Patent ID: 9731913
Date: 2017-08-15
CPC Classifications: B25J,B65B,B65G,Y10S

Claim:
1. An end effector comprising: a frame; a plurality of carrier assemblies slidingly engaged with the frame and configured for longitudinal sliding movement along the frame, the plurality of carrier assemblies comprising a first carrier assembly, and a second carrier assembly; a first actuation device operably attached to the first carrier assembly and configured to move the first carrier assembly in a reciprocating motion; the first carrier assembly comprising a first arm extending laterally towards the second carrier assembly, the first arm having a first grabber; and the second carrier assembly comprising a second arm extending laterally towards the first carrier assembly, the second arm having a second grabber configured to engage the first grabber, the second carrier assembly being fixed to the frame such that it does not move relative to the frame.