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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 12, 1976
Filed:
Apr. 28, 1975
Kenneth E Bowers, Prairie Village, KS (US);
Ethyl Development Corporation, Kansas City, MO (US);
Abstract
An apparatus for removing a hollow article from a mandrel is disclosed. The apparatus features an engaging member for contacting the hollow article and an assembly for bringing the engaging member from close proximity to the article into contact with the article and for applying a force through the engaging member to the article so as to remove it from the mandrel. The assembly includes a pivoted rod and a slidable collar mounted thereon, the collar being attached to the engaging member. Motion of the collar up and down the rod is achieved by a reciprocating power cylinder which communicates with the slidable collar by means of a slotted arm. The slotted arm is movably connected to the collar by means of a pin mounted on the collar. Not only does the follower pin slide within the slot of the arm, it also is slidable within a track defined in a plate which is adjacent to the rod. The track is of a configuration such that upon actuation of the power cylinder the engaging member is brought, first, from a position proximate to and beneath the hollow article, up towards the article to achieve contact with the article and then, secondly, away from the mandrel so as to remove the article from the mandrel.