US PATENT SUBCLASS 198 / 377.05
.~.~.~.~.~ Holder having magnetic or electrostatic 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}
377.05.~.~.~.~.~ Holder having magnetic or electrostatic element

DEFINITION

Classification: 198/377.05

Holder having magnetic or electrostatic element:

(under subclass 377.03) Subject matter wherein the holder includes the force field from either the attraction or repulsion of (1) magnetic charges (i.e., magnetism), or (2) electric charges at rest (i.e., static electricity) to hold the article during conveyance.

SEE OR SEARCH THIS CLASS, SUBCLASS:

472.1, for a conveyor system including a rotating or endless carrier having a magnetic or electrostatic gripping element.

690.1, and 691, for conveyor section using magnetic or electrostatic forces to enhance frictional contact between the load and the conveyor.

803.6, for a conveyor section with magnetic or electrostatic holders.