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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:
Jan. 16, 1996
Filed:
May. 06, 1994
Applicant:
Inventors:
James C Pawloski, Troy, OH (US);
Gary S Bliss, Beavercreek, OH (US);
Ronald L Siemon, Springfield, OH (US);
Assignee:
Dowbrands L.P., Indianapolis, IN (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B65G / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
19880301 ; 19880311 ; 19880314 ;
Abstract
A carrier puck is provided for receiving and supporting an article to be moved along a predetermined path. The carrier puck is made of a main body having an inner cavity for receiving the article. The puck also includes at least one gripper element extending from an inner side wall of the main body into the first cavity for engaging with a protruding ridge on the article to releasably hold and stabilize the article in the puck. The carrier puck may also include a second cavity having a size which differs from the size of the first cavity.