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The present invention relates to a steamer head for a garment steamer comprising a main body (2) with a front end (8), a steam outlet (11) and an air inlet (25) formed in the front end (8). A suction force is applied to draw air through the air inlet (25) so that a fabric of a garment disposed proxi

The present invention relates to a steamer head for a garment steamer comprising a main body (2) with a front end (8), a steam outlet (11) and an air inlet (25) formed in the front end (8). A suction force is applied to draw air through the air inlet (25) so that a fabric of a garment disposed proximate the front end (8) is drawn against the front end (8) by the suction force. Further, steam is applied to the fabric of a garment through the steam outlet (11). The front end (8) of the main body (2) comprises first and second surfaces (10, 2). The steam outlet (11) is formed in the first surface (10) and the air inlet (25) is formed in the second surface (12), so that the fabric is drawn against the second surface (12) and steam is applied to the fabric at the first surface (10). The first and second surfaces (10, 12) together forma convex surface. The present invention also relates to a garment steamer comprising a 10 steamer head and a method of removing creases from a garment using a garment steamer.

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1. A steamer head for a garment steamer comprising a main body with a front end,a steam outlet,a fluid supply inlet through which fluid is supplied to the steamer head, and a fluid passageway for delivering fluid from the fluid supply inlet to the steam outlet,an air inlet formed in the front end an

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A steamer head for a garment steamer comprising a main body with a front end,a steam outlet,a fluid supply inlet through which fluid is supplied to the steamer head, and a fluid passageway for delivering fluid from the fluid supply inlet to the steam outlet,an air inlet formed in the front end and an air outlet disposed in the main body for exhausting air drawn in through the air inlet to an area adjacent the steamer head, andwherein, during use, a suction force is applied to draw air through the air inlet so that a fabric of a garment disposed proximate the front end is drawn against the front end by the suction force and wherein, during use, fluid is delivered to the fluid passageway through the fluid supply inlet and steam is applied to the fabric of a garment through the steam outlet,the front end of the main body comprising first and second surfaces, the steam outlet being formed in the first surface and the air inlet being formed in the second surface, so that the fabric is drawn against the second surface and steam is applied to the fabric at the first surface, and wherein the first surface is disposed at one end of the front end and the second surface is disposed at the other end of the front end. 2. A steamer head according to claim 1, further comprising an air suction means disposed between the air inlet and air outlet for generating a suction force. 3. A steamer head according to claim 1, wherein the second surface extends from an edge of the first surface. 4. A steamer head according to claim 1, further comprising a handle configured to orient the front end of the main body so that the fabric of a garment is drawn against the air inlet prior to passing proximate to the steam outlet when the front end of the main body is drawn along the fabric of a garment. 5. A steamer head according to claim 4, wherein the handle extends from an opposing end of the main body to the front end, and the handle extends at an angle to the first surface of the front end. 6. A steamer head according to claim 1, wherein the fluid inlet is a steam inlet through which steam is supplied to the main body. 7. A steamer head according to claim 1, wherein the fluid inlet is a water supply inlet through which water is supplied to the main body and a heating means configured to form steam from water introduced through the water supply inlet. 8. A steamer head according to claim 2, further comprising a filter disposed at the air inlet to prevent the ingress of loose fibres from a fabric of a garment into the air suction means. 9. A garment steamer comprising a steamer head according to claim 1 and a fluid source for providing fluid to the fluid inlet. 10. A garment steamer according to claim 9, wherein the fluid source is a steam generation unit, wherein the steam inlet of the steamer head is connected to the steam generation unit by a flexible pipe. 11. A garment steamer according to claim 8, further comprising air suction means. 12. A method of removing creases from a fabric of a garment using a steamer head of a garment steamer, the method comprising: sucking the fabric against a front end at an air inlet on the steamer head,moving the steamer head along the fabric so that fabric drawn against the air inlet at the front end is subsequently positioned against a steam outlet, andapplying steam to the fabric that is positioned against the steam outlet. 13. A steamer head according to claim 1, wherein the first and second surfaces together form a convex surface. 14. A steamer head according to claim 1, wherein a plane of the second surface is angled away from a plane of the first surface. 15. A steamer head according to claim 1, further comprising a deflector for deflecting exhaust air from the air outlet. 16. A steamer head according to claim 15 wherein the air outlet directs exhaust towards a handle of the steamer head, and the deflector isolates the handle from the exhaust. 17. A steamer head according to claim 1 wherein the air outlet is not on the front end of the main body. 18. A steamer head according to claim 4 wherein the fluid supply inlet is on an end of the handle, and the fluid passageway passes through a length of the handle. 19. A steamer head for a garment steamer comprising a main body with a front end,a steam outlet,a fluid supply inlet, and a fluid passageway for delivering fluid from the fluid supply inlet to the steam outlet,an air inlet formed in the front end and an air outlet disposed in the main body for exhausting air drawn in through the air inlet to an area adjacent the steamer head, anda handle,wherein, the fluid supply inlet is on an end of the handle, and the fluid passageway passes through a length of the handle, andwherein during use, a suction force is applied to draw air through the air inlet so that a fabric of a garment disposed proximate the front end is drawn against the front end by the suction force and wherein, during use, fluid is delivered through the fluid passageway to the fluid supply inlet and steam is applied to the fabric of a garment through the steam outlet.