Handling apparatus

• US 3,150,787 A
• Filed: 07/25/1961
• Issued: 09/29/1964
• Est. Priority Date: 08/08/1960
• Status: Expired due to Term

• Current Assignee: Theo Patrignani
• Original Assignee: Theo Patrignani
• Inventors: THEO PATRIGNANI
• Application Number:
  US04/126,626
• Time in Patent Office: 1,162 Days
• US Class Current: 414/661
• CPC Class Codes: B21D 37/14 Particular arrangements for handling and holding in place complete dies
• CPC Class Codes: B21D 37/147 Tool exchange carts
• CPC Class Codes: B30B 15/028 Loading or unloading of dies, platens or press rams

Claims

1. HANDLING APPARATUS FOR POSITIONING AND REMOVING OBJECTS ON AND FROM A FLAT SURFACE, COMPRISING A PLATFORM;

MEANS FOR EFFECTING VERTICAL MOVEMENT OF SAID PLATFORM WITH RESPECT TO THE SURFACE;

INTERENGAGEABLE MEANS ON CORRESPONDING LONGITUDINAL SIDES OF SAID SURFACE AND PLATFORM FOR LOCKING THE PLATFORM TO THE SURFACE IN CONTIGUOUS COPLANAR RELATIONSHIP THEREWITH;

RACK MEANS ON THE PLATFORM EXTENDING IN A TRANSVERSE DIRECTION THEREOF;

A MEMBER HAVING GEAR MEANS JOURNALLED THEREIN AND MESHING WITH SAID RACK MEANS FOR TRANSVERSE DISPLACEMENT OF THE MEMBER ACROSS THE PLATFORM ON ROTATION OF THE GEAR MEANS;

FURTHER RACK MEANS SPACED ABOVE SAID PLATFORM AND MEANS GUIDING SAID FURTHER RACK MEANS FOR DISPLACEMENT RELATIVE TO THE MEMBER IN SAID TRANSVERSE DIRECTION;

FURTHER GEAR MEANS JOURNALLED IN SAID MEMBER AND MESHING WITH THE FURTHER RACK MEANS;

DRIVE MEANS