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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 18, 1981
Filed:
Nov. 15, 1979
Applicant:
Inventor:
Harvey J Spencer, Green Bay, WI (US);
Assignee:
Paper Converting Machine Company, Green Bay, WI (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B65G / ; B26D / ; B26D / ; B65G / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
83 23 ; 83151 ; 83323 ; 83325 ; 198377 ; 198479 ; 198694 ;
Abstract
A method and apparatus for handling articles (such as web stacks) wherein a series of articles is advanced along a first lineal path and gripped therein, thereafter directed about an arcuate quadrant to a second path perpendicular to the first path and while still being gripped, and thereafter translated, while still being gripped, into a third path parallel to the second path, the handling in the first, second, and third paths occurring while a dimension of the article remains parallel to the direction of travel of the first path.