A method and device for feeding laundry pieces to a laundry treatment installation. Laundry pieces are fed to ironers by infeed machines. In practice, a front transverse periphery of a laundry piece is folded back on itself. In order to prevent this, infeed machines have stretching installations that have belt conveyors that lie on top of one another, one of which is briefly decelerated so as to unravel a front transverse periphery of the laundry piece that is folded back on itself. This deceleration decreases the infeed performance. One belt conveyor of the present stretching installation is at least temporarily driven at a faster speed to unravel a transverse periphery of the laundry piece that has potentially folded back on itself before the laundry piece runs into the ironer, increasing the infeed performance as it is no longer necessary for either of the belt conveyors to be decelerated.

A method and device in which a respective laundry piece initially is automatically gripped at a location and pulled apart. The automatic gripping of laundry pieces for feeding to an infeed machine requires a plurality of handling procedures which for reliable automation have to be coordinated. The laundry piece is subsequently reoriented such that said laundry piece can be acquired in a manner which is favorable in terms of the subsequent steps, which can take place in front of a wall that stabilizes the laundry piece. Once the laundry piece has been gripped in the region of a periphery, the laundry piece, as a function of which periphery has been gripped and by way of which alignment the laundry piece is to be fed to the infeed machine, is pulled longitudinally or transversely onto a conveyor that transports said laundry piece to the infeed machine.

A method and device in which a respective laundry piece initially is automatically gripped at a location and pulled apart. The automatic gripping of laundry pieces for feeding to an infeed machine requires a plurality of handling procedures which for reliable automation have to be coordinated. The laundry piece is subsequently reoriented such that said laundry piece can be acquired in a manner which is favorable in terms of the subsequent steps, which can take place in front of a wall that stabilizes the laundry piece. Once the laundry piece has been gripped in the region of a periphery, the laundry piece, as a function of which periphery has been gripped and by way of which alignment the laundry piece is to be fed to the infeed machine, is pulled longitudinally or transversely onto a conveyor that transports said laundry piece to the infeed machine.

A portable shower garment washer is an apparatus that utilizes existing shower heads to wash garments. The apparatus includes frame assembly, an enclosure, and a washing mechanism. The frame assembly upholds the enclosure and the washing mechanism. The apparatus further includes a length-adjustable fastener that attaches the frame, and consequently the enclosure, with an existing shower head. The apparatus further includes a water supply, from an existing shower head, and the enclosure contains the water from the water supply, as well as soapy water, around the garments positioned within the enclosure. The washing mechanism provides a pre-rinse cycle, a pre-soak cycle, a rinse cycle and a drip cycle within the enclosure. The apparatus is preferably manually operated with valves but may also be automatically operated with actuators. The apparatus may further include a first inflatable bladder and a second inflatable bladder that squeeze the garments in order to facilitate drying.

A portable shower garment washer is an apparatus that utilizes existing shower heads to wash garments. The apparatus includes frame assembly, an enclosure, and a washing mechanism. The frame assembly upholds the enclosure and the washing mechanism. The apparatus further includes a length-adjustable fastener that attaches the frame, and consequently the enclosure, with an existing shower head. The apparatus further includes a water supply, from an existing shower head, and the enclosure contains the water from the water supply, as well as soapy water, around the garments positioned within the enclosure. The washing mechanism provides a pre-rinse cycle, a pre-soak cycle, a rinse cycle and a drip cycle within the enclosure. The apparatus is preferably manually operated with valves but may also be automatically operated with actuators. The apparatus may further include a first inflatable bladder and a second inflatable bladder that squeeze the garments in order to facilitate drying.

The present invention relates to an automatic laundry dispensing device in a contact-free laundry service, including a laundry classification module configured to classify laundry that has been washed, a kicker module including at least one slot and configured to receive laundry classified as suitable for dispensing by the laundry classification module, a temporary accommodation module configured to accommodate laundry classified as unsuitable for dispensing by the laundry classification module, and a laundry reclassification module configured to resolve an inappropriate factor of the laundry accommodated in the temporary accommodation module and then transfer the laundry back to the kicker module.

The present invention relates to an automatic laundry dispensing device in a contact-free laundry service, including a laundry classification module configured to classify laundry that has been washed, a kicker module including at least one slot and configured to receive laundry classified as suitable for dispensing by the laundry classification module, a temporary accommodation module configured to accommodate laundry classified as unsuitable for dispensing by the laundry classification module, and a laundry reclassification module configured to resolve an inappropriate factor of the laundry accommodated in the temporary accommodation module and then transfer the laundry back to the kicker module.

A foldable laundry hamper having a folded and unfolded state, and in the folded state a floor panel and a cover of the hamper are sandwiched between the front and back panels and the hamper occupies a relatively small volume.

A sterilization validation system and method are disclosed that ensure sterilization of packaging materials that contain certain sterilized items that have been sterilized in a cleanroom environment. In accordance with the disclosed subject matter, garments (or other items or materials) that are sterilized inside autoclave or breather bags may be secured within tote liners that ensure sterility of the exterior of the breather bags containing the garments. Not only is it possible to ensure a recipient that the garment is sterile, but it is also possible to verify that the outside of the breather bag itself is also sterile, since the breather bag will remain sterilized inside the tote liner during shipping.

Methods and systems for the thermo-vacuum drying and processing of objects such as clothes. A vacuum ejector driven by high-pressure steam is employed to evacuate evaporated moisture mixed with air from a dryer vessel producing an intensification of the drying process such as can significantly reduce the energy and time requirements for the drying process and increase water utilization.