Patent ID: 8453696

Claim:
An apparatus for wrapping an edge of a panel with a laminate cover positioned on a front surface of the panel such that the laminate cover has a flap extending past the edge of the panel, the apparatus comprising: conveying means for moving the panel from an entry end of the apparatus to an exit end of the apparatus; lifting means for transversely deflecting the flap upward to a position substantially perpendicular to the front surface of the panel as the panel is conveyed; adhesive application means for applying an adhesive to a back surface of the panel proximate the edge substantially throughout the length of the panel as the panel is moved past the adhesive application means; a folding bar positioned downstream from the adhesive application means to transversely deflect the flap downward toward the adhesive on the back surface of the panel, the folding bar being positioned at an obtuse angle relative to a trailing part of the edge; and a roller positioned downstream from the folding bar and arranged to spin inwardly over the flap at an obtuse angle relative to the trailing part of the edge to cause the flap to stretch inwardly and be secured to the back surface of the panel.