US PATENT SUBCLASS 414 / 796.9
.~.~.~ Includes article gripping device

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414 /   HD   MATERIAL OR ARTICLE HANDLING

788  DF  APPARATUS FOR MOVING INTERSUPPORTING ARTICLES INTO, WITHIN, OR FROM FREESTANDING, ORDERLY LAYERED, OR MUTUALLY STABILIZING ORDERLY GROUP {4}
795.4  DF  .~ Unstacking apparatus {10}
796.5  DF  .~.~ Removes highest article first from stack {5}
796.9.~.~.~ Includes article gripping device {2}
797  DF  .~.~.~.~> By suction
797.1  DF  .~.~.~.~> By magnetic force

DEFINITION

Classification: 414/796.9

Includes article gripping device:

(under subclass 796.5) Apparatus including a device to engage

the uppermost article and exert a holding force thereon which prevents, or tends to prevent, the article from shifting relative to the device while the article is being taken from the stack*.

SEE OR SEARCH CLASS

294, Handling: Hand and Hoist-Line Implements, appropriate subclasses for specific article gripping means.