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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 20, 2018
Filed:
Jun. 15, 2016
Applicant:
The Charles Stark Draper Laboratory, Inc., Cambridge, MA (US);
Inventors:
David J. Carter, Concord, MA (US);
William W. McFarland, Waltham, MA (US);
Glenn Ogrodnik, Cohasset, MA (US);
Graham Arrick, Cambridge, MA (US);
Maxim Bushmelov, Natick, MA (US);
Assignee:
THE CHARLES STARK DRAPPER LABORATORY, INC., Cambridge, MA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A63B 27/00 (2006.01); A63B 23/035 (2006.01); A63B 29/08 (2006.01); F16B 47/00 (2006.01); A63B 69/00 (2006.01); A63B 21/008 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A63B 27/00 (2013.01); A63B 23/03541 (2013.01); A63B 29/08 (2013.01); F16B 47/003 (2013.01); A63B 21/0083 (2013.01); A63B 69/0048 (2013.01); A63B 2225/055 (2013.01);
Abstract
A hybrid adhesion system includes an adhesion head including at least one suction cup and a handle and a vacuum generator mechanically coupled to the adhesion head. The vacuum generator includes at least one pneumatic cylinder having an internal volume in fluid communication with the at least one suction cup and a piston having a piston rod mechanically coupled to a manual actuator.