Patent ID: 6468018
Filing Date: 2002-10-22
Classification: H01L

Abstract:
An article transfer apparatus, comprising:a fulcrum; a pin on said fulcrum; a lever arm that is slidably adjustable in one direction with respect to said fulcrum and is rotatably supported on said pin; a first partitioned article carrier coupled to said lever arm and having opposed first and second edge portions, the first and second edge portions having slots defining partitions in the first partitioned carrier; and a second article carrier having opposed first and second edge portions, the first and second edge portions having slots defining partitions in the second partitioned carrier, the second partitioned carrier being coupled to said lever arm adjacent to the first partitioned carrier, and the partitions of the second carrier being aligned with and opposed to the partitions of the first carrier, such that a sufficient amount of rotation of the lever arm about said pin through a gravitational field causes transfer of at least one article from the first carrier to the second carrier.