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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 19, 2019
Filed:
Mar. 28, 2016
Peddinghaus Corporation, Bradley, IL (US);
James Magnuson, Kankakee, IL (US);
Peddinghaus Corporation, Bradley, IL (US);
Abstract
A transfer apparatus () for transferring a workpiece () has a support surface () for supporting a workpiece (). The transfer apparatus () has a carriage () movable with respect to the support surface () between a loading location and an unloading location. The transfer apparatus () further has a drive mechanism () operatively connected to the carriage () for moving the carriage (). The carriage () has a lift member () moveable between a lowered position and a raised position relative to the support surface (). The carriage () further has a push member () operatively connected with the lift member () to enable engagement of a workpiece () with the push member () and the lift member () to lift at least a portion of the workpiece () from the support surface () to decrease the factional engagement between the workpiece () and the support surface ().