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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. 20, 1998
Filed:
Jun. 12, 1996
Applicant:
Inventors:
Alver Tacchi, Bologna, IT;
Antonio Gamberini, Bologna, IT;
Assignee:
G.D. S.p.A., Bologna, IT;
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B65G / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
4147969 ; 414796 ;
Abstract
A device for picking up stacks of products from a support, wherein a head for picking up a stack of products from a flat support is provided with presser elements adapted to act on the stack and with a flexible lamina adapted to enter between the stack and the flat support; the pick-up head supports presser cylinders to act on the flat support, and the lower end of the presser cylinders has feet that are movable between an inactive position and a position for insertion between the stack and the flat support to raise the stack at least at the region for the insertion of the lamina between the stack of products and the flat support.