US PATENT SUBCLASS 414 / 797.8
.~.~.~ Includes article separator with 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}
797.4  DF  .~.~ Removes lowest article first from stack {6}
797.8.~.~.~ Includes article separator with gripping device

DEFINITION

Classification: 414/797.8

Includes article separator with gripping device:

(under subclass 797.4) Apparatus including means which exerts a force on the lowermost article of the stack* directly through an interconnected device which moves therewith, the device exerting a holding force on the article which prevents, or tends to prevent, the article from shifting relative to the device while it is being taken by the means from the stack*.

SEE OR SEARCH CLASS

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