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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 07, 2010
Filed:
Oct. 13, 2004
Stéphane Chevallier, Saint-Pathus, FR;
Stéphane Chevallier, Saint-Pathus, FR;
Tech Group Europe Limited, Dublin, IE;
Abstract
The invention relates to a device () for handling an article () such as a coil spring, and to an installation for handling an article. The device () comprises a body () having an internal housing () suitable for containing said article (), said housing () presenting at least one open end (A,B) and a constriction zone () that is suitable in a stable state, in which said constriction zone () presents a reduce dimension (D) that is reduced in a first direction (X), for retaining said article () inside the body (), and for being deformed to adopt a deformed configuration enabling said article () to be inserted into the housing () or enabling said article () to be extracted from the housing (). The installation includes force-application means for acting on the device to change it between its stable state and its deformed configuration.