Abstract: An apparatus for the steam conditioning of lengths of textile fabrics includes a frame carrying a fabric spreader for spreading of the fabric in a spreading zone, steam boxes for application of steam to the spread fabric within a steam zone, a cooling zone, and fabric advancing mechanism for advancing the fabric through the steam and cooling zones. A duct system encloses the steam boxes and, in conjunction with one or more blowers, evacuates steam upwardly and downwardly from a region adjacent the steam boxes thereby confining the steam zone to the region between the discharge sections of the steam boxes and preventing the migration of steam to areas upstream and downstream of such steam zone.

Abstract: A garment stacking apparatus having a pair of belts travelling together at the same speed in which one belt provided with polyurethane on its surface feeds and urges a garment section on the second belt provided with a frictionless shutter and open space and, when the first belt is suddenly stopped while the second belt continues its movement, the garment section slides from the frictionless shutter onto the open space and drops into a receptacle.