Apparatus and method for deconstructing mattresses
AssigneeAtlanta Attachment Company
InventorJesse Knoble
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Abstract
A method and apparatus for deconstructing a mattress of the type having steel coil springs held within fabric pockets. The apparatus includes a frame and an opener mechanism mounted to the frame and operable for opening a plurality of fabric pockets at a first end thereof to create an opening in the first end of the fabric pockets and expose the steel coil springs contained therewithin. A gripper mechanism is provided for gripping the plurality of fabric pockets at a second end thereof, opposite the first end. An extractor mechanism is mounted to the frame for extracting the steel coil springs from the fabric pockets through the openings formed in the first end of the fabric pockets.
Claims17
A method of deconstructing a mattress of the type having springs held within fabric pockets comprising:
- engaging and opening a fabric pocket with a blunt-edged blade to create an opening in the fabric pocket and expose the spring contained therewithin, the blunt-edged blade rotating at a rotational speed to rub against the fabric pocket to create the opening in the fabric pocket due to friction between the blunt-edged blade and the fabric pocket;
- gripping the fabric pocket;
- and extracting, by an extractor, the spring from the fabric pocket through the openings formed in the fabric pocket while gripping the fabric pocket.
An apparatus for deconstructing a mattress of the type having springs held within fabric pockets, the apparatus comprising:
- a blunt-edged blade configured to be positioned and rotate at a rotational speed to rub against a fabric pocket of the mattress to create an opening in the fabric pocket due to friction between the rotating blunt-edged blade and the fabric pocket, wherein the blunt-edged blade being rotated at a rotational speed comprises a blunt edge positioned to expose the spring contained within the fabric pocket;
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- an extractor configured to extract the spring from the fabric pocket through the opening created in the fabric pocket.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.