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US 11,866,270 B2Granted
Container gripper
AssigneeWestRock Packaging Systems, LLC
InventorsJean-Christophe Bonnain, Frederic Limousin, Fabrice Avril, Amelie Strohm-Volondat
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Abstract
A gripper including a receiving end and a locking end and an absorber coupled to at least one of the ends configured to dampen contact forces imparted on the gripper, wherein the receiving end is shaped to marry a container body.
Claims20
A gripper for guiding a container, comprising:
- a gripper body comprising a receiving end and a locking end, wherein the receiving end is shaped to at least partially surround the container, wherein the locking end comprises a coupling configured to be coupled to a lug, and wherein the gripper body is a unitary body;
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- a dampener disposed within the gripper body and coupled to at least one of the receiving end and the locking end, wherein the dampener is configured to dampen contact forces imparted on the gripper.
A conveyor system comprising a gripper, the gripper comprising:
- a gripper body comprising a receiving end and a locking end, wherein the receiving end is shaped to at least partially surround a container, wherein the locking end comprises a coupling configured to be coupled to a lug, and wherein the gripper body is a unitary body;
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- a dampener disposed within the gripper body and coupled to at least one of the receiving end and the locking end, wherein the dampener is configured to dampen contact forces imparted on the gripper.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.