Abstract: A method for the heat treatment of textiles, particularly advantageous for textiles wound on cops or bobbins, comprises applying a vacuum to a steamer chamber in which the textiles have been placed. When a sufficient vacuum has been reached a treatment liquid is introduced and the vacuum source shut off maintains the vacuums. The treatment liquid is then heated to generate a saturated steam treatment for the textiles. The liquid and steam are then pumped out of the chamber and a vacuum re-instituted for evacuation, cooling and drying, after which the chamber is returned to ambient. Subsequent cycles may be performed with other liquid treatments. An apparatus for carrying out the method may be in the form of a closed system in which the vessels from which the liquid treatment are drawn are coupled to the treatment chamber to allow return of the liquids when the liquids are pumped out. Liquid loss is thus minimized and efficiency increased.

Abstract: In a process for the application of a vat dye, preferably indigo, to a thread bundle (1), before thread bundle (1) enters a dye liquor (3) it is run through a steam lock (5). Steam lock (5) is separated from a chamber (20) through which thread bundle (1) is run after leaving dye liquor (3) via a holding section (21) in an essentially oxygen-free atmosphere.

Abstract: A jig is used to dye a textile web made of polyester fibers (PES fibers) or a blend of PES fibers with other fibers. Dye liquor is kept at boiling temperature or just slightly below the boiling temperature. Provided in the housed-in steam space above the dye liquor are steam-spray tubes which act on the textile web. The steam-spray tubes direct saturated steam upon the textile web as it winds onto the respective reeling lap roll.

Abstract: A method of manufacturing durable press garments by inserting garments constructed of a cellulose fiber-containing fabric into an apparatus capable of tumbling the garments about a generally horizontal axis in such a manner as form a tunnel defined by the garments. The method tumbles the garments and injects a durable press resin into the tunnel in the form of a mist to impregnate the garments with the durable press resin. The method dries the impregnated garments and cures the dried garments.

Abstract: A liquified gas dry-cleaning system including a storage tank containing a liquified gas derived from a liquifiable gas, a pressure vessel for containing a liquid bath derived from the liquifiable gas, and a circulating system for transporting the liquified gas between the storage tank and the pressurized vessel. The pressurized vessel includes a compressor mounted in a wall structure of the vessel for use in evacuating a gaseous form of the liquifiable gas released from the liquid bath during a cleaning cycle. Positioning of the compressor in this manner allows heat generated during each compression stroke of the compressor to be directed to the interior of pressure vessel to minimize the effects of a temperature decrease incident to the gaseous evacuation.

Abstract: Carbon fabric adsorbents are produced by using a cellulose fabric as precursor, which is pretreated by washing with water, drying, immersion in chemical solution, force adsorbing and drying to be rewound into rolls; leading the pretreated roll by one end into a high temperature reactor from the upper end of the reactor and out from below the reactor at a set rolling up speed; controlling the temperature from the upper part to the lower part in the reactor body by gradually increasing it, wherein at the lowest part where it is adjacent the outlet port the temperature is controlled to permit the precursor that has passed through inside the reactor to be heated gradually from the above downwardly so that the precursor is oxidized, carbonized and activated; while the precursor is being subject to reaction treatment in the reactor, passing on the lower part of the reactor a reverse water vapor stream opposite the direction of action of the precursor to allow the precursor to be activated and to blow clean micro-pa

Abstract: The small finishing installation (100) for continuous strips of textile fabric includes a steam-filled housing (2) into which feed rolls (5) can be introduced at each end. Located in the housing are sets of fabric-handling equipment disposed symmetrically with respect to the vertical plane (40) running across the middle of the housing (2). Disposed in this vertical plane (40) is a squeezer unit (37) from which the strip of fabric can pass, against each feed roll (5), through a treatment bath (30) and then over an array (20) of guide rollers disposed above an open tank (26). The continuous strip of fabric (10) can be wound back and forth between the feed rolls (5), thus making it possible to carry out a variety of different treatments.

Abstract: In the jig type textile finishing method and apparatus of the invention, the textile material (19) passes through a heated treatment bath (20) and is rolled alternately in one direction and in the opposite direction with high frequency or microwave electromagnetic waves (24) being applied to said textile material (19) while it is being rolled in and/or out. The power of the waves is determined, as a function of the optimum temperature for the reaction that is to be implemented, in such a manner as to maintain the temperature of the assembly (5, 6) constituted by the rolled-in textile material and the bath in which it is impregnated substantially equal to or greater than said optimum temperature.

