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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 20, 2025
Filed:
Feb. 02, 2024
Applicant:
The Heil Co., Chattanooga, TN (US);
Inventor:
Henry Michael Hund, Jr., Cedar Bluff, AL (US);
Assignee:
The Heil Co., Chattanooga, TN (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B65F 3/04 (2006.01); B65F 3/02 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B65F 3/041 (2013.01); B65F 3/04 (2013.01); B65F 2003/023 (2013.01); B65F 2003/0276 (2013.01); B65F 2003/0279 (2013.01); B65F 2003/0283 (2013.01);
Abstract
A grabber assembly has a beam assembly with a bracket. A grabber gear assembly is coupled with the bracket. The grabber gear assembly has a pair of gear mechanisms coupled with the bracket. Each gear mechanism has a shaft and a pair of thrust bearings, one at each end of the shaft. A grabber arm mounting pad is coupled with each shaft. A gear section is coupled with each shaft. The gear sections of each shaft mesh with one another to drive the grabber arm mounting pads. An actuating driver is coupled with one of the shafts to drive the grabber gear assembly and move the arms between an open and grasping position.