System and method for forming a garland
OwnerLakshmanan Varadaninventor
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Abstract
Systems and methods for forming a garland from garland components such as flowers and greenery, where a core rope is retained against a drive roller at a first position, and a rotating cross member supports a spool of binding thread. The rotating cross member rotates the spool around the core rope to wind the binding thread around the core rope to secure one of the garland components against the core rope, and the drive roller then displaces the core rope to a second position to enable the binding thread to secure another of the garland components against the core rope adjacent the first garland component, forming the garland.
Claims21
A system for forming a garland from a plurality of garland components, the system comprising:
- a drive roller;
- a core rope retained against the drive roller at a first position;
- a rotating cross member;
- at least one spool supported by the rotating cross member, the at least one spool for supplying binding thread;
- the rotating cross member configured to rotate the at least one spool around the core rope, thereby winding the binding thread around the core rope to secure one of the plurality of garland components against the core rope;
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- the drive roller configured to displace the core rope to a second position axially spaced from the first position to enable the rotating cross member to rotate the at least one spool around the core rope to wind the binding thread around the core rope to secure another of the plurality of garland components against the core rope adjacent the one of the plurality of garland components, thereby forming the garland.
A method for forming a garland from a plurality of garland components, the method comprising the steps of:
- a. positioning a core rope at a first location;
- b. retaining the core rope against a drive roller;
- c. providing at least one spool for supplying binding thread;
- d. positioning one of the plurality of garland components against the core rope;
- e. rotating the at least one spool around the core rope, thereby winding the binding thread around the core rope to secure the one of the plurality of garland components against the core rope;
- f. displacing the core rope to a second position axially spaced from the first position using the drive roller;
- g. positioning a second of the plurality of garland components against the core rope adjacent the one of the plurality of garland components;
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- h. rotating the at least one spool around the core rope, thereby winding the binding thread around the core rope to secure the second of the plurality of garland components against the core rope, thereby forming the garland.
A system for forming a garland from a plurality of garland components, the system comprising:
- a drive roller powered by a first motor;
- a core rope retained against the drive roller at a first position;
- a rotating cross member powered by a second motor;
- an actuator configured to actuate the first motor and the second motor;
- at least one spool supported by the rotating cross member, the at least one spool for supplying binding thread;
- the rotating cross member configured to rotate the at least one spool around the core rope, thereby winding the binding thread around the core rope to secure one of the plurality of garland components against the core rope;
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- the drive roller configured to displace the core rope to a second position axially spaced from the first position to enable the rotating cross member to rotate the at least one spool around the core rope to wind the binding thread around the core rope to secure another of the plurality of garland components against the core rope adjacent the one of the plurality of garland components, thereby forming the garland.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.