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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 15, 2003
Filed:
Sep. 05, 2002
Applicant:
Inventors:
Kevin Lauren Cote, Durham, NH (US);
Richard Daniel Curley, Dover, NH (US);
Joseph Adrian St. Ours, Lee, NH (US);
Assignee:
Heidelberger Druckmaschinen AG, Heidelberger, DE;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B65H 5/14 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B65H 5/14 ;
Abstract
A gripper assembly for a deceleration/acceleration drum is described which includes a pivot arm with a gripper seat and a gripper bar with a gripper and a pin assembly. The assembly further includes a first toggle link supported by the pivot arm about a first pivot points the gripper bar is able to partially rotate about the first toggle link about a second pivot point. The assembly also includes a second toggle link supported by the pivot arm which supports the pin assembly of the gripper bar.