Clutch assembly for handling a container
AssigneeBelvac Production Machinery, Inc.
InventorsDavid Joseph Mammolenti, Syed Ali Asghar, Harold James Marshall, Robert Charles Graefe, JR.
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Abstract
Aspects of the disclosure relate to a clutch assembly for handling a container, and an associated method for using the clutch assembly. The clutch assembly includes a shaft configured to rotate in a first direction and a second direction, opposite from the first direction. The clutch assembly further includes a clutch coupled to a first end of the shaft. The clutch includes at least two rollers configured to move into a first position, extending radially beyond a periphery of the clutch, and out of the first position, extending radially flush with or inward from the periphery of the clutch.
Claims16
A clutch assembly for handling a container, the clutch assembly comprising:
- a shaft configured to rotate in a first direction and a second direction, opposite from the first direction;
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- a clutch coupled to a first end of the shaft, the clutch including:
- at least two rollers configured to move into a first position, extending radially beyond a periphery of the clutch, and out of the first position, extending radially flush with or inward from the periphery of the clutch.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.