Patent ID: 6749238
Filing Date: 2004-06-15
Classification: B25J,B65G

Abstract:
A vacuum nozzle, comprising:a nozzle body with a body passage extending axially therethrough from a first end to a second end; and a nozzle tip with a tip passage extending axially therethrough, the tip passage in operative communication with the body passage to port a vacuum to a distal end of the nozzle tip; wherein a proximal portion of the nozzle tip is adapted to slidably engage in the axial direction a surface of the nozzle body and the nozzle tip and the nozzle body are joined to allow relative movement therebetween; wherein the body passage has a first radial dimension at a first portion and a second radial dimension at a second portion, the first radial dimension greater than the second radial dimension, and wherein the proximal portion of the nozzle tip comprises at least one flexible arm and an interfacing element disposed thereon, wherein the interfacing element protrudes radially outward to a radial dimension greater than the second radial dimension and the flexible arm elastically bends to allow the protruding interfacing element to slidably pass through the second portion.