Patent ID: 6202579
Filing Date: 2001-03-20
Classification: D05B,D05D

Abstract:
A machine for automatically producing a mattress border with at least one handle sewn to the mattress border material, the machine comprising:a spool of border material;a border material feed mechanism for feeding border material from the spool of border material;a spool of handle material;a handle material feed mechanism operative to feed and cut handle material from the spool of handle material;a handle cutter for cutting a handle from the handle material;a sewing platform over which the border material passes;a handle folder assembly for folding ends of a handle under prior to placement of a folded handle on the border material at a position where the folded handle is to be sewn to the border material, the handle folder assembly having:a folding plate having first and second ends;a folding blade at each end of the folding plate, each folding blade operative to descend down upon an end of a handle which extends beyond an end of the folding plate, and further operative to move underneath an end of the folding plate to fold the end of the handle under the folding plate;a clamp fork positioned over each end of the folding blade and operative to be lowered upon a folded end of the handle, and operative to move the handle off of the folding blade and on to the border material;a double frame handle press operative to frame and compress each folded end of the handle material positioned on the border material, and to move each folded end of the handle upon the sewing platform and under a sewing needle in a sewing pattern which attaches the folded ends of the handle to the border material.