Gripping apparatus
US5536056A · kind A · utility
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4Claims
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Key dates
| Filing date | Aug 1, 1994 |
| Grant date | Jul 16, 1996 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 1, 2014 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC C)Chemistry; Metallurgy
- CPC primaryC40B60/14
- WIPO fieldChemical engineering
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
An improved gripping and pinching device particularly useful with laboratory glassware and adaptable for use with a robot or automated system, is disclosed. The device uses flexible tubing as a gripper, eyedropper pincher and as a pinch valve which biases and releases test tubes, vials or the like upon removal and application of a vacuum or pressurizing means.
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