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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 15, 1985
Filed:
Dec. 02, 1982
Thomas S Hartness, Greenville, SC (US);
Thomas P Hartness, Greenville, SC (US);
Other;
Abstract
A device for depalletizing tiers of articles and depositing said articles carried on a multi-tier pallet A onto a receiving table. The device includes an elevator clamp C which extends over the multi-tier pallet A and, upon being lowered to the top tier of articles, four spaced walls of the clamp are moved inwardly for gripping the bottles therebetween. The elevator is then raised with the top layer of articles and shifted forward over a receiving table E. The elevator with said articles are lowered for depositing the articles onto the receiving table. Prior to the articles being deposited on the receiving table E, side walls of the receiving table are moved apart so that the articles can be readily received therebetween. After the articles are deposited on the table E, the side walls are brought back together forcing the articles into alignment so that a wiper arm F can shift successive rows of articles onto a table top conveyor G.