Patent ID: 7556298

Claim:
A vacuum actuated pick-up tool for transporting a current collector, the pick-up tool comprising: a housing having an external surface, an interior compartment, and a plurality openings extending from said external surface to said interior compartment, said interior compartment configured to be coupled in fluid communication with a vacuum source to pneumatically secure the current collector to said external surface, wherein the collector includes a plurality of apertures therethrough defining a plurality of interconnected portions, and wherein said plurality of openings is configured to substantially align with the portions when the collector is pneumatically secured to said external surface; and a plurality of protrusions extending from said external surface for contacting and spatially orienting the collector when pneumatically secured to