Lift cradle for sheet material
US3997210A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Mar 15, 1976 |
| Grant date | Dec 14, 1976 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 15, 1996 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB65G49/061
- WIPO fieldHandling
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
There is disclosed a lift cradle for inserting and withdrawing flat sheet materials from a storage rack formed by a support beam having lift means associated therewith to accommodate interconnection to a lifting mechanism, at least one pair of jaw members mounted on the support beam and extending downwardly therefrom to a lower end, the members of the pair of jaw members being positioned in substantially opposed, and parallel relationship and being spaced apart a distance. One of the jaw members including cradle means adjacent the lower end thereof and the opposed one of the jaw members including sheet separation means adjacent the lower end thereof, the jaw members being dimensionally sized for insertion within and between the confines of a storage rack of the type formed by a pair of base rails and having a plurality of stanchions mounted thereon for supporting and storing a plurality of flat sheet material, whereby the jaw members may be inserted within the confines of the storage rack to segregate and separate a single sheet of flat sheet material, and trap the same in the cradle means of one jaw member and withdraw the same from the storage rack or alternatively, reverse the p…
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