Patent ID: 7406766

Claim:
An apparatus for assembling a panel having opposite surfaces and sides interconnected by corners and having a peripheral slot defined therein and at least one overlaying layer extending over one of the opposite surfaces and for tucking the overhang of the overlaying layer into the peripheral slot, said apparatus comprising; an actuation system having a clamping assembly for holding the panel, and at least one tucking tool of said actuation system having a tucking blade for tucking the overhang into the peripheral slot and effecting relative movement between the panel and said at least one tucking tool in a direction transverse to the opposite surfaces of the panel with said at least one tucking tool disposed in overlapping relationship with the overhang to fold the overhang over the peripheral slot and for thereafter effecting relative movement in a direction parallel to the opposite surfaces of the panel to move said at least one tucking tool into the peripheral slot to tuck the overhang into the peripheral slot.