Abstract: This invention is a garment de-wrinkler that includes a garment bag with a threaded opening in the bottom thereof. A device for controlling the interior environment of the garment bag is inserted into the opening in the bag. The environmental controller is in the form of an exterior canister that is open at both end with a fan mounted adjacent the exterior end. A second canister is mounted interiorly of the exterior canister and includes heating electrodes to create steam from the water or other liquid contained in the interior canister. Air heating elements are provided in the area between the interior wall of the exterior canister and the exterior wall of the interior canister so that when ambient air is blown over the coil the air will be heated prior to entering the garment bag.

Abstract: A process and apparatus for treating fabric articles containing cellulosic material to provide control shrinkage and durable-press properties for the fabric includes a system for exposing the fabric to an aerosol mist that uniformly supplies a liquid cellulosic cross linking agent and moisture to the fabric. Optionally, a liquid catalyst can be incorporated in the aerosol mist, whereby each droplet of the aerosol mist contains liquid cellulosic cross linking agent, moisture and catalyst promoting cross linking agent. Exposure of the fabric to the aerosol mist containing moisture, cross linking agent and catalyst, the fabric is cross linked at an elevated temperature and subsequently cleaned of cross linking chemicals. The fabric can also be treated using an aerosol mist containing other liquid chemical agents.

Abstract: Substantial amounts of particulate soils in garments can be removed by agitation in gas-jet in a solvent-free, low-pressure environment. The ability of the present gas-jet agitation system to remove particulate soils from garments and fabrics rivals that of conventional dry-cleaning processes which agitate the garments and fabrics while immersed in solvent. Thus, a dry-cleaning operation may consist of a solvent-immersion step for removing soluble soils and a gas-jet agitation step to remove particulates. Considerable savings in equipment and operating costs may be realized in the practice of the invention, since solvent flow rates need not be boosted to provide necessary agitation for particulate soil removal. The savings achievable by employing gas-jet agitation are even more pronounced in dense phase gas dry cleaning systems, which require pressurized environments to maintain a liquified solvent.

Abstract: A process and apparatus for treating fabric articles containing cellulosic material to provide control shrinkage and durable-press properties for the fabric includes a system for exposing the fabric to an aerosol mist that uniformly supplies a liquid cellulosic cross linking agent and moisture to the fabric. Optionally, a liquid catalyst can be incorporated in the aerosol mist, whereby each droplet of the aerosol mist contains liquid cellulosic cross linking agent, moisture and catalyst promoting cross linking agent. Exposure of the fabric to the aerosol mist containing moisture, cross linking agent and catalyst, the fabric is cross linked at an elevated temperature and subsequently cleaned of cross linking chemicals. The fabric can also be treated using an aerosol mist containing other liquid chemical agents.

Abstract: An apparatus and method for applying textile treatment finishing agents to garments or garment work pieces is provided. The apparatus includes a rotating drum and a nozzle for generating a fine mist or fog of textile treatment agents inside the rotating drum. The apparatus can be constructed as a dedicated processing machine, or a conventional, industrial washer or dryer can be fitted with an appropriate nozzle and feed lines to provide a dual purpose machine which can be used for its originally intended purpose, and can be selectively used for applying textile treatment agents. Uniform coverage of the surface of the garment is assured by tumbling the garments through the fog created by the nozzle means. By controlling the size of the droplets, and the time during which mist or fog is generated, the amount of chemical agent absorbed by the garments can be controlled.

Abstract: Textile webs that are to be dyed, printed, or otherwise finished must be fed to such a treatment process in a clean condition. For continuous cleaning without large apparatus and without environmental impact, the pile of the textile web is saturated with a liquid containing washing-active substances and compounds which are caused to foam under the effects of heat especially under steam. After steaming, the foam that is produced in the steam for cleaning is vacuumed away with the contaminants it contains.

Abstract: A steam cabinet includes a base assembly with a water pan and an electrical resistance heater subassembly mounted in thermally conductive relationship therewith. The water pan includes a water inlet and a water outlet. A cabinet assembly is mounted on the base assembly and includes front, back and opposite side walls. A roof structure is mounted on top of the side walls. The cabinet assembly front wall includes an opening which receives a door for providing access to the cabinet interior. The cabinet body side walls include receivers for mounting hanging rods extending therebetween and adapted for supporting multiple garments on hangers. A control system includes multiple float switches in the water pan which are activated by various water level conditions in the water pan. A microprocessor is provided for controlling the heater and water supply operation and timing the steam cabinet operation.

