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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 09, 2001
Filed:
May. 03, 1999
Applicant:
Inventor:
Kaspar Kuster, Therwil, CH;
Assignee:
Vantico, Inc., Brewster, NY (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B65G 2/500 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B65G 2/500 ;
Abstract
In an apparatus for transporting thin boards, in particular coated printed circuit boards, comprising rows of spaced-apart grippers (,) which lie opposite one another and are arranged on a rod (,), in order to prevent the thin boards from sagging when transported, tension is applied to a rod (,), at least on one side of the printed circuit board (,), by an elastic device (,), in order to tension the printed circuit board which has been gripped.