Patent ID: 11964386
Assignee: BERKSHIRE GREY OPERATING COMPANY, INC.
Field: Handling (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC B | IPC B

Claim 13:
14. An end-effector of a programmable motion device, said end-effector comprising a body that provides an open interior, said open interior being coupled to a vacuum source, and said body including a gripping shroud surrounding a contact surface for contacting an object to be grasped by the end effector,
wherein the contact surface comprises a plurality of apertures defined therein through which to provide a vacuum for engaging the object, wherein the contact surface collapses into the open interior when an air flow through at least one of the apertures is blocked by the object, and
wherein said gripping shroud moves from a first position facing away from the open interior to a second position drawn inward at least partially toward the open interior of the body to collapse around the object,
wherein the end-effector further includes a stop member for limiting movement of the contact surface into the open interior.