US3202449A
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Article manipulation device
Assignee: Individual
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Filing: 1963-04-29
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Granted: 1965-08-24
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Expires: 1983-04-29
Abstract
No abstract record available.
Inventors
- 👤 Jerome H Lemelson
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-10-25 21:04
CPC Classifications
B; B25; B25J; B25J15/00; B25J15/02; B25J15/0206; B25J15/0213; B25J17/00; B25J17/02; B25J17/0241
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim
127 words
ARTICLE HANDLING APPARATUS COMPRISING IN COMBINATION WITH A BASE, A PAIR OF ARTICLE CLAMPING MEMBERS, MEANS FOR PIVOTALLY MOUNTING SAID CLAMPING MEMBERS ON SAID BASE WHEREBY SAID MEMBERS MAY BE OPENED AND CLOSED AGAINST AN ARTICLE FOR CLAMPINGLY ENGAGING AND RETAINING SAID ARTICLE, REVERSIBLE MOTOR MEANS MOUNTED ON SAID BASE, A DRIVE-SHAFT EXTENDING FROM SAID MOTOR MEANS, A WORM GEAR PROVIDED ON SAID SHAFT, PORTIONS OF EACH OF SAID CLAMPING MEMBERS BEING SHAPED WITH GEAR TEETH WHICH ENGAGE THE WORM GEAR AND EXTEND RADIALLY AWAY FROM THE PIVOTAL AXIS OF SAID MEMBER WHEREBY ROTATION OF SAID SHAFT BY SAID MOTOR MEANS WILL SIMULTANEOUSLY DRIVE BOTH SAID CLAMPING MEMBERS IN ROTATION ABOUT THEIR RESPECTIVE AXES EITHER TOGETHER OR APART FOR ENGAGING AND RELEASING ARTICLES BETWEEN SAID CLAMPING MEMBERS.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
127 words
ARTICLE HANDLING APPARATUS COMPRISING IN COMBINATION WITH A BASE, A PAIR OF ARTICLE CLAMPING MEMBERS, MEANS FOR PIVOTALLY MOUNTING SAID CLAMPING MEMBERS ON SAID BASE WHEREBY SAID MEMBERS MAY BE OPENED AND CLOSED AGAINST AN ARTICLE FOR CLAMPINGLY ENGAGING AND RETAINING SAID ARTICLE, REVERSIBLE MOTOR MEANS MOUNTED ON SAID BASE, A DRIVE-SHAFT EXTENDING FROM SAID MOTOR MEANS, A WORM GEAR PROVIDED ON SAID SHAFT, PORTIONS OF EACH OF SAID CLAMPING MEMBERS BEING SHAPED WITH GEAR TEETH WHICH ENGAGE THE WORM GEAR AND EXTEND RADIALLY AWAY FROM THE PIVOTAL AXIS OF SAID MEMBER WHEREBY ROTATION OF SAID SHAFT BY SAID MOTOR MEANS WILL SIMULTANEOUSLY DRIVE BOTH SAID CLAMPING MEMBERS IN ROTATION ABOUT THEIR RESPECTIVE AXES EITHER TOGETHER OR APART FOR ENGAGING AND RELEASING ARTICLES BETWEEN SAID CLAMPING MEMBERS.
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