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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 20, 2004
Filed:
Jan. 13, 1998
Applicant:
Inventors:
Edwin G. Sawdon, St. Clair, MI (US);
Brian D. Petit, Algonac, MI (US);
Assignee:
BTM Corporation, Marysville, MI (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B66C 1/00 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B66C 1/00 ;
Abstract
An end arm manipulator includes a base, an arm pivotably mounted to the base and a workpiece interfacing member coupled to the arm. In another aspect of the present invention, multiple arms are coupled to the base and are movable independent of each other. In still another aspect of the present invention, generally spherical balls are adjustably mounted between a clamping member and a cavity of the base.