Material or article handling – Apparatus for moving intersupporting articles into – within,... – Unstacking apparatus
Reexamination Certificate
2008-04-07
2011-12-27
Adams, Gregory (Department: 3652)
Material or article handling
Apparatus for moving intersupporting articles into, within,...
Unstacking apparatus
C414S797000, C198S689100, C271S197000, C271S300000
Reexamination Certificate
active
08083462
ABSTRACT:
This invention relates to apparatus for placing battery plates in a line. This includes a pick up and release unit generally indicated at16. The unit includes a central metal hollow body17, which is divided into a number of side-by-side vacuum chambers, some of which have a perforate floor19. A vacuum course21can be selectively connected to those, which have a perforate floor, whilst it is perpendicularly connected to a second set of chambers. Plates can be picked up from elevators11and12by use of the intermittent vacuum and then held against an endless belt25by the constant vacuum until they arrive at a release chamber, having a perforate floor, where upon interruption of the vacuum allows for release of the battery plate.
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Adams Gregory
Marshall & Gerstein & Borun LLP
TBS Engineering Limited
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