Quilted material mending system

Apparatus for inspecting and mending elongated quilted webs or the like comprising a sewing station, means for moving a web in one direction along its length at a high speed first in a downward direction from a level higher than the sewing station toward the level of the sewing station and then laterally through said sewing station and for moving the web in the reverse direction along its length at a slower speed back through the sewing station, track means extending across the direction of movement of the web, sewing means positioned at said sewing station for sewing through the web, said sewing means comprising at least two sewing heads and stitch locking assemblies mounted on said track means, means for operating one of said sewing heads and stitch locking means in unison, and winch means connected to said sewing means for moving said sewing means along said track back and forth across the length of the web.

Apparatus for mending quilted webs or the like comprising rectilinear track means, a framework mounted on and movable along the length of said track means, means for moving said framework along said track means, and web guide means for moving a web from a supply along a path first in a downward direction so that the web can be visually inspected and then in a lateral direction through said framework at a first speed in a direction normal to the length of said track means and for moving the web in the opposite direction along the path through the framework at a second speed slower than the first speed, sewing means supported by said framework and including at least two sewing machines each comprising a sewing head located on one side of the path of the web and a stitch locking means located on the other side of the path of the web, drive means for said all of the sewing heads and stitch locking means located at the edge of the path of the web and arranged to drive said sewing heads and stitch locking means in unison.

Apparatus for mending quilted webs or the like comprising a first container, a second container, a sewing station, an operator's station adjacent said sewing station, guide means for guiding a web from said first container at a first speed in a downward direction on one side of the sewing station, then laterally in one direction through the sewing station toward said operator's station and then to said second container and for guiding the web in the opposite direction back through the sewing station away from the operator's station, at a second speed slower than the first speed, rectilinear track means, a framework mounted on and movable along said track means, at least two sewing means mounted on said framework at said sewing station, and means for urging said framework along said rectilinear track means back and forth across the direction of movement of the web so that the sewing means move in unison across the direction of movement of the web.