US PATENT SUBCLASS 198 / 377.04
.~.~.~.~.~ Holder having vacuum or air blast element


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198 /   HD   CONVEYORS: POWER-DRIVEN

373  DF  CONVEYOR FOR CHANGING ATTITUDE OF ITEM RELATIVE TO CONVEYED DIRECTION {12}
375  DF  .~ By actuating item-holder relative to holder-carrying conveyor {2}
377.01  DF  .~.~ Holder carried by orbiting conveyor {4}
377.02  DF  .~.~.~ Holder rotates item about axis spaced from the item {2}
377.03  DF  .~.~.~.~ Holder having load gripping element {2}
377.04.~.~.~.~.~ Holder having vacuum or air blast element


DEFINITION

Classification: 198/377.04

Holder having vacuum or air blast element:

(under subclass 377.03) Subject matter wherein the holder includes a gaseous fluid medium under subatmospheric or atmospheric pressure to hold the article during conveyance.

SEE OR SEARCH THIS CLASS, SUBCLASS:

471.1, for a conveyor system including a rotating or endless carrier having a suction type load gripping element.

689.1, for a conveyor section using suction to enhance friction between the load and the conveyor.

803.5, for a conveyor section having suction holders.