Can body take-away mechanism for vertical bodymaker

A can bodymaker comprising:

• a vertically oriented, reciprocating, elongated ram assembly;
• said ram assembly reciprocating over a generally vertical path and moving between a retracted, lower first position and an extended, upper second position, said ram assembly supporting a can body when in said second position;
• a take-away assembly including a drive assembly and a can body transport assembly;
• said drive assembly including a motor and a support member;
• said drive assembly motor operatively coupled to said support member and structured to move said drive assembly support member in a generally horizontal direction;
• said can body transport assembly including a number of gripping assemblies, each gripping assembly coupled to said drive assembly support member, each gripping assembly including a number of pairs of opposed gripping members sized to grip a can;
• said gripping assemblies structured to travel across the path of said ram assembly and to selectively grip a can body;
• said gripping assembly includes a number of pairs of opposed, resilient elongated members, said pairs of elongated members including a first set of elongated members and a second set of elongated members;
• said first set of elongated members disposed on a first base member;
• said second set of elongated members disposed on a second base member;
• said first base member movably selectively coupled to said support member;
• said second base member fixed to said support member;
• and
• wherein said first base member is selectively positioned in one of a first position, wherein said first base member has a first spacing from said second base member or a second position, wherein said first base member has a second spacing from said second base member.