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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 12, 2005
Filed:
Jan. 23, 2001
Walter Reist, Hinwil, CH;
Willi Leu, Pfaffikon, CH;
Walter Reist, Hinwil, CH;
Willi Leu, Pfaffikon, CH;
Ferag AG, Hinwil, CH;
Abstract
The apparatus has a feed conveyor () which is assigned an opening apparatus (). Located at the downstream end of the feed conveyor () is the transfer region (), through which the movement path () of clamps () runs. The clamp () has two clamp elements (), which can be moved from an open position into a closed position (') for gripping and retaining an article (). The clamp () is assigned a holding-open element () which, when the article () is gripped by means of the clamp (), ends up between the two parts (′) of the article () lifted off from one another by means of the opening apparatus (), and which is intended for holding the article () open when the clamp () is closed.