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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:
Sep. 25, 1990
Filed:
Jul. 17, 1989
Applicant:
Inventors:
Wesley J Rece, California, KY (US);
Martin M Wildmoser, Florence, KY (US);
Eric W Scarpa, Cincinnati, OH (US);
Assignee:
R. A. Jones & Co., Inc., Covington, KY (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B65G / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
141165 ; 141171 ; 141113 ; 141313 ; 141369 ; 141D / ; 198378 ; 198395 ; 1988038 ; 19880315 ; 269-8 ; 2692 / ; 285-91 ;
Abstract
A tube holder is adapted to be positioned in a ring on the conveyor of the tube filling machine. The tube holder is cup-shaped and has a central, generally cylindrical, tube gripper consisting of eight upwardly extending fingers. The fingers have radially inwardly directed pads on their upper ends. The fingers lean radially inwardly. When a tube is placed in them, they flex outwardly and provide a friction grip to the tube.