Abstract: Apparatus for steam treatment and hot-air treatment of garments hanging on a conveyor by clothes hangers in a housing, into which the garments are introduced through an inlet lock and from which the garments are removed through an outlet lock. There is provided in the housing, after the inlet lock in the conveying direction, a steam treatment section with steam outlet nozzles directed onto the garments on both sides of the conveying path. After the steam treatment section in the conveying direction, a hot-air treatment section with at least one inlet opening is provided, which opening introduces hot air into the housing. At least one outlet opening is also provided, which removes hot air from the housing. The inlet and outlet opening are part of an air-circulation circuit system. At least one outlet opening is also provided, which removes hot air from the housing.

Abstract: An apparatus and method for applying textile treatment finishing agents to garments or garment work pieces is provided. The apparatus includes a rotating drum and a nozzle for generating a fine mist or fog of textile treatment agents inside the rotating drum. The apparatus can be constructed as a dedicated processing machine, or a conventional, industrial washer or dryer can be fitted with an appropriate nozzle and feed lines to provide a dual purpose machine which can be used for its originally intended purpose, and can be selectively used for applying textile treatment agents. Uniform coverage of the surface of the garment is assured by tumbling the garments through the fog created by the nozzle means. By controlling the size of the droplets, and the time during which mist or fog is generated, the amount of chemical agent absorbed by the garments can be controlled.

Abstract: An accessory kit for converting a home dryer into a dry cleaning machine. The dryer has a rotatable drum enclosed in a dryer housing sealable by a door. The dryer housing has a ventilation system vented to an atmosphere and associated electro-mechanical means for actuating rotation of said drum and said ventilation system. The accessory kit includes: cleaning fluid dispenser apparatus engaged to the dryer which includes spray dispensor which sprays a predetermined amount of cleaning fluid vapor into the dryer drum and also actuates both rotation of the drum and the ventilation system for predetermined periods of time, and filter apparatus engaged in an outlet of the dryer ventilation system for separating soil from a mixture of air and soiled cleaning fluid vapor vented from the dryer housing and thereafter precipitating remaining cleaning fluid vapor from air during exhaustion of air through the filter.

Abstract: A method and apparatus are provided for detoxicating, aerating, drying and sterilizing clothing articles. A drying chamber is provided which has an inner chamber in which the clothing articles are to be hung. A first intermediate chamber and a second intermediate chamber are provided in the walls defining the inner chamber through which air is caused to flow. A heater is provided for heating air drawn in from the room and, if preferred, a condenser may be provided for removing moisture from the air after it has passed through the inner chamber. Air may be recirculated within the drying chamber by use of the condenser, or fresh air may flow through the condenser to provide a cooling air stream to the condenser, while heated moist air flows separately through the condenser to remove heat and moisture before the air is exhausted back into the room.

Abstract: A dry cleaning system particularly suited for employing supercritical CO.sub.2 as the cleaning fluid consisting of a sealable cleaning vessel containing a rotatable drum adapted for holding soiled substrate, a cleaning fluid storage vessel, and a gas vaporizer vessel for recycling used cleaning fluid is provided. The drum is magnetically coupled to a motor so that it can be rotated during the cleaning process. The system is adapted for automation which permits increased energy efficiency as the heating and cooling effect associated with CO.sub.2 gas condensation and expansion can be channeled to heat and cool various parts of the system.

Abstract: This invention processes a multitude of axially centered samples, materials, and masses, in heat and vapors, all substrates and masses rotating on a multitude of center cores within bellshaped chambers, and around themselves, while each core and each substrate is accessible once during each separate rotation through the chambers for sampling, observation, termination, reinsertion, or substitution.

Abstract: A system for the processing of any substrates, masses, and materials, using a plurality of multifunctional workstations in numerous variations and combinations to obtain a huge range of capabilities for the use of stacking multipliers, gentle internal processing, gravity drives, and free generation of electricity.

