Gripper system
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United States of America Patent
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Mar 27, 2012
Grant Date -
Jul 1, 2010
app pub date -
Dec 29, 2008
filing date -
Dec 29, 2008
priority date (Note) -
Expired
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Abstract
A gripper system having a pair of jaws operable in a first plane and having a central closure axis; each jaw including a finger member and finger tip member disposed on its distal end; and a gripper drive assembly for moving the jaws toward and away from each other; each finger member having a shaped inner contour for accommodating an object to be gripped; each finger tip member including an inner surface which generally aligns with the shaped inner contour for gripping a range of larger objects and an outer surface which generally aligns with the gripper central closure axis upon closure for gripping a range of smaller objects. Alternatively, each finger tip member may include a forcep element extending transversely to said plane.
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