System and method for forming a foundation truss
AssigneeAtlanta Attachment Company
InventorJeffrey S. Kane
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Abstract
A system and method for forming a foundation truss for a box spring or mattress foundation frame includes a first truss rail assembly station having a series of block feeders, a top rail hopper and a filler strip hopper that received stacks of truss components such as blocks, top rails and filler strips and feed such truss components into stacked registration. The stacked truss components are moved into engagement with a series of staplers that secure the filler strips, top rails and blocks together to form first truss rail portions, which are then fed to a second truss rail assembly station where a bottom rail is automatically applied thereto.
Claims19
A system for formation of trusses for box springs or mattress foundation frames, comprising:
- a first truss rail assembly station including:
- a plurality of loaders each configured to load one or more blocks onto an assembly conveyor;
- a first rail hopper positioned along the assembly conveyor and configured to feed at least one rail onto an associated set of blocks as the associated set of blocks is moved along a path of travel by the assembly conveyor;
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- one or more fastening devices positioned downstream from the first rail hopper, the one or more fastening devices configured to apply fasteners through each rail and its associated set of blocks for coupling each rail to its associated set of blocks to form a first truss portion;
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- a second truss rail assembly station located adjacent the first truss rail assembly station in a position to receive the first truss portion therefrom, the second truss rail assembly station comprising:
- a second rail hopper configured to dispense additional rails for attachment to the first truss position;
- a carriage positioned below the second rail hopper and adapted to receive the additional rails dispensed from the second rail hopper, wherein the carriage is moveable along a path so as to position each additional rail in registration with the blocks of an associated first truss portion;
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- one or more fastening mechanisms configured to apply fasteners for attaching each additional rail to the blocks of the associated first truss portion to form a truss.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.