L&p Property Management Company

Kyle W McClintock

Dustin W Smith

Steven Marcangelo

Jay Mark Smith

Nathaniel T Harris

A machine for closing an open end of a cover encasing a mattress core in order to form a mattress is provided. A frame is adapted to support at least an edge portion of the mattress core encased in the cover. A mattress core press is mounted on the frame for vertical movement and is adapted to compress an edge of the mattress core to a desired height. A mattress cover clamp is mounted on the frame for vertical movement and is adapted to clamp free edges of the open end of the mattress cover together. A sewing head carriage is mounted on the frame for horizontal movement. A sewing head is mounted on the carriage, and a sewing head motor is mounted on the carriage for driving the sewing head. The sewing head is adapted to stitch the free edges of the open end of the mattress cover closed as the sewing head carriage traverses from one side of the mattress to the other side of the mattress.

Mattress cover closing machine and method

A system () for manufacturing a mattress () comprises multiple modules or stations () used to sew together multiple components into a casing (). A spring or other core () is inserted into the casing () before a top () is secured to the casing () to complete the mattress (). Two or more flanges () may be incorporated into the casing () for securing the core () inside the casing (), The system () provides an operator flexibility to manufacture different types of mattress with minimal changes.

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Jasper, MO, United States of America

Kyle W McClintock