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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8028444 | Apparatus for feeding items of laundry to a laundry-treatment arrangement, in particular a mangle An apparatus for feeding items of laundry to a mangle having loading clamps (27) arranged on conveyors (20) having endless toothed belts (21), the loading clamps (27) being driven in circulation, and if the respective toothed belts (21... | 10/04/2011 |
| 7836617 | Linen spreader apparatus and method A separated article of laundry is dragged over a plurality of wheels or belts. The wheels or belts adjust the amount of overhang on each side, making an edge of the article more horizontal. A clamp clamps the edge and drags the article of laundry from the wheels or ... | 11/23/2010 |
| 7827709 | Linen spreader apparatus and method An article is selected and spread from a load of articles. A first clamp moves along a run to remove an article. By changing orientation of the run, articles may be removed from different locations. A second clamp rotates while holding the article. The rotation gene... | 11/09/2010 |
| 7555857 | Article of laundry spreader and stacker Two paths parallel paths feed a common path. A clamp removes separate articles in each parallel path. Each path positions articles on opposite sides of a surface, such as a conveyor. In a back and forth motion, another clamp sequentially clamps the articles of laund... | 07/07/2009 |
| 7448152 | Process for aligning a laundry article and device for carrying out the process A laundry article is drawn by a tensioning conveyor with a tensioning gripper which has gripped said laundry article at a corner in a tensioning direction over a narrowing channel, the base of which is convex in the tensioning direction. Optical sensors arranged on ... | 11/11/2008 |
| 7412789 | Process for aligning a laundry article and device for carrying out the process A laundry article is drawn over a support surface by a positioning gripper and is set down there so that the rearmost tip comes to rest on an edge plate and the remainder on a transverse conveyor which moves the laundry article to a corner gripping apparatus. The la... | 08/19/2008 |
| 7401426 | Method and device for introducing essentially rectangular pieces of cloth into a feeder A device for feeding essentially rectangular pieces of cloth to a feeder, comprising a conveyor on which pieces of cloth can be advanced in the direction of conveyance of the feeder, and on which, in front of the conveyor, there is configured a boom extending transv... | 07/22/2008 |
| 7380356 | Apparatus and method for loading flat articles of clothing into a laundry processing unit An apparatus and method for loading flat articles of clothing into a laundry processing unit is disclosed. The apparatus comprises a frame having an entrance opposite an end of a conveyor belt, at least one loading post controlled by an operator, with a first pair o... | 06/03/2008 |
| 7316477 | Ink jet printer An ink jet printer for discharging ink drips to a printing medium mounted on a conveying belt and conveyed from a plurality of nozzles, in which the printing quality is improved and the printing speed is raised. A printing medium conveying section has first and seco... | 01/08/2008 |
| 7284667 | Apparatus for separating laundry articles There is provided an apparatus and methods for separating an article of laundry from a bundle of articles. The bundle is located in a truck which is clamped into a carriage by means of clamping arm or attached to guide rails. The truck is moved by suitable drive mea... | 10/23/2007 |
| 7197901 | Washing machine The invention provides an apparatus comprising a drum for containing and agitating an article, wherein the drum comprises at least two rotatable portions in rotatable connection with one another, a rotator member in connection with each rotatable portion for rotatin... | 04/03/2007 |
| 7127840 | Laundry article spreader apparatus and method A towel spreader is provided. A trailing corner is clamped to isolate an edge of a towel where the edge is either along a fold in a towel or along an outer extremity of the towel. The towel is then flattened in a single or two layers using motion and gravity while b... | 10/31/2006 |
| 7120428 | Remote locomotive control A remote locomotive control system includes a slave controller configured to receive data strings from remote transmitters. The slave controller is responsive to an acquire signal received from one of the remote transmitters for configuring the slave controller to c... | 10/10/2006 |
