Conveyor with movable gripper and related conveyor link

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 7055676
APP PUB NO 20050103605A1
SERIAL NO

10712407

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A conveyor suitable for conveying objects along a transport direction, and a related link are disclosed. The link may include a link body having a length extending across the direction of transport and a width extending along the direction of transport, each link body having a conveying surface. At least one gripping member is movably secured to the link body and has a gripping arm extendable from the conveying surface of the link body. Each gripping member is moveable between a first opened position and a second gripping position. The gripping arm is located so as to be able to contact one of the objects when the gripping member is in the second position to hold the object relative to the link body during transport. Various options for link designs are disclosed, including slidable and/or pivotable designs.

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HARTNESS INTERNATIONAL INC1200 GARLINGTON ROAD GREENVILLE SC 19615-5477

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Beesley, Robert C Greenville, SC 35 392
Brennan, Frank Pelzer, SC 10 165
Davidson, Mark W Greer, SC 28 463
Hartness, III William R Greenville, SC 16 282
Hartness, Thomas P Greenville, SC 34 581

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