Patent ID: 9649736
Date: 2017-05-16
CPC Classifications: B23Q,B25J

Claim:
1. An apparatus for handling a workpiece on a surface, the apparatus comprising: a frame: a mounting block supported by the frame to be movable relative to the frame in a first direction toward the surface; a resilient mounting block biasing member operably urging the mounting block toward an extended position; a finger coupled to the mounting block so that the finger is retractable in a second nonparallel direction opposed to the first direction, the finger supporting an engagement member operably contacting the workpiece and subject to a reaction force from the workpiece that retracts the finger during movement of the mounting block in the first direction, the engagement member traversing the surface as a result of simultaneous movement of the mounting block in the first direction and retraction of the finger in the second direction; and a resilient finger biasing member operably urging the finger toward an extended position.