Patent ID: 8739716

Claim:
An automatic panel tufting system, comprising; a material infeed section for feeding a web of material toward a sewing area; a supply of tufts for attachment to the web of material; at least one tuft transfer mechanism moving the tufts from said supply and positioning the tufts at a desired location along the web of material at the sewing area; a sewing head adjacent the sewing area for engaging and attaching each tuft to the web of material at a desired location therealong; a drive platform moveable in a longitudinal direction including at least one carriage on which the sewing head is mounted and moveable across the drive platform in a lateral direction for moving said sewing head in longitudinal and lateral directions for sewing across the web of material; and an outlet section for conveying the web of material away from the sewing head and including at least one cutting assembly for cutting panels of a desired size from the web of material.