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US 5,704,673 AGranted
Large area support label carrier
AssigneeAvery Dennison Corporation
InventorMitchell R. Reckart
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Abstract
The invention relates to a device for transferring thin sheet material which comprises: a face, a spine which is positioned adjacent to the face, a plurality of ribs which radiate away from the spine and are used to support the face, an apparatus for connecting the device to a machine arm, and a mechanism for providing vacuum over a substantial portion of a thin sheet material, wherein the face is configured in the same shape as the thin sheet material.
Claims15
A thin sheet material carrier comprising:
- a vacuum plate having a surface;
- a plurality of ribs connected to said vacuum plate for supporting said vacuum plate;
- a spine at least partly supporting said vacuum plate, and wherein said ribs taper from said spine to an edge of said carrier;
- means for connecting said vacuum plate to a machine arm;
- and
- means for providing vacuum over a substantial portion of a thin sheet material, wherein said surface is configured in the same shape as said thin sheet material and has a generally flat surface area nearly equal to said thin sheet material's surface area.
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A thin sheet material carrier comprising:
- a vacuum plate having a generally flat surface;
- a plurality of ribs for supporting said vacuum plate;
- a spine at least partly supporting said vacuum plate and wherein said ribs taper from said spine to an edge of said carrier;
- means for connecting said vacuum plate to a machine arm;
- and
- means for providing a vacuum over a substantial portion of a thin sheet material wherein said means for providing vacuum includes a passageway, a plurality of portholes connecting said passageway to said surface and a plurality of channels radiating from said portholes.
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A thin sheet material carrier comprising:
- a vacuum plate having a generally flat surface;
- a plurality of ribs for supporting said vacuum plate;
- a spine at least partly supporting said vacuum plate and wherein said ribs taper from said spine to an edge of said carrier;
- means for connecting said vacuum plate to a machine arm;
- and
- means for providing vacuum over a substantial portion of a thin sheet material, wherein said vacuum plate and ribs are made from a flexible material such that said thin sheet material carrier conforms to a wall of a mold.
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A thin sheet material sheet material carrier comprising:
- a vacuum plate having a surface;
- a plurality of ribs connected to said vacuum plate for supporting said vacuum plate;
- means for connecting said vacuum plate to a machine arm;
- and
- means for providing vacuum over a substantial portion of a thin sheet material, wherein said surface is configured in the same shape as said thin sheet material and has a generally flat surface area nearly equal to said thin sheet material's surface area,
- wherein said means for providing vacuum includes a passageway, a plurality of portholes connecting said passageway to said surface and a plurality of channels in said surface and radiating from said portholes, and
- wherein at least one of said channels is substantially parallel to and overlying at least one of said ribs.
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A thin sheet material carrier comprising:
- a vacuum plate having a generally flat surface;
- a plurality of ribs for supporting said vacuum plate;
- means for connecting said vacuum plate to a machine arm;
- and
- means for providing vacuum over a substantial portion of a thin sheet material, wherein said vacuum plate and ribs are made from a flexible material such that said thin sheet material carrier conforms to a wall of a mold,
- wherein said means for providing vacuum includes a passageway, a plurality of portholes connecting said passageway to said surface, and a plurality of channels in said surface and radiating from said portholes, and
- wherein at least one of said channels is substantially parallel to and overlying at least one of said ribs.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.