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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 11, 2000
Filed:
May. 17, 1999
Applicant:
Inventors:
Frederick J Stingel, Jr, Biltmore Forest, NC (US);
Frederick J Stingel, III, Arden, NC (US);
Jeffrey W Stingel, Arden, NC (US);
Assignee:
Other;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B65G / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
4147969 ; 2941191 ; 294 871 ; 414626 ;
Abstract
The present invention relates to a gantry depalletizer apparatus which can be employed in removing layers of articles, such as beverage containers, from pallets. Broadly, the apparatus includes a gantry frame upon which travels a depalletizer bridge. The bridge, in turn, includes a depalletizer head which travels vertically along a pair of rails. The head employs two pairs of depalletizing arms which are utilized in grasping articles to be loaded and unloaded.