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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:
Oct. 14, 1997
Filed:
Jun. 07, 1995
Applicant:
Inventors:
Norman A Planck, Jr, Madera, CA (US);
Eduard Hendrikus Damhuis, Bousval, BE;
Sherman Howell Creed, Fresno, CA (US);
Assignee:
FMC Corporation, Chicago, IL (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61L / ; A47J / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
99369 ; 99371 ; 414766 ; 422297 ; 422300 ;
Abstract
The invention uses a lost motion clamping system to provide variable height clamping from the top of a one or more stacks. The variable height clamp is then locked in place. A second clamping means then provides additional clamping from the bottom of the stacks.