Cover material edge folding apparatus
OwnerRichard H. Rahm, Stephen H. Rahminventors
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Abstract
An edge folding apparatus. The edge folding apparatus includes a fixed base having a horizontal track. A fixed guide block includes either a channel or a peg. The channel includes a horizontal portion leading to a vertical portion. A sliding base is slidably coupled to a horizontal track. The sliding base includes a vertical track. A tool mount block is slidably coupled to the vertical track. The tool mount block includes the other of the channel or the peg. The peg slides along and is guided by the channel. A first linear actuator pushes the sliding base along the horizontal track and a second linear actuator pushes the tool mount block along the vertical track.
Claims12
An edge folding apparatus comprising:
- a fixed base comprising a horizontal track;
- a fixed guide block comprising one of a channel and a peg, the channel comprising a horizontal portion leading to a vertical portion;
- a sliding base slidably coupled to the horizontal track, the sliding base comprising a vertical track;
- a tool mount block configured to support a folder tool and slidably coupled to the vertical track, the tool mount block comprising the other of the channel and the peg, wherein the peg is guided within the channel;
- a first linear actuator configured to move the sliding base along the horizontal track;
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- a second linear actuator configured to move the tool mount block along the vertical track.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.