Method and apparatus for removing and transferring finished glass articles

Claim 1

APPARATUS FOR TRANSFERRING PAIRS OF GLASS ARTICLES FROM A FORMING MACHINE OF THE INDEXING TURRET TYPE TO A CONVEYOR, COMPRISING A PAIR OF ARTICLE BOTTOM SUPPORT MEMBERS, MEANS FOR RAISING AND LOWERING SAID SUPPORT MEMBERS IN UNISON, MEANS FOR ROTATING ONE OF SAID MEMBERS ABOUT THE VERTICAL AXIS OF THE OTHER MEMBER, MEANS RESPONSIVE TO THE DOWN POSITIONING OF SAID ARTICLE SUPPORT MEMBERS FOR ACTUATING SAID MEANS FOR ROTATING SAID ONE SUPPORT MEMBER ABOUT SAID OTHER SUPPORT MEMBER, A PAIR OF HORIZONTALLY EXTENDING ARMS, WERE ENGAGING SURFACES ON SAID ARMS, MEANS MOUNTING SAID ARMS FOR PIVOTAL MOVEMENT ABOUT VERTICAL AXES WITH THE PATHS OF TRAVEL OF SAID ARMS EXTENDING OVER THE DOWN POSITION OF SAID SUPPORT MEMBERS, A PAIR OF ECCENTRIC CAMS, MEANS FOR ROTATING SAID CAMS AT A CONSTANT SPEED, A PAIR OF PIVOTALLY MOUNTED CAM FOLLOWERS, MEANS CONNECTING THE ENDS OF SAID CAM FOLLOWERS TO SAID ARMS WHEREBY SAID ARMS ARE MOVED IN RESPONSE TO THE CHANGING CONTOUR OF SAID CAMS TO EFFECT THE LATERAL MOVEMENT OF SAID ARTICLES, SAID ARMS HAVING ARTICLE CONTACING FACES WHICH CONFORM TO THE CONTOUR OF A PORTION OF THE SIDEWALL OF SAID ARTICLES, SAID ARMS BEING OPEN WITHIN THE CONTACTING FACES THEREOF, A VACUUM CHAMBER FORMED IN THE ARM SUPPORT, AN OPENING FORMED IN THE TOP SURFACE OF THE ARM SUPPORT, A COOPERATING OPENING FORMED IN THE LOWER SURFACE OF SAID ARM IN COMMUNICATION WITH THE OPENING IN SAID SUPPORT, SAID OPENINGS BEING IN REGISTER IN ALL POSITIONS OF SAID ARMS EXCEPT WHEN SAID ARMS ARE POSITIONED OVER THE CONVEYOR, WHEREBY SAID ARTICLES WILL BE HELD AGAINST SAID FACES DURING THE MOVEMENT OF SAID ARMS FOR TRANSFERRING THE ARTICLES TO A CONVEYOR AND RELEASING SAID VACUUM WHEN SAID ARTICLES ARE LOCATED OVER THE CONVEYOR.