral wall furnished with an external face. The method includes a) subjecting the bottom of the vessel to a heating system, b) measuring and recording at regular time intervals the temperature at least three points of predetermined altitude of the external face until the stabilization of at least one of the measured temperatures at each time interval at the level of the at least three points, c) calculating and recording in the course of the time taken for the temperature of the external face to rise, the difference between the maximum temperature and the minimum temperature measured, d) determining the performance index based on the calculations and recordings.

Abstract: A steam appliance intended to style hair, includes: —a base having a fluid reservoir including a component for demineralizing the fluid that is arranged upstream of the reservoir, —an intermediate chamber for raw fluid, the intermediate chamber being arranged upstream of the demineralizing component, —a cover intended to closed the intermediate chamber, —a portable unit for styling the hair, the unit being remote from the base and having a component for outputting steam in the direction of the hair, —a line including at least one duct intended to put the base and the portable unit into fluid communication, —a component for vaporizing the fluid and a component for outputting steam in the direction of the hair. The intermediate chamber includes in its interior a splitter intended to increase the flow cross section of the fluid through the inlet of the demineralizing component.

Abstract: An appliance for preparing animal feed, includes a housing, a mixing chamber designed to receive a portion of dehydrated feed and a liquid portion, mobile mixer arranged in the mixing chamber, a consumption chamber, wherein the mixing chamber is removable from the preparation appliance, wherein the mixing chamber, once mounted on the preparation appliance: is rotatable in order to pass from a position mixing the feed ration to a position dispensing the feed ration, and has a gripping portion which protrudes from the housing.

Abstract: A steam ironing apparatus including a handle connected to a steam-emitting head including a treatment surface intended for being placed vertically opposite a garment to be ironed and including at least one steam outlet opening, the steam-emitting head including a heating body including a steaming chamber including a bottom wall forming an angle of 45° to 90° with the treatment surface and including an injection system to inject liquid into the steaming chamber, wherein the injection system to inject liquid includes at least two nozzles injecting liquid onto two separate steaming areas of the steaming chamber.

Abstract: A machine for dispensing beverages from a pod, includes a frame, a container including a pod-receiving zone, and an opening/closing device arranged between the frame and the container so as to pivot the container along a vertical axis between a closed position permitting the beverage to be dispensed and an open position permitting access to the pod-receiving zone, wherein the opening/closing device is configured such that the container has a 180° angular stroke for moving from the closed position to the open position and vice versa, such that a direction of rotation of the container can be clockwise or counter-clockwise, at the user's discretion.

Abstract: The invention relates to a cosmetic product refill (20) for a hair treatment device (1), comprising an applicator member (26) saturated with an aqueous composition, wherein the applicator member has a density of between 0.11 and 0.25 g/cm3 and the aqueous composition has a viscosity of between 4, preferably 5, and 100 centipoise, at 22° C. The invention also relates to a hair treatment device provided with such a refill.

Abstract: An appliance for cutting food, particularly fruit and vegetables, includes a base and at least one cutting blade. The base includes a surface for receiving the food and a device for translatably guiding the cutting blade that is to be moved back and forth by the user over the food.

Abstract: A coffee machine includes an infusion zone, a storage container for ground coffee arranged above the infusion zone, and a device for transferring the coffee grounds from the storage container to the infusion zone via an aperture. The transfer device includes a member for opening and closing the aperture, which can move between an open position and a closed position. The aperture opening and closing member includes an open portion that has an inclined wall configured, when in the open position, to be positioned beneath the aperture and to direct the coffee grounds that pass through said aperture towards the infusion zone, and configured to be offset from the aperture when in the closed position. The transfer device also includes a cleaning member for the inclined wall when moving from the open position into the closed position and vice versa.

Abstract: A filtration device for an air purification appliance includes a first filtering cartridge structure containing a classic absorbent or adsorbent material selected from activated carbon or zeolite and a second, different filtering cartridge structure holding a filtering medium consisting of a specific adsorbent material which is porous and functionalized with at least one probe molecule in such a way as to trap aldehyde-type chemical contaminants.