Abstract: The invention concerns a method for dyeing textiles, whereby textiles are loaded with a dye liquor containing dye in diluted form; several mutually separate dye compartments (dye containers) being provided and mounted in a zone above the dyeing chamber receiving the textiles to be treated. Several textile pieces are processed simultaneously in the dyeing chamber of which the base zone comprises supply lines with upwardly directed supply apertures for steam and for the dye liquor. Thus, it possible to deposit colors structured as pictures across wide areas and differing from each other on a variety of textiles. Furthermore, uniform dye soaking of the textiles is achieved in spite of such image designs. For that purpose, the invention provides that the dye liquor is made to pass from below to above through the textiles using pressurized transport media at raised pressure.

Abstract: A method and container are provided for pre-treating soiled fabrics, such as clothes, to enhance cleaning thereof upon subsequent laundering such as in a domestic washing machine. The soiled fabrics are moisturized and stored in the container which is sealed airtight to retain the moisture in the fabrics. Preferably, the soiled fabrics are moisturized to provide a minimum moisture content of about 7% based on the weight thereof.

Abstract: A method and apparatus are provided for transfer printing a design on warp yarns in a warp and weft fabric by applying a roll of transfer paper carrying a dye design to a moving web of warp yarns. The speed of the web and paper are controlled and heat is applied to transfer the design to the warp yarns. The paper and completed cloth are then rewound.

Abstract: A process and apparatus for treating fabric articles containing cellulosic material to provide control shrinkage and durable-press properties for the fabric includes a system for exposing the fabric to an aerosol mist that uniformly supplies a liquid cellulosic cross linking agent and moisture to the fabric at essentially room temperature. Optionally, a liquid catalyst can be incorporated in the aerosol mist, whereby each droplet of the aerosol mist contains liquid cellulosic cross linking agent, moisture and catalyst promoting cross linking agent. Following exposure of the fabric to the aerosol mist containing moisture, cross linking agent and catalyst, the fabric is cross linked at an elevated temperature and subsequently cleaned of cross linking chemicals. The fabric can also be treated using an aerosol mist containing other liquid chemical agents.

Abstract: The invention provides an apparatus for laundering and treating garments or fabrics with an oxidizing agent. The apparatus includes a housing having a chamber containing a barrel mounted for rotation. A door is provided for placing the garments or fabrics into the chamber. Associated with the housing is a venturi mixer for introducing an oxidizing gas and a liquid into the chamber and a value for removing liquid from the chamber. Controls are is provided to selectively permit a washing, extracting and abrading cycle.

Abstract: A clothes steaming and drying cabinet comprising a housing defining an interior region for the clothes. Hangers and a bar are provided for suspending jackets and trousers respectively. Weighted bars tension the clothes during steaming. A sub housing houses a heating element and a fan for delivering heated air into the interior region. A boiler tank generates steam for delivery into the region. During the steaming and drying cycle, steam is delivered for a steaming period of the cycle and subsequently heated air is delivered during the drying period of the cycle. During the steaming period, heated air is intermittently delivered into the interior region simultaneously with the steam to reduce the formation of condensation on the interior of the cabinet.

Abstract: A dry cleaning system particularly suited for employing supercritical CO.sub.2 as the cleaning fluid consisting of a sealable cleaning vessel containing a rotatable drum adapted for holding soiled substrate, a cleaning fluid storage vessel, and a gas vaporizer vessel for recycling used cleaning fluid is provided. The drum is magnetically coupled to a motor so that it an be rotated during the cleaning process. The system is adapted for automation which permits increased energy efficiency as the heating and cooling effect associated with CO.sub.2 gas condensation and expansion can be channeled to heat and cool various parts of the system.

Abstract: An elastic warp knitted fabric having a pulling out force for pulling out an elastic yarn from the knitted fabric of 30 g or more, and in which a shape of a sinker loop of a nonelastic yarn is maintained as a bulge shape after an application of a dyeing and finishing treatment. This elastic warp knitted fabric can be manufactured by using a specially prepared dyeing and finishing treatment, so that the sinker loop of the nonelastic yarn can be maintained in the treatment.

Abstract: A package stock device in which a plurality of package mounting shelves are arranged within a case through endless chain in such a way as they may be circulated and moved in it, and the case is formed with a supplying port and a discharging port so as to supply the packages onto the mounting shelves and discharge the packages from the shelves. The package stock device may be provided with a steam supplying means.

