Patent ID: 8127410

Claim:
A device for shrinking a fabric, comprising: a compactor; wherein said compactor includes a feed roll; wherein said compactor includes a retard roll; wherein said compactor includes a spring steel slip sheet; wherein said feed roll of said compactor and said retard roll of said compactor define a compression zone therebetween; wherein said spring steel slip sheet of said compactor includes a mounting portion; wherein said spring steel slip sheet of said compactor includes a compressing portion; wherein said compressing portion of said spring steel slip sheet of said compactor extends from said mounting portion of said spring steel slip sheet of said compactor at an interface line; and wherein said compressing portion of said spring steel slip sheet of said compactor extends into said compression zone of said compactor and curves similarly as said feed roll of said compactor does to thereby press the fabric against said feed roll of said compactor as the fabric enters said compression zone of said compactor for shrinking the fabric.