Patent ID: 8702027

Claim:
A bed roller machine for use in rolling a rug having a leading edge, comprising: a main body having a hood having a mouth defining a cavity; a main bed supporting a single main belt configured to move the leading edge of the rug from a front end of the main body into the cavity; a plurality of belts configured to move the leading edge of the rug further into the cavity and up; a first set of fingers, each finger of the first set having a surface having a first concave cylindrical curvature, wherein the surfaces of the first set are aligned, and wherein the first set of fingers is movable as a set; and a second set of fingers, each finger of the second set having a surface having a second concave cylindrical curvature wider than that of the first surface, wherein the surfaces of the second set are aligned, and wherein the second set of fingers is movable as a set, wherein the fingers of the first and second set of fingers are interleaved and positioned in the cavity proximate the end of the plurality of belts; wherein the main belt extends across the width of the first set of fingers; wherein during operation, each belt rotates in a direction of rotation.