Abstract: An apparatus for suspending garments on hangers has an indexible conveyor for three equidistant hanger holders. When the conveyor is idle, each holder is located at one of three different stations. A mechanism at the first station serves to introduce an empty hanger into the pocket of the holder at the first station. Such holder is then moved to the second station where an operator applies one or more articles of clothing to the holder and to the hanger in the respective pocket. The conveyor is then indexed again to move the holder and the garment-carrying hanger to the third station where a mechanism removes the hanger and the garment before the holder is moved back to the first station. Each holder resembles the upper part of a human torso to facilitate the application of articles of clothing.

Abstract: A method and apparatus for dehydrating mixtures of organic liquids and water comprising consecutive distillation and membrane permeation, wherein at least a portion of the material retained by the separator is passed into indirect heat exchange relationship within the distillation column and recycled to the separator to provide the heat input required for the permeation process.