Filament gripper
AssigneeGillette Canada Inc.
InventorPatrick S. Reilly
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Abstract
A gripper includes a) a first element that includes a plurality of male components; and b) a second element that includes a plurality of female components dimensioned to receive the male components. The first element and the second element are moveable from an open position to a closed position and the male components engage the female components when the elements are in a closed position. The individual male components and the individual female components are capable of maintaining a plurality of bristles in fixed relation to each other when the elements are in a closed position.
Claims24
A gripper comprising:
- a) a first element comprising a plurality of male components;
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- b) a second element comprising a plurality of female components dimensioned to receive said male components,
- said first element and said second element being moveable from an open position to a closed position, wherein said male components engage said female components when said elements are in a closed position,
- said individual male components and said individual female components being capable of maintaining a plurality of bristles in fixed relation to each other when said elements are in a closed position.
A gripper holding bristles comprising:
- a first element comprising a male component;
- a second element comprising a female component dimensioned to receive said male component,
- said first element and said second element being moveable from an open position to a closed position, wherein said male component engages said female component when said elements are in a closed position,
- said male component and said female component being capable of maintaining a plurality of bristles in fixed relation to each other when said elements are in a closed position.
A bristle processing system comprising:
- 1) a station comprising a plurality of tufts of bristles;
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- 2) an automated gripper for gripping said tufts, said gripper comprising
- a) a first element comprising a plurality of male components;
- and
- b) a second element comprising a plurality of female components dimensioned to receive said male components, said first element and said second element being moveable from an open position to a closed position, wherein said male components engage said female components when said elements are in a closed position, said individual male components and said individual female components being capable of maintaining said tufts of bristles in fixed relation to each other when said elements are in a closed position.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.