Patent ID: 11970346
Assignee: GS-MR GLASS AND STONE (MACHINERY AND ROBOTICS) UK & IRELAND LTD.
Field: Handling (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC B | IPC B

Claim 13:
14. Apparatus for handling a rigid sheet having two faces, each face comprising a peripheral area extending around the periphery of the sheet and the remainder of the face comprising an inner area, enclosed by the peripheral area, the apparatus comprising first engagement means adapted to engage at least one face of the sheet in the peripheral area on a first edge of the sheet, second engagement means adapted to engage at least one face in the peripheral area on the same edge of the sheet as the first engagement means, the first engagement means and/or second engagement means being adapted to move longitudinally relative to the other engagement means along the first edge so as to enable relative movement therebetween, the first and second engagement means further being adapted to move in concert in a fixed relative position whereby the sheet is movable from a first location to a second location.