Material handling device

A material handling device for moving a work piece in succession between a plurality of adjacent work stations positioned in aligned relationship, said material handing device comprising a plurality of gripping means each adapted to selectively grip and release a work piece, a support, means for affixing said gripping means to said support, and motion transfer means for moving such support and said gripping means carried thereby from a home position in which said gripping means are positioned in aligned relation with the work stations and between the adjacent work stations, to a first operative position having at least a component of movement along the aligned path in which a work piece may be grasped at each work station, a second operative position having at least a component of movement along the aligned path wherein said gripping means move the work pieces gripped thereby from the first work stations to the next adjacent work stations for deposit upon release of said gripping means, and back to said home position between the work stations.