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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 02, 2003
Filed:
Dec. 07, 2001
Matteo Zoppas, Fontanafredda, IT;
SIPA S.p.A., Vittorio Veneto, IT;
Abstract
Preform gripper comprising a handling arm ( ) and a preform support plate ( ) that has at an extremity thereof a semi-circular aperture ( ) that is adapted to accommodate a cylindrical portion ( ) of the collar of the preform. Hinged on said plate there are provided two parallel side gripping members ( ), two end portions of which ( ) are in the shape of an arc of a circle and are adapted to elastically move closer to each other up to a pre-established position. The gripper is adapted to, enable said cylindrical portion ( ) of the collar of the preform to be fitted into and removed from, with a snap-like action, said semi-circular aperture ( ) by pressing and pulling, respectively, the preform against two opposite, elastically enlargeable outer edges ( ) of said two side gripping members ( ).