Abstract: In an apparatus for feeding laundry articles to a mangle, with a spreading-out and conveying device for spreading out the laundry articles when hanging down freely and for feeding the laundry articles centrally to a belt-shaped feed conveyor conveying towards the mangle, wherein two corners of each laundry article are gripped in clamps which are arranged in pairs at a short distance from one another on the spreading-out and conveying device and which can be moved away from one another, the clamping jaws of each clamp are arranged at an angle to the vertical, and the clamping jaws of a pair of clamps are directed opposite to one another in such a manner as to form a roof shape. The clamping jaws of each clamp are also made self-clamping.

Abstract: Apparatus for feeding laundry articles to an ironing machine, wherein the laundry articles, suspended on two grippers are conveyed, starting from an operating station, to a position centrally in front of the loading position of a feed conveyor leading to the ironing machine. The grippers are disposed on a rope drive, which is driven by means of a geared pole-changing motor with the interposition of a chain drive. The rear gripper is towed by the leading gripper via the laundry article, while at the same time pulling the latter taut.