Patent ID: 7677186

Claim:
An apparatus for manufacturing multilayer perimetric mattress bands, comprising, supported on a main frame thereof: first feeder means for feeding two ribbon fabrics and an intermediate tape interposed between said two ribbon fabrics to form a single three-layer band made of textile material of said fabrics and of said intermediate tape and to feed said band along a feeding direction; a punching device which is arranged downstream of said first feeder means and is adapted to form slots in said band; second feeder means for feeding a strip of textile material which are arranged downstream of said punching device and are adapted to arrange said strip so as to cover said slots in said band; a sewing apparatus which is arranged downstream of said second feeder means and is adapted to fix, by way of stitched seams, said strip onto said band so as to cover said slots and to provide a multilayer article; and a traction assembly which is arranged downstream of said sewing apparatus in order to actuate advancement of said article through said sewing apparatus.