manner the airflow in the inflatable bag 7 can nevertheless produce a slight arcing of the cuff 3 which generates a notable tangential tensioning effect the chuck jaws 17 can be constructed with non illustrated air holes 9 so that they do not block access by a drying airflow to the cuff 3 in case the airflow comes from inside the inflatable bag for easier changing of the article of clothing 2 in the region of the cuff 3 the tension mechanism 16 need only be compressed using the fingers of one hand the chuck jaws 17 are connected only to the inflatable bag and are therefore optimally lightweight with the inflation of the bag 7 the arm portions of the bag 7 are also stressed longitudinally so that the chuck jaws 17 are pressed outward and the sleeve 15 of the clothing 2 which is attached to the chuck jaws is drawn outward the sleeve of the clothing 2 that is to be smoothed can thus be drawn out by the air pressure in the inflatable bag 7 thereby improving the smoothing result in this region with little expenditure the configuration is advantageous because expensive pulling devices which take up additional space and interfere with handling are rendered unnecessary to increase the traction effect of the chuck jaws 17 on the sleeve of the clothing the exterior surface of the chuck jaws 17 can be provided with offsets or inclined surfaces so that the cross section of the body formed by the chuck jaws 17 decreases in the outward direction because the cross section of a sleeve 15 usually decreases.