Patent ID: 6089810
Filing Date: 2000-07-18
Classification: D06F

Abstract:
Method for separating respective items of laundry from a pile of laundry, wherein:(a) the respective items of laundry are successively grasped by a gripping means from the pile of laundry items,(b) the respective items of laundry are lifted up a predetermined distance from the pile of laundry by the gripping means, and(c) the respective items of laundry are delivered to a transfer means by the gripping means,wherein the transfer means comprises at least two means defining a gap, at least one of said at least two means configured as being rotatable and at least one of said at least two means being driven, with the respective items of laundry being placed in contact with the said at least one driven means and then brought into contact by said driven means with the other means of the transfer means, after which the respective items of laundry are transported through the gap formed by the transfer means.