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OT-2026-000003080

Article transfer apparatus

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Material Handling › Conveying Systems
Inventors
MAHONEY DONALD SIMSON
Assignee
BECFAB EQUIPMENT PTY LTD
Original source
US-2001046436-A1, the United States Patent and Trademark Office, 29 November 2001
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A transfer apparatus for articles is provided comprising: (a) a support; and (b) an arm, engaging or connecting to the support and movable between a first and second position vertically displaced relative to one another, the arm being rotatable about the support in a substantially vertical plane from a first side of the support to a second side of the support opposite the first side, the arm comprising; (i) a connector having a releasable attachment for engaging an article, wherein the connector is located distant from the support; and (ii) a rotation device to rotate the connector relative to the arm to re-orient the article attached to the connector from an attachment position on the first side of the support to a detachment position on the second side of the support.

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Abstract

A transfer apparatus for articles is provided comprising: (a) a support; and (b) an arm, engaging or connecting to the support and movable between a first and second position vertically displaced relative to one another, the arm being rotatable about the support in a substantially vertical plane from a first side of the support to a second side of the support opposite the first side, the arm comprising; (i) a connector having a releasable attachment for engaging an article, wherein the connector is located distant from the support; and (ii) a rotation device to rotate the connector relative to the arm to re-orient the article attached to the connector from an attachment position on the first side of the support to a detachment position on the second side of the support.

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OpenTechnical Publication OT-2026-000003080, “Article transfer apparatus,” published September 15, 2026 at 19:24:37 UTC, https://opentechnical.org/p/OT-2026-000003080.

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