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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:
Apr. 25, 1995
Filed:
Jun. 01, 1993
Applicant:
Inventors:
Ronald E Heiskell, Tracy, CA (US);
Ezra E Theys, San Mateo, CA (US);
Karl Krause, Mokelellume, CA (US);
Frank Knafelc, Lafayette, CA (US);
Assignee:
Other;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B29C / ; B29C / ; B65G / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
425301 ; 264153 ; 264156 ; 271 183 ; 271 84 ; 414417 ; 425307 ; 425316 ; 4254031 ; 4254 / ;
Abstract
In an apparatus for detaching an article from a member attached thereto, the attached article and member are supported on a grid such that the member is in contact with a substantially rigid surface of the grid and the article is suspended away from the rigid surface. Holders hold the member to the rigid surface. While the member is held to the rigid surface, a punch detaches the article and the member. The member from which the article has been detached is gripped by a pin assembly and the gripped member is removed from the substantially rigid surface by raising the pin assembly.