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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 21, 2025
Filed:
Nov. 10, 2022
The Gillette Company Llc, Boston, MA (US);
Mark Knight Robinson, Fresham, GB;
The Gillette Company LLC, Boston, MA (US);
Abstract
A kit is provided for a gripping apparatus. The gripping apparatus includes a body defining a chamber and an exhaust at a first end of the body. The gripping apparatus also includes an air conveyor positioned within the chamber. The air conveyor is configured to generate an air flow through an inlet and out through the exhaust. The kit includes a plurality of gripper heads each configured to be attached to a second end of the body opposite to the first end. Each gripper head defines a respective interchangeable nest that is different among the plurality of gripper heads. Each gripper head is configured to locate and releasably hold one of a plurality of components based on the air flow generated within the chamber and discharged through the exhaust.