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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.

Date of Patent:
Apr. 10, 2001

Filed:

Sep. 10, 1998
Applicant:
Inventors:

Stephen Edward Abbadessa, Dover, NH (US);

Richard Daniel Curley, Dover, NH (US);

Matthew Thomas Sharkady, Portsmouth, NH (US);

Assignee:
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B65G 4/724 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B65G 4/724 ;
Abstract

The present invention is related to a gripper having a stationary gripper member and a movably mounted gripper member being relatively movable toward said stationary gripper member. An actuating member extends through the stationary and the movable gripper members respectively. Cam surfaces are assigned to said pretensioned actuating member being contacted by contacting members causing the gripper members respectively to close upon removal of external forces.


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