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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 08, 2012
Filed:
Nov. 04, 2009
Applicant:
Allan Andersen, Johnston, IA (US);
Inventor:
Allan Andersen, Johnston, IA (US);
Assignee:
SACMI USA, Ltd., Des Moines, IA (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B25J 15/08 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
An end of arm tool for packing article bearing trays in boxes includes a pair of spaced apart clamping end members and a pair of cylinder assemblies each including a powered cylinder for causing the end members to move from an extended position to a semi-retracted position for picking up trays and then moving to a fully retracted position to cause the tray to bend for placing the tray in a box.