US PATENT SUBCLASS 221 / 217
.~.~ With endless or rotary article gripper carrying means

Current as of: June, 1999
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221 /   HD   ARTICLE DISPENSING

208  DF  WITH DISCHARGE ASSISTANT {28}
210  DF  .~ Article adhering or gripping type {5}
217.~.~ With endless or rotary article gripper carrying means {2}
218  DF  .~.~.~> Endless belt carrier
219  DF  .~.~.~> Having cam-operated pivoted jaw type gripper elements

DEFINITION

Classification: 221/217

(under subclass 210) Devices in which the affirmative holding means engage the articles by pressure on several opposite sides of their exterior to transfer them for discharge and in which such holding means are mounted upon either a revolving or continuous member to be conveyed thereby through the transfer and discharge cycle.

SEE OR SEARCH CLASS

198, Conveyors: Power-Driven,

468.2+, and 470.1+ for a rotary conveyor having load gripping members.