US 4,907,504 AGranted

Apparatus for repositioning containers

AssigneeImtran Industries, Inc.

InventorKenneth R. Harris

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Abstract

Apparatus for moving a container from a first container position to a second container position in which the container is spaced from the first position and in a different orientation, the apparatus including a drive member that is rotatable about a first axis between a first drive member position and a second drive member position, the first axis being spaced from the first container position, and a gripper for gripping the container, the gripper being rotatably mounted on the drive member about a second axis that is transverse to the first axis and rotates with the drive member, the gripper being rotatable between a first gripper position and a second gripper position, a container engaged by the gripper being in the first container position when the drive member and gripper are in their respective first positions and in the second container position when the drive member and gripper are in their respective second positions.

Claims17

Dependent claims

Apparatus for moving a container from a first container position to a second container position in which said container is spaced from said first container position and in a different orientation, said apparatus comprising

a drive member that is rotatable about a first axis between a first drive member position and a second drive member position,
said first axis being spaced from said first container position,
a gripper for gripping said container,
said gripper being rotatably mounted on said drive member about a rotatable second axis that is transverse to said first axis and rotates with said drive member about said first axis,
said gripper being rotatable about said rotatable second axis between a first gripper position and a second gripper position, and
means for causing said gripper to rotate from said first gripper position to said second gripper position as said drive member rotates from said first driven member position to said second drive member position.
a container engaged by said gripper being in said first container position when said drive member and gripper are in their respective first positions and in said second container when said drive member and gripper are in their respective second positions.

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