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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 03, 2018
Filed:
Aug. 15, 2014
Applicant:
Tipper Tie, Inc., Apex, NC (US);
Inventor:
Matthew D. Lowder, Durham, NC (US);
Assignee:
Tipper Tie, Inc., Apex, NC (US);
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B65B 43/46 (2006.01); A22C 13/02 (2006.01); B65B 9/15 (2006.01); A22C 11/00 (2006.01); B65B 51/04 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B65B 43/46 (2013.01); A22C 11/005 (2013.01); A22C 13/02 (2013.01); B65B 9/15 (2013.01); B65B 51/04 (2013.01);
Abstract
Methods, apparatus and associated devices for one or more of rucking, derucking, braking or rerucking sleeves of covering material off of and/or onto a chute body include a gripper with a stacked set of discrete gripper layers with forward facing protrusions. The grippers can have an automated stroke cycle whereby cooperating pairs of gripper assemblies can be configured to travel inwardly a distance sufficient to snugly abut an outer surface of a chute body and remain in contact with the chute body while traveling in a longitudinal and/or axial direction to contact covering and pull the covering along the chute body.