CPC F16L 55/136 (2013.01) [F16L 55/132 (2013.01); F16L 55/1283 (2013.01)] | 6 Claims |
1. A gripper assembly comprising:
an actuator plate, the actuator plate including at least two actuator wedges;
a bowl, the bowl including at least two bowl wedges;
at least two circumferential wedge sets, each circumferential wedge set positioned between the actuator plate and the bowl, each circumferential wedge set including a first circumferential wedge and a second circumferential wedge, each circumferential wedge set positioned such that an actuator wedge and a bowl wedge engage between the first and second circumferential wedges; and
a gripper unit, the gripper unit including a gripper body, the gripper body positioned between the actuator plate and the bowl, the gripper body positioned between and abutting a first circumferential wedge of a first circumferential wedge set and a second circumferential wedge of a second circumferential wedge set.
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