Inventors:
John O. McNamara - Savannah GA
Assignee:
Peeples Industries, Inc. - Savannah GA
International Classification:
B65D 8562, B66C 142
Abstract:
An apparatus for gripping and lifting closely packaged objects formed in rows and adjacent one another having a main horizontal beam, end gripper units adjustable through power means and self-positioning cross gripper units intermediate the end grippers. The grippers having elongated fingers which depend from the gripper units are powered toward the object to grip it and powered away from the object to release it. The objects are shaped and positioned to form spaces therebetween even when tangent to one another.