Pallet load transfer method and apparatus
US5118243A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Oct 9, 1990 |
| Grant date | Jun 2, 1992 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 9, 2010 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10S414/108
- WIPO fieldHandling
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A frame includes a plate mounted thereon for driving movement along the frame. A captive pallet having a load thereon is staged onto the frame. The plate drives into an edge of the captive pallet thus driving the pallet from beneath the load and shifting the load to the plate. Continued plate movement transfers the load onto a shipping pallet beneath the plate. When the captive pallet includes a slip sheet, a gripping jaw holds the sheet while the plate drives the captive pallet from beneath the sheet thus providing transfer to a shipping pallet, or to the slip sheet only, in which the sides of the load are not touched.
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