Abstract: A dry cleaning system and method includes having a rotatable basket therein for receiving to-be-cleaned clothing articles. A fluid circulating system provides for the circulation filtering and cleaning of dry cleaning solvent through the cleaning basket and clothes therein. An air circulating system includes a motor driven fan together with a solvent recovery station utilized to pass heated air through the basket and clothing therein to extract the solvent therefrom. A steam injection system is periodically operated during the drying and reduction portions of the dry cleaning cycle to improve the efficiency of solvent recovery and increase the effectiveness of the dry cleaning system.

Abstract: Laboratory-scale dyeing of samples of lengths of material must correspond to the continuous process conditions as executed in practice in order to obtain comparable dyeing results. For this purpose, the provision is made of joining the sample piece into a tube and of pushing same onto a roll which revolves continuously during dyestuff application as well as during the steaming procedure. For performing this laboratory dyeing-steaming cycle, it is advantageous to arrange the dyeing roll on a rocking lever pivotable from a dyeing position below the dyestuff applicator into a steaming position below a steamer hood. The steamer hood, for steaming purposes, need merely be moved downwards to immerse the dyeing roller in total into the steam atmosphere.

Abstract: A device for treatment of textile materials comprises a cover fixedly mounted on a base and a hollow housing movable on said base along its longitudinal axis. The hollow housing accomodates, on both sides of the axial plane thereof, technological equipment for the treatment of textile materials and doffers for rolls of textile materials. The doffers are mounted in supports, one support being secured on the cover, the other movably mounted inside the hollow housing. The doffers are installed in each support for concurrent parallel displacement depending on the variations in the diameters of the rolls wound thereon and connect to each other by a movable member made as a slider accomodated in a guide.

Abstract: Carpet yarns which have been previously mechanically compressed, are heat set in a yarn heat treating chamber by superheated steam. The yarn treating chamber operates under atmospheric pressure. Several yarns are passed through the yarn treating chamber on respective perforated conveyor belts. The steam is conducted so that it is forced to flow downwardly through the yarns and through the permeable conveyor belts. To avoid the formation of condensate water on the conveyor belts, the belts are in the form of nonmetallic nets, upon which the yarns are deposited in the form of loops.

Abstract: In a method for wet-finishing textile goods in the extraction process, the textile goods are made-up in the form of spools or in packages. They are placed in this made-up form in a vessel closable in a pressure-tight manner and the air is then at least substantially removed from the interstices in the textile goods. In the course of the method, the liquor present in the form of an aerosol is made to flow through the textile goods. In order to reduce the water and energy consumption and to also improve the quality of the treatment, the textile goods are first transferred to a state with increased temperature and low residual moisture. Subsequently or or simultaneously, the air is at least substantially removed from the interstices in the textile goods, and after this state has been attained, a gaseous medium under increased pressure which together with the liquor forms an aerosol is made to flow directly through the textile goods.

Abstract: There is described herein an improved method for decatizing in an autoclave wherein steam is led into the jacket surrounding said autoclave, at a pressure level increasing up to a stationary level within the autoclave. That is obtained by means of an automatically and adjustably controlled throttling valve at the steam inlet to the jacket, the valve being for instance driven by means of a microprocessor routine, and having an autoclave inlet valve associated therewith. In case the outer jacket is missing there might possibly be provided only an automatically controlled autoclave inlet valve performing also as a throttling valve, in order to have a gradually increasing inlet pressure.

Abstract: A bobbin sleeve for a setting bobbin, consisting of a cylinder jacket bounded on both sides by end flanges and consisting of rigid, more especially metallic material is characterized in that the cylinder jacket is provided with continuous apertures, so that the setting process and a subsequent dyeing process can be carried out on one and the same bobbin sleeve.

Abstract: Liquid dye deposited on the pile of a carpet tile can be fixed by inserting an array of heated pins into the pile. The pins, mounted on a block, penetrate the tufts of the pile which have liquid dye thereon but do not penetrate the backing of the carpet tile. A heating element to raise the pins to the fixation temperature of from 90.degree. C. to 100.degree. C. is clamped to or located within the block. Preferably, both the block and the pins are made of metal (not necessarily the same metal).

Abstract: It shall be achieved to design tunnel finishers with air rollers such that the replacement of the jackets of the air rollers is easily possible, even if the air rollers are arranged in the interior of a housing.In order to achieve this object the air roller is supported such that the axis (19) may be removed from one of the two bearings therefore such that the jacket (35) can be replaced via the removed free end.Such tunnel finishers can in particular be used in the clothing industry.

