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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 25, 2025
Filed:
Jun. 03, 2020
Belvac Production Machinery, Inc., Lynchburg, VA (US);
David Joseph Mammolenti, Moneta, VA (US);
Syed Ali Asghar, Richmond, TX (US);
Harold James Marshall, Forest, VA (US);
Robert Charles Graefe, Jr., Lynchburg, VA (US);
BELVAC PRODUCTION MACHINERY, INC., Lynchburg, VA (US);
Abstract
Aspects of the disclosure relate to a clutch assembly () for handling a container, and an associated method for using the clutch assembly. The clutch assembly includes a shaft () configured to rotate in a first direction and a second direction, opposite from the first direction. The clutch assembly further includes a clutch coupled to a first end of the shaft. The clutch includes at least two rollers () configured to move into a first position, extending radially beyond a periphery of the clutch, and out of the first position, extending radially flush with or inward from the periphery of the clutch.