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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:
Feb. 21, 1989
Filed:
Oct. 19, 1987
Applicant:
Inventor:
Kevin Conway, Kalamazoo, MI (US);
Assignee:
Prab Robots, Inc., Kalamazoo, MI (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B25J / ; B66C / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
294 61 ; 271 183 ; 294 98 ; 294107 ;
Abstract
Improved material handling device for selective pick up, holding, and release of material is disclosed. The device includes arcuate talons mounted to a first shaft capable of pivotal movement about an offset centerline and by means of talons mounted to a second shaft exhibiting pivotal movement about an offset centerline. The talons, which move in arcuate paths, pierce a plane parallel to a plane defined by the offset centerlines substantially at right angles. The talons diverge after penetrating the pierceable material.