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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 25, 2006
Filed:
Jul. 07, 2003
Applicants:
Steven M. Moilanen, Fort Wayne, IN (US);
Bruce D. Mcintosh, Monroeville, IN (US);
Inventors:
Steven M. Moilanen, Fort Wayne, IN (US);
Bruce D. McIntosh, Monroeville, IN (US);
Assignee:
PHD, Inc., Fort Wayne, IN (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B25J 15/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A gripper assembly is provided having an actuator, at least one jaw member and a cam pin. The jaw member includes a cam slot that is a space formed by opposed cam walls located in the jaw arm. The cam walls form a locking portion and a pivoting portion, wherein the distance between the cam walls of the locking portion is substantially equal to the distance between the cam walls of the pivoting portion.