Patent ID: 8037918

Claim:
A pick-up head, comprising: a shank having a distal end; a transverse plate coupled to the distal end of the shank, the transverse plate having a distal surface; a body comprising an inner portion made of a rigid material, an outer portion partially surrounding a top surface of the inner portion, and an end portion contactable by the shank, the end portion and the outer portion made of a compliant material with the end portion including a face; the shank having a distal end being movable relative to the end portion such that, whenever the shank having a distal end is in a retracted position, the face has a substantially planar contour with edge ridges to center and orient a die on the face, and whenever the shank having a distal end is in an extended position, the shank having a distal end contacts and urges the end portion to provide the face with a convex contour for releasing the die.