Patent ID: 8307615

Claim:
A quick-change tooling system for a device, the device including a moveable support shaft and a vacuum source, the tooling system comprising: first and second side supports coupled to the support shaft for movement therewith; a manifold coupled to the support shaft for movement therewith and for communicating with the vacuum source; a clamp moveable relative to the manifold between a disengaged position and an engaged position; and a plurality of pickers, each picker being selectively engageable with the side supports, the manifold, and the clamp assembly for movement with the support shaft and communication with the vacuum source, each picker including an arrangement of picking members for picking and placing a corresponding item, wherein the picking members communicate with the vacuum source via the manifold, wherein the manifold is a first manifold and each picker includes a second manifold, and wherein the second manifold is sealingly coupled to the first manifold by moving the clamp from the disengaged position to the engaged position.