Patent ID: 7540703
Filing Date: 2009-06-02
Classification: B65H,Y10S

Abstract:
1. A method for transferring a panel from a stack of generally upstanding panels supported in a tilted position at an angle from a vertical to a lying position on a receiving surface, said method comprising the steps of: separating a first panel from a stacked tilted position in the stack of panels by releasably connecting a pulling device to a front exposed face of the first panel and pulling on the first panel with the pulling device so as to cause the first panel to pivot about a bottom edge thereof to an angular clamped position comprised between the stacked tilted position of the first panel and the vertical, thereby creating a gap between the first panel and the stack, the pulling device retaining the first panel against falling back by gravity against the stack; inserting a pushing device in the gap between the first panel and the stack while the first panel is held in said angular clamped position by the pulling device; removing the pulling device from the front face of the first panel, the pushing device preventing the first panel from falling back against the stack; and then pushing the first panel with the pushing device from said angular position across the vertical to a free-fall position, the free-fall position being separated from the vertical such that the first panel free-falls under gravity to induce the free fall of the first panel to the lying position.