Patent ID: 7401426

Claim:
A device for feeding an essentially rectangular piece of cloth prior to ironing to a feeder comprising: a boom extending transversely of the direction of conveyance to the feeder, and wherein the boom comprises a boom conveyor for conveying the piece of cloth across the boom in the longitudinal direction thereof, said device having, at one end of the boom, a first feed conveyor having a feeding end situated in front of the boom seen in the direction of conveyance to the feeder, the feed conveyor designed to receive, at the feeding end, a straightened front edge of the piece of cloth and transfer the piece of cloth therefrom to the boom conveyor, and a first turning device provided between the boom conveyor and the end of the feed conveyor opposite the feeding end for turning and transferring the straightened front edge of the piece of cloth from the feed conveyor to the boom conveyor, wherein the boom has an opposite end, and a second feed conveyor is located at the opposite end of the boom for receiving a straightened front edge of a second piece of cloth and transferring the second piece of cloth to the boom conveyor, and a second turning device provided between the boom conveyor and the second feed conveyor.