Patent ID: 9486927
Filing Date: 2016-11-08
CPC Classification: B25J,Y10S

Claim Text:
1. An apparatus comprising: a first gripping component comprising a first rotatable axle oriented along a first longitudinal axis and further comprising a first pair of opposing gripping fingers with each gripping finger of the first pair being coupled to a respective end of the first axle; and a second gripping component comprising a second rotatable axle oriented along a second longitudinal axis substantially perpendicular to the first longitudinal axis of the first axle and further comprising a second pair of opposing gripping fingers with each gripping finger of the second pair being coupled to a respective end of the second axle, wherein each axle is independently operable to rotate the respective pair of gripping fingers about the longitudinal axis of the respective axle, and wherein each pair of gripping fingers is independently operable to move the gripping fingers of the respective pair toward and away from each other.