Finger mounting apparatus for loading grid
OwnerAdam Z. Rydellinventor
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Abstract
Finger mounting apparatus for a case loading grid is disclosed. Pyramidal shaped blocks are fixed to conventional bars in a packing grid, and a plate is selectively fixed to the bottom face of a block. The plate has an opening to hold a finger. The same block can mount two or more types of plate to carry two or more different types of finger. A single plate can be removed from a grid without removing the entire grid, so the grid can be serviced without removing the entire grid.
Claims12
In a case loading grid, including a plurality of bars parallel to the motion of containers to be loaded, and a plurality of fingers carried by said bars for directing said containers into discrete sections of a case to be loaded, the improvement comprising a block fixed to one of said bars and having a bottom face, a plate releasably carried by said block generally contiguously with said bottom face, said plate having a configuration generally like the configuration of said bottom face, said plate defining finger receiving means for selectively receiving at least one finger of said plurality of fingers and for holding said finger adjacent to said block, said block being generally pyramidal in shape and having four sides, said block defining a bar receiving slot diagonally thereof so that two sides of said block are disposed on each side of said bar, means for retaining said bar within said bar receiving slot, the apex of said block merging into said bar, the arrangement being such that containers that engage said block will be directed to one face of said block for aligning such container with one of said discrete sections of said case, and said fingers are beneath said block within said plate for directing said container into said one of said discrete sections after said container is aligned with said one of said discrete sections.
In a case loading grid including a plurality of bars parallel to the motion of containers to be loaded, and a plurality of fingers carried by said bars for directing said containers into discrete sections of a case to be loaded, each finger of said plurality of fingers being a selected one of fingers of a first type and fingers of a second type, the improvement comprising a block fixed to one of said bars and having a bottom face, a first plate releasably carried by said block generally contiguously with said bottom face, said first plate having a configuration generally like the configuration of said bottom face, said first plate defining first finger receiving means for selectively receiving at least one finger of said first type and for holding said finger of said first type adjacent to said block, said first finger receiving means including first finger receiving openings defined in the sides of said first plate, a second plate selectively carried by said block generally contiguously with said bottom face, said second plate having a configuration generally like the configuration of said bottom face, said second plate defining second finger receiving means for selectively receiving at least one finger of said second type and for holding said finger of said second type adjacent to said block, said second finger receiving means including second finger receiving openings defined at the corners of said second plate.
In a case loading grid, including a plurality of bars parallel to the motion of containers to be loaded, and a plurality of fingers carried by said bars for directing said containers into discrete sections of a case to be loaded, the improvement comprising a block fixed to one of said bars and having a bottom face, a plate releasably carried by said block generally contiguously with said bottom face, said plate having a configuration generally like the configuration of said bottom face, said plate defining finger receiving means for selectively receiving at least one finger of said plurality of fingers and for holding said finger adjacent to said block, said finger receiving means comprising a finger receiving opening defined in said plate, a slot intersecting said opening, a pin transversely of said finger, the arrangement being such that said finger is receivable within said finger receiving opening while said pin is received within said slot, said finger having a generally flat upper surface adjacent to said bottom face of said block, a spring carried by said finger and acting against said bottom face, said spring being located rearwardly of said pin for urging said finger to pivot about said pin.
In a case loading grid, including a plurality of bars parallel to the motion of containers to be loaded, a plurality of fingers carried by said bars for directing said containers into discrete sections of a case to be loaded, and means on said bars for pivotally mounting said fingers, the improvement wherein each finger of said plurality of fingers includes a pin fixed transversely thereof generally at the upper end of said finger, said pin having a rounded lower surface for allowing pivotal motion of said finger in a first direction, spring means carried by said finger for urging said finger to pivot about said pin, said pin having a first flat surface co-extensive with said lower surface for limiting pivotal motion of said finger in said first direction.
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