Abstract: A tunnel finisher is provided with an entrance and an outlet and respective pairs of air drums associated to the entrance and the outlet. The tunnel finisher comprises a conveyer with grippers for passing a garment to be treated through the tunnel finisher, a steam supply at the inner side of the inlet pair of air drums and close thereto, a recirculation apparatus for the atmosphere and a supply of air into the interior of the air drums. The conventional separation between the steam chamber and the finishing chamber is omitted by providing a detector actuated by a garment to be finished and controlling the cross-section of the air outlet of the recirculation apparatus.

Abstract: A steam setting system for steam setting a plurality of bobbins reduced by a fine spinning frame in which a steam setting apparatus comprising at least a pair of independent steam setting mechanisms is provided on the way of a bobbin feeder line connecting a fine spinning frame with a winder.

Abstract: In a method for treating textile fabric (5), such as woven goods, knitted goods, threads, yarns, slivers and the like, with a treatment substance such as revivers or brighteners and the like, the application of the product is performed in the course of the drying process, to save water and energy. The treatment substance is added to the gas stream that is forced through the textile package (5) as it dries.

Abstract: A discontinuous system applies chemical solutions, dispersions, slurries and pastes to fibrous materials, paper, plastic and metal sheeting, or their composites, confined in one station and capable to wind, rewind and position rolls in sequence and to process sheeting with the ability to interrupt, inspect sections, and add additional windings of the same roll under varied conditions.

Abstract: A process and apparatus for supplying never-dried yarns from a humidified creel to maintain a constant and controlled amount of moisture on the yarns and, thereby, assure that the supplied yarns are maintained at a constant quality for further processing.

Abstract: A method for preshrinking tubular knit fabrics in which the fabric is treated as a continuous length in tubular form. The elongated tube is continuously fed lengthwise into a series of liquid baths which include a wetting agent, scouring and washing constituents and rinses and any finish is to be applied to the fabric. The fabric tube is caused to advance into and through the bath in a substantially tensionless state by pushing the fabric into the flow of liquid and through the bath to avoid applying substantial tension. From the washing and rinsing baths, the saturated fabric is flattened, again without application of substantial tension, and is fed through a two-stage dryer. In the initial stage, the fabric is air-dried to a moisture content of substantially less than 40%. Before introducing the fabric into the second stage of the dryer, the moisture content is raised, for example in a steam atmosphere, to substantially 40%.

Abstract: In industry there is, for economic reasons, an urgent need to be able to carry out the drying of moist textile material immediately after a completed wet-treatment in the same apparatus in which the preceding treatment operation was carried out.According to the invention the problems arising in the case of textile materials treated in rope form on jet units are solved by evaporatively dewatering the textile material in rope form by means of the gaseous agent which in the case of fabric-advancing jet systems operated by flowing liquor, steam or hot air takes over the transport of the goods immediately after the wet-treatment and which acts on the textile material under a predetermined variable superatmospheric pressure, then cooling the circulating drive gas to condense out the absorbed moisture, and recirculating the air thus dried.

Abstract: A dye setting apparatus for use with carpets, mats and the like comprises a cover having a generally planar interior surface pivotally connected to a support surface. The cover includes a steam containment and support structure having an interior channel flow connected to a steam source. The cover, support structure and support surface form a confinement chamber for the carpet. Steam is released into the chamber from apertures in the support structure to set dye in the carpet. The interior surface of the cover is constructed of a material which is generally non-heat conductive and somewhat water absorbent, such as plywood, to prevent steam from condensing as droplets on the interior of the cover and dropping on the carpet during dye setting. An alternative embodiment includes multiple stacked covers that form multiple chambers, each chamber adapted to receive a mat and steam therein such that dye may be set on multiple mats simultaneously.

Abstract: In a heat treatment apparatus for bobbins of yarn having a plurality of heat treatment baths arranged between a spinning machine and a winding machine, the bobbins from the spinning machine are carried into the heat treatment baths by a conveyor line with pegs, the heat treatment is performed in the baths with the bobbins mounted on the pegs, and the heat-treated bobbins are automatically delivered from the baths onto another conveyor line with pegs installed on the winding machine side.

Abstract: A tunnel finisher for processing clothing articles that has an envelope formed of a sheet wound to a cylindrical shape in such a manner that its free longitudinal edges overlap one another. Pneumatic rollers are provided for defining an entrance or an exit of a clothing treatment space. Each roller has a shaft to which are connected discs. The envelope is secured to the discs.