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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:
Jun. 16, 1987
Filed:
Jan. 22, 1986
Applicant:
Inventor:
John J Jago, Liverpool, GB;
Assignee:
Pilkington Brothers P.L.C., Merseyside, GB;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B65G / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
414103 ; 294 864 ; 294 88 ; 901 37 ; 901 39 ;
Abstract
Gripper apparatus for stacking a batch of sheets, for example glass sheets, comprises a gripper head having a sheet support for movement to grip the batch of sheets. A roller stop at the bottom of the sheet support engages behind one side of the batch and at least one clamp is movable to grip the batch against the support between that clamp and the stop. Tilting members at the bottom of the support are operable, when the support is in a substantially vertical position, to lift the batch over the roller stop as it is stacked.