Feeding device for ironing machines

Claim 1

A LAUNDRY FLATWORK DEVICE, FOR AN IRONING MACHINE, COMPRISING A FRAME, FIRST CONVEYOR MEANS AND DRIVE MEANS THEREFOR MOUNTED ON THE FRAME TO CARRY FLATWORK ARTICLES IN A FIRST DIRECTION TOWARD AN IRONING MACHINE, CROSS GUIDEMEANS ON THE FRAME ABOVE SAID FIRST CONVEYOR MEANS, A CARRIER MOUNTED FOR TRAVELHORIZONTALLY TO AND FROM ON SAID CROSS GUIDE MEANS IN A SECOND DIRECTION AT RIGHT ANGLES TO SAID FIRST DIRECTON, CLIP MEANS ON SAID CARRIER TO RECEIVED AN EDGE OF A FLATWORK ARTICLE FOR DRAWING OF SAID ARTICLE BY THE CARRIER ACROSS SAID FIRST CONVEYOR MEANS FROM A LOADING STATION AT ONE END OF SAID CROSS GUIDE MEANS, RELEASE MEANS ACTING ON SAID CLIP MEANS AS THE CARRIER APPROACHES THE OPPOSITE END OF SAID CROSS GUIDE MEANS WHEREBY THE FLATWORK ARTICLE IS DROPPED ON TO SAID FIRST CONVEYOR MEANS AFTER HAVING BEEN PULLED THEREACROSS, ADDITIONAL FRAME MEMBERS WITH SECOND CONVEYOR MEANS MOUNTED THEREON IN A POSITION TO RECEIVE EACH FLATWORK ARTICLE FROM SAID FIRST CONVEYOR MEANS AND CARRY IT ON IN SAID FIRST DIRECTION TOWARD THE IRONING MACHINE, AND RETRACTABLE BRUSHES MOUNTED ON SAID ADDITIONAL FRAME MEANS AND BRUSHING OUT THE FLATWORK ARTICLES AS THEY TRAVEL ON SAID SECOND CONVEYOR MEANS.