The Procter Gamble Company

William Russel Clem

Eric Shawn Goudy

Michel Kenneth Whetstone

James Peter Brastauskas

Peter Vasilios Boumis

Apparatus and method for engaging an article. The apparatus has a longitudinal centerline, a disengaged configuration and an activated configuration. The apparatus further includes a base portion, first and second engaging arm portions joined to the base portion, first and second moveable portion operatively associated with the first and second engaging arm portions, respectively, and one or more engaging arm bands extending between the first and second moveable portions and the first and second arm portions, wherein at least one of the arm bands bends away from the longitudinal centerline of the engaging arm when the apparatus is changed from the disengaged configuration to the activated configuration.

Apparatus and method for engaging and handling articles of manufacture

Apparatus and method for engaging an article. The apparatus has a base portion, an end portion disposed adjacent the base portion. The end portion is moveable in relation to the base portion generally along the longitudinal centerline. One or more bands are joined to and extend between the base portion and the end portion. At least one of the bands bends away from the longitudinal centerline when the end portion is moved toward the base portion from the disengaged configuration to the activated configuration.

The use of a multi-shelved product transporter for transporting products, diverted from manufacturing lines, to a downstream packaging area is a cost effective way of assembling a packaged bundle of products.

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Miami Township, OH, United States of America

William Russel Clem