US 12,365,099 B2
Device and method for handling elements
Josep M. Carrer Vives, Igualada (ES); Bernat Balsells Vives, Igualada (ES); Antoni Guimera Pedrola, Igualada (ES); Santiago Lucas Serra, Igualada (ES); and Antoni Balsells Mercade, Igualada (ES)
Assigned to Open Mind Ventures, S.L.U., Igualada (ES)
Appl. No. 18/706,571
Filed by OPEN MIND VENTURES, S.L.U., Igualada (ES)
PCT Filed Nov. 2, 2022, PCT No. PCT/ES2022/070706
§ 371(c)(1), (2) Date May 1, 2024,
PCT Pub. No. WO2023/079203, PCT Pub. Date May 11, 2023.
Claims priority of application No. 21382990 (EP), filed on Nov. 3, 2021.
Prior Publication US 2025/0010491 A1, Jan. 9, 2025
Int. Cl. B25J 15/00 (2006.01); B65H 3/32 (2006.01); B66C 1/32 (2006.01)
CPC B25J 15/0033 (2013.01) [B66C 1/32 (2013.01); B65H 3/322 (2013.01)] 11 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. Device for handling elements, the elements being separated by at least one slit or gap, characterized in that it comprises:
a hollow outer shank having a lower end provided with a stop extending outward therefrom perpendicular to a longitudinal axis of the hollow outer shank;
an interior of the hollow outer shank at least partially housing a rod which is longitudinally movable and rotatable with respect to the hollow outer shank, the lower end of the shank further comprising a mouth through which protrudes a lower end of the rod housed inside the hollow outer shank, the rod comprising a flap at one end, which is substantially perpendicular with respect to the longitudinal axis of the rod, so that a clamp is defined between the stop and the flap for holding an element.