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US 8,985,039 B2Granted
System for attachment of handles to mattress borders
AssigneeAtlanta Attachment Company
InventorsElvin C. Price, John S. Chamlee, Preston B. Dasher, Van H. Nguyen
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Abstract
A system for attaching handles to a workpiece, such as for attaching handles to a border material for a mattress. The system includes a pair of sewing heads movably mounted along a sewing area. The sewing heads can be moved from a first position for sewing the handles to the border in a first orientation, such as a horizontal orientation extending along the length of the border, to a second position for sewing the handles to the border in a different orientation, such as a vertical orientation extending across the width or height of the border.
Claims15
A system for applying a handle to a workpiece, comprising:
- a work surface defining a sewing area at which the handle is applied to the workpiece;
- a first sewing head located along said sewing area, said first sewing head including at least one sewing needle, and a clamping mechanism for engaging and clamping the workpiece and a portion of the handle in a desired position for sewing the handle to the workpiece;
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- a second sewing head located along said sewing area adjacent said first sewing head, said second sewing head including at least one sewing needle and a clamping mechanism for engaging and clamping the workpiece and a portion of the handle in a desired position for sewing the handle to the workpiece;
- wherein at least one of said first and second sewing heads is adjustably mounted along said sewing area so as to enable movement between a first position whereby said first and second sewing heads are arranged in a longitudinally spaced alignment along said sewing area, and a second position whereby said first and second sewing heads are arranged in a laterally spaced alignment for attachment of the handles to the workpiece with the handle positioned in different selected orientations on the workpiece.
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A system for applying a handle to a workpiece, comprising:
- a work surface defining a sewing area at which the handle is applied to the workpiece;
- a first sewing head located along said sewing area, said first sewing head including at least one sewing needle, and a clamping mechanism for engaging and clamping the workpiece and a portion of the handle in a desired position for sewing the handle to the workpiece;
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- a second sewing head located along said sewing area adjacent said first sewing head, said second sewing head including at least one sewing needle and a clamping mechanism for engaging and clamping the workpiece and a portion of the handle in a desired position for sewing the handle to the workpiece;
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- edge guides releasably mounted to said clamping mechanisms of said first and second sewing heads;
- wherein at least one of said first and second sewing heads is adjustably mounted along said sewing area so as to enable movement between a first position whereby said first and second sewing heads are arranged in a longitudinally spaced alignment along said sewing area and a second position whereby said first and second sewing heads are arranged in a laterally spaced alignment for attachment of the handles to the workpiece with the handle positioned in different selected orientations on the workpiece.
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A system for applying a handle to a workpiece, comprising:
- a work surface defining a sewing area at which the handle is applied to the workpiece;
- a first sewing head located along said sewing area, said first sewing head including at least one sewing needle, and a clamping mechanism for engaging and clamping the workpiece and a portion of the handle in a desired position for sewing the handle to the workpiece;
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- a second sewing head located along said sewing area adjacent said first sewing head, said second sewing head including at least one sewing needle and a clamping mechanism for engaging and clamping the workpiece and a portion of the handle in a desired position for sewing the handle to the workpiece;
- wherein at least one of said first and second sewing heads is adjustably mounted along said sewing area so as to enable movement between a first position whereby said first and second sewing heads are arranged in a longitudinally spaced alignment along said sewing area, and a second position whereby said first and second sewing heads are arranged in a laterally spaced alignment for attachment of the handles to the workpiece with the handle positioned in different selected orientations on the workpiece;
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- wherein said clamping mechanisms of said first and second sewing heads each comprise a primary clamp adapted to engage and hold the workpiece, and a secondary clamp for engaging and holding the handle against the workpiece for sewing.
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A system for applying a handle to a workpiece, comprising:
- a work surface defining a sewing area at which the handle is applied to the workpiece;
- a first sewing head located along said sewing area, said first sewing head including at least one sewing needle, and a clamping mechanism for engaging and clamping the workpiece and a portion of the handle in a desired position for sewing the handle to the workpiece;
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- a second sewing head located along said sewing area adjacent said first sewing head, said second sewing head including at least one sewing needle and a clamping mechanism for engaging and clamping the workpiece and a portion of the handle in a desired position for sewing the handle to the workpiece;
- wherein at least one of said first and second sewing heads is adjustably mounted along said sewing area so as to enable movement between a first position whereby said first and second sewing heads are arranged in a longitudinally spaced alignment along said sewing area, and a second position whereby said first and second sewing heads are arranged in a laterally spaced alignment for attachment of the handles to the workpiece with the handle positioned in different selected orientations on the workpiece;
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- wherein each of said clamping mechanisms of said first and second sewing heads comprises a clamp body having at least one locating surface for locating and mounting an associated edge guide thereto.
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A method of attaching a handle to a border, comprising:
- adjusting a lateral position of a first sewing head and a longitudinal position of a second sewing head along a sewing area to place the first and second sewing heads in an alignment for sewing the handle in a selected approximately vertical or horizontal orientation with respect to a longitudinal axis of the border;
- feeding a length of border material into a sewing area;
- engaging the border with a clamp associated with the first sewing head;
- engaging the border with a clamp associated with the second sewing head;
- aligning an edge of the handle with at least one edge guide positioned adjacent the clamp associated with the first or second sewing head to locate the handle in a desired position along the border;
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- engaging and sewing of the handle to the border with the first and second sewing heads.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.