Stabilized device for moving a plurality of containers
US8622686B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Jan 19, 2010 |
| Grant date | Jan 7, 2014 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jan 8, 2031 |
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- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10S414/13
- WIPO fieldHandling
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A device for moving containers or other objects relative to a surface such as a pallet includes a frame and a pin matrix movably attached to the frame. The pin matrix includes an array of pins and is housed in a plate having apertures for receiving the pins. The device further includes a pair of tracks that movably support the pin matrix. A method for moving containers or other objects relative to a surface includes the steps of moving the pin matrix over the objects, lowering the pin matrix, securing the objects within the pin matrix, moving the pin matrix and the objects relative to the surface, and raising the pin matrix.
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