Mounting bar and gripper jaw assembly
US4183428A · kind A · utility
Assignee
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Key dates
| Filing date | Feb 21, 1978 |
| Grant date | Jan 15, 1980 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Feb 21, 1998 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB65B35/16
- WIPO fieldHandling
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
This invention relates to article casing and uncasing apparatus and especially to a mounting bar and gripper jaw assembly used for article engaging and transport action and including a bar adapted to extend transversely of a longitudinal axis of the apparatus and engage a driving means for movement through a fixed course and a plurality of gripper jaws are carried by each mounting bar. A pair of positioning members and connecting means therefor are provided for each gripper jaw means and the mounting bar operatively engages such members and positions them on opposite sides of a portion of the gripper jaw means with a connecting shaft extending therebetween. The mounting or carrier bar has an entrance and release opening in a bottom lateral portion thereof for such pair of members to permit engagement and disengagement of the gripper jaw means in relation to the mounting bar.
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