Patent ID: 9126340
Filing Date: 2015-09-08
Classification: B25J,B29D

Abstract:
1. A system for handling a bead apex, the system comprising: a first jaw having open and closed states, and configured to engage a first surface of a bead apex in the closed state; a second jaw having open and closed states; and a plurality of grippers coupled to the second jaw and configured to engage a second surface of the bead apex in the closed state of the second jaw, wherein a first gripper of the plurality of grippers has a first shape at an end that is configured to engage the second surface of the bead apex, and wherein a second gripper of the plurality of grippers has a second shape at an end that is configured to engage the second surface of the bead apex, wherein the first shape of the first gripper is different than the second shape of the second gripper, and wherein the first and second grippers are distinctly movable relative to each other.