Patent ID: 6139253
Filing Date: 2000-10-31
Classification: B01D,B66C

Abstract:
An apparatus for handling disk stacks, the apparatus comprising:a structural member including a central guide bore and at least three structural member connecting means operatively connected thereto;a central guide member, operatively positioned relative to the central guide bore of the structural member and operatively connected thereto;a ring member, operatively positioned on the central guide member, and having at least three connecting members operatively connected thereto;at least three linking means, operatively connected to each of the structural member connecting means and to each of the ring member connecting means, for providing movement of the ring member relative to the structural member;at least three gripping members, operatively connected to each of the linking means and to each of the structural member connecting means, for interacting with at least one disk stack; anda locking device, operatively connected to the ring member, for locking the apparatus in the open and the closed positions.