CPC B29C 63/046 (2013.01) [B29C 51/10 (2013.01); B29C 51/12 (2013.01); B29C 63/0073 (2013.01); B29L 2031/3041 (2013.01)] | 18 Claims |
1. An automated wrapping system for trimming a substrate with a material, the substrate having an outer portion and an inner portion and an edge connecting the inner portion to the outer portion, said automated wrapping system comprising:
a support;
a nest mounted to said support and configured to position the material between the outer portion of the substrate and the nest, with the material including a free end portion not positioned between the nest and the outer portion of the substrate;
a material folding assembly positioned adjacent to said nest, said material folding assembly movable between a rest position and an actuated position with a first portion of said material folding assembly holding the material against the edge of the substrate in said actuated position, wherein a second portion of said material folding assembly engages and folds the free end portion of the material over the edge of the substrate and onto a part of the inner portion of the substrate while said first portion continues to retain the material against the edge of the substrate; and
an actuator connected to said material folding assembly for moving said material folding assembly between said rest position and said actuated position.
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