Abstract: An appliance for dewatering wet laundry articles includes a vessel (12) for receiving the laundry articles to be dewatered and a pressure plunger (26) which is located above the vessel and which can be pressed onto the top edge of the latter or can be moved into it. A device for monitoring the top vessel edge (13) to check for laundry articles (10-1) possibly left lying on the edge when the laundry articles are introduced is designed in such a way that complete monitoring of the vessel edge (13) is provided.

Abstract: Pattern making, particularly for the garment industry, including longitudinally advancing a web of pattern material onto a cutting table; simultaneously longitudinally advancing a web of fleece material in parallel contact with the pattern material, such that the web of fleece abuts the underside of the cardboard material; pulling a vacuum through said web of fleece, such that the pattern material is pulled towards the fleece; cutting patterns in the pattern material within the confines of the cutting table, such that a burr is formed on the underside of said pattern material and said burr engages said fleece material; simultaneously advancing the web of pattern material and the web of fleece away from the cutting area and separating the web of fleece from the pattern material, so that the cut patterns may be removed.