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Date of Patent:
Jan. 30, 2024

Filed:

Jun. 29, 2021
Applicant:

Nike, Inc., Beaverton, OR (US);

Inventors:

Adam Montoya, Shepherdsville, KY (US);

Raymundo Alatorre Mercado, San Jose, CA (US);

Assignee:

NIKE, Inc., Beaverton, OR (US);

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B65G 47/91 (2006.01); B25J 15/00 (2006.01); B25J 15/06 (2006.01); B25J 19/02 (2006.01); B65G 51/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B65G 47/917 (2013.01); B25J 15/0052 (2013.01); B25J 15/0625 (2013.01); B25J 15/0658 (2013.01); B25J 19/023 (2013.01); B65G 47/918 (2013.01); B65G 51/00 (2013.01);
Abstract

A vacuum powered pickup tool with mechanically moveable discrete nozzles allows for selective activation of the nozzles through the mechanical movement of the nozzles relative to a vacuum manifold. The movement of a nozzle from an inactive position where an inlet port of the nozzle is fluidly decoupled with the vacuum manifold to an active position where the inlet port is fluidly coupled with the vacuum manifold allows for independent activation of discrete nozzles of the pickup tool. Aspects also contemplate varying an associate manifold through movement of the manifolds accessible to the inlet port of the nozzle when in the active position.


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