| 7045031 | Method of optimizing spacing between elastic members in applying leg elastics A method of applying leg elastics to absorbent garments involves optimizing the spacing between multiple elastic members. The elastic members are bonded to a substrate with variable spacing along the length of the leg opening. More particularly, narrower spacing is ... | 05/16/2006 |
| 7017291 | Gap reduction system and method for laundry processing Gaps between articles of laundry being passed between two automated laundry processing stations are reduced. By sensing a gap and accelerating an upstream conveyor, gaps between articles of laundry passed between stations are reduced. A reduction in gaps provides fo... | 03/28/2006 |
| 6996881 | Method and plant for automatic washing and/or ironing of substantially flat objects, and plant for carrying out the method Method and plant for processing in the form of washing and/or ironing of substantially flat items (4), such as textiles and the like, which individually can be fed continuously and successively into a processing plant. The processing plant contains fixed as w... | 02/14/2006 |
| 6993863 | Transfer device for an industrial flatwork ironer The invention concerns a transfer device between a conveyor supplying articles and a second conveyor whereon the articles are spread out, the transfer means including, between the supply conveyor and the second conveyor, a vertical passage wherein each article is su... | 02/07/2006 |
| 6883258 | Spreader apparatus and method for articles of laundry Apparatuses and methods spread a towel from a load of towels. The towels are rectangular, such as hand, wash or beach towels. A trailing corner is first identified to isolate one short edge from another short edge. The entire towel is then transported from one side ... | 04/26/2005 |
| 6826856 | Laundry article spreader apparatus and method A towel spreader is provided. A trailing corner is clamped to isolate an edge of a towel where the edge is either along a fold in a towel or along an outer extremity of the towel. The towel is then flattened in a single or two layers using motion and gravity while b... | 12/07/2004 |
| 6618968 | Method and an apparatus for introducing substantially rectangular pieces of laundry into a laundry treatment apparatus A method and apparatus (1) for unfolding and feeding substantially rectangular pieces of laundry (2) into a cloth treatment apparatus, such as a rotary ironer the apparatus including a conveyor (11) over which the piece of laundry (2) is positioned unfold... | 09/16/2003 |
| 6584711 | Method and apparatus for spreading a rectangular sheet of fabric Cleaning of dirty rectangular sheets of fabric must proceed through such steps as laundering, dewatering, drying, spreading, and ironing. At present, the spreading step remains yet to be automated and, therefore, must be manually carried out. Several meth... | 07/01/2003 |
| 6578298 | Small piece feed basket assembly A feed basket assembly is mounted to the loading end of commercial laundry spreader/feeder machine to facilitate the feeding of small articles such as pillowcases and napkins. The assembly includes a feed basket, a drawer slide, slide brackets for mountin... | 06/17/2003 |
| 6533267 | Method and apparatus for the alignment of textile material sections A method of aligning a portion of textile fabric, whereby at least two movable gripping elements of a display device are brought alongside one another into contact with and fastened to a front edge of the portion of fabric and the gripping elements are mo... | 03/18/2003 |
| 6477797 | Method of spreading laundered rectangular cloths and apparatus therefor A method for spreading a laundered rectangular cloth including picking up a portion of the cloth so that the cloth is suspended from the picked portion, and trailing the cloth on a support to position one corner portion, being the trailing end of the clot... | 11/12/2002 |
| 6440363 | Process for the fungistatic and/or antibacterial finishing of sewings and equipment therefor The fungistatic/antibacterial treatment method for sewed goods like clothes according to the present invention is characterized by the steps of permeating the fungistatic/antibacterial chemicals into a variety of sewed goods like clothes after sewed, to b... | 08/27/2002 |
| 6257158 | Sewing machine with uncurling device The invention provides a sewing machine with uncurling device comprising a separating plate and a suction tube, the separating plate is placed in front of the needle drop point and it separates upper and lower fabrics fed to a needle drop point with their... | 07/10/2001 |
| 6141893 | Laundry feeder method and apparatus A laundry feeder method and apparatus for feeding laundry articles to a spreader apparatus is provided. The feeder allows large king size sheets, as well as other sized laundry articles, to be conveniently readied for spreading by a user. A fixed target i... | 11/07/2000 |
| 6076291 | Sandwich-conveyor The invention relates to a method of advancing substantially rectangular pieces of cloth to a cloth treatment apparatus, such as a rotary ironer, whereby the piece of cloth is initially spread out and advanced in its spread-out state and at a given rate o... | 06/20/2000 |
| 5921908 | Folding device and method for folding flat pieces of laundry in longitudinal direction Folding device for folding flat pieces of laundry like sheets in longitudinal direction, with a basis conveyor, a folding runner and a side conveyor lying higher alongside the folding runner wherein under the side conveyor an air chamber is situated to bl... | 07/13/1999 |
| 5906061 | Device for folding and discharging linen for a dry pressing machine and dry pressing machine incorporating such a device On leaving a dry pressing or ironing machine, each piece of linen or washing is folded on a folding arm performing a reciprocating movement. The folding arm then bears on an entrance end of a conveyor (28), which is then driven (F2), so as to move the fol... | 05/25/1999 |
| 5815963 | Apparatus and process for feeding laundry items to a processing unit A laundry item is seized by an inner, first clamp (14) and an outer second clamp (14') of a clamp pair (13a, 13b) of a spreading-out device (12) and is spread out by displacing the first clamp (14) by means of a belt (15a, 15b) until the second clamp (14'... | 10/06/1998 |
| 5611159 | Method and apparatus for feeding laundry articles to a laundry processing apparatus A method and an apparatus for feeding substantially rectangular laundry articles to a laundry processing apparatus, such as an ironing roller, comprising alignment of the laundry article to a predetermined angle with respect to the direction of feed of th... | 03/18/1997 |
| 5606812 | Device for inserting laundry articles into a feeder A device for inserting laundry articles into a feeder, comprising a conveyor which is adapted to first grip a stretched portion of a front edge on the laundry article and then to convey the laundry article into the feeder with the front edge foremost in t... | 03/04/1997 |
| 5606811 | Device with spreader rollers for inserting laundry articles into a feeder A device for inserting substantially rectangular laundry articles into a feeder, comprising a conveyor which is adapted first to grip a stretched portion of a front edge on the laundry article and then to convey the laundry article into the feeder with th... | 03/04/1997 |
| 5600906 | Automatic suction type transfer of limp material on conveyors A transfer mechanism for transferring a limp workpiece from a first conveyor traveling at a first speed to a second conveyor traveling at a second speed different from the first speed or running at the same speed, includes a sensor for initially sensing a... | 02/11/1997 |
| 5595467 | Method and an apparatus for feeding a laundry article to a laundry processing apparatus A method and an apparatus for feeding substantially rectangular laundry articles to a laundry processing apparatus, wherein the laundry article can be positioned in a stretched, hanging and folded state across a bar, which is slidable between two opposed ... | 01/21/1997 |
| 5546684 | Method and an apparatus for feeding a laundry article to a laundry processing apparatus A method and an apparatus for feeding substantially rectangular laundry articles to a laundry processing apparatus, such as an ironing roller, comprising alignment of the rear edge on the laundry article to a predetermined angle with respect to the direct... | 08/20/1996 |
| 5535535 | Fabric spreader for fabric cutting machine An apparatus for use with fabric measuring and cutting machines for the purpose of assuring that tubular fabric that is drawn from storage is forced into an essentially flat, wrinkle free form prior to its entry into the measuring and cutting machine. The... | 07/16/1996 |
| 5515627 | Apparatus and method for feeding flatwork articles An apparatus and method are provided for transferring a flatwork article. A transfer mechanism grips a leading edge portion of the article between leading corner portions thereof and moves the article from a loading station to a pickup station. A position... | 05/14/1996 |
| 5469955 | Depositing apparatus for laundry A depositing apparatus for depositing a piece of laundry including an endless conveyer belt upon which the laundry is spread and stretched. The conveyer belt can supply the deposited laundry to an apparatus placed downstream of the conveyor belt. The conv... | 11/28/1995 |
