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Class Information
Number: 414/797.2
Name: Material or article handling > Apparatus for moving intersupporting articles into, within, or from freestanding, orderly layered, or mutually stabilizing orderly group > Unstacking apparatus > Removes highest article first from stack > Includes endless belt article separator
Description: Apparatus including a flaccid strap (e.g., belt, chain) having its ends interconnected which (a) travels around a path defined by strap guiding and driving structure and (b) has article engaging structure attached to or formed thereby which engages the uppermost article of the stack* and travels around a portion of the strap"s path with this article while taking it away from the remainder of the stack* or site.
Patents under this class:
| Patent Number |
Title Of Patent |
Date Issued |
| 7287952 |
Feeder load automation system and method of use |
Oct. 30, 2007 |
| 6880462 |
Apparatus and method for peeling a printing plate from a stack of plates |
Apr. 19, 2005 |
| 5913655 |
Automatic depalletizing system and method |
Jun. 22, 1999 |
| 5803702 |
Vision inspection system for double stacked packs |
Sep. 8, 1998 |
| 5683222 |
Method for taking up articles |
Nov. 4, 1997 |
| 5611658 |
Method and apparatus for destacking sheet metal members |
Mar. 18, 1997 |
| 5391051 |
Unstacker for unstacking flat items, the unstacker including realignment apparatus |
Feb. 21, 1995 |
| 5352085 |
Sheet transfer method and system thereof |
Oct. 4, 1994 |
| 5336041 |
Storage and retrieval device and method for imbricated planar articles |
Aug. 9, 1994 |
| 5310307 |
Depalletizing device and method |
May. 10, 1994 |
| 5242262 |
Process and machine for making batches of sheets from a top of a pile |
Sep. 7, 1993 |
| 5238350 |
Method of and an apparatus for taking up and setting down, respectively, of package-like articles |
Aug. 24, 1993 |
| 5232213 |
Vacuum belt sheet feeder device |
Aug. 3, 1993 |
| 5000656 |
Method and apparatus for storing stacks of articles and subsequently unstacking the articles and feeding the articles to working equipment |
Mar. 19, 1991 |
| 4955784 |
Apparatus for unstacking cross-nested articles |
Sep. 11, 1990 |
| 4919589 |
Apparatus for supplying a stack of carton blanks form a pallet to the magazine of a carton-packing machine |
Apr. 24, 1990 |
| 4640655 |
Continuous feeding apparatus |
Feb. 3, 1987 |
| 4439091 |
Pipe feeding system |
Mar. 27, 1984 |
| 4427330 |
Automatic fence picket stock conveyor for fence picket pointing machine |
Jan. 24, 1984 |
| T998009 |
Handling devices |
Sep. 2, 1980 |
| 4109802 |
Depalletizing apparatus |
Aug. 29, 1978 |
| 3999666 |
Vibratory feed initiating device for a machine for feeding articles shingle-fashion |
Dec. 28, 1976 |
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