Method and apparatus for fitting covers to body structures

摘要

An apparatus for fitting a cover to a body structure comprises a main frame; a first body-holding assembly mounted in the main frame, and a second body-holding assembly mounted in the main frame in spaced relationship with the first body-holding assembly. The first body-holding assembly includes an upwardly open, first body-holder means which has at least two mutually opposite and mutually spaced side surfaces and which is intended to receive and to hold one end of the body structure. When fitting a cover to a body structure, the first holder means has draped therearound an inverted back-like cover to be fitted to the body structure. Pressing means are arranged adjacent each of the side surfaces of the first holder means and are arranged for vertical movement in a direction towards the second body-holding assembly while undraping the cover and fitting the same around the defining surfaces of the body structure. The other end of the body structure is held detachably in the second body-holding assembly, which upon movement towards the first body-holding assembly causes the body structure to pushed firmly into the first, upwardly open holder means while entraining and turning part of the inverted cover thereinto.