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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 21, 2023
Filed:
Oct. 27, 2022
Stephen P. Shoemaker Trust, Manhattan Beach, CA (US);
Stephen P. Shoemaker, Jr., Redondo Beach, CA (US);
Stephen P. Shoemaker Trust, Manhattan Beach, CA (US);
Abstract
A machine for use in picking up objects having a cellophane outer covering using a vacuum, the machine comprising a housing, a vacuum source, a suction cup coupled to the vacuum source, a transport system for moving the suction cup horizontally and vertically within the housing, and a plurality of objects having a cellophane outer covering in the housing below the pick-up device. The plurality of objects include an adhesively applied target on at least one of the cellophane outer coverings, the adhesively applied target having a surface area greater than a surface area circumscribed by a lowermost edge of the suction cup, and the suction cup includes a threaded tubular member extending axially therein through, the threaded tubular member including stops that engage an upper and lower surface of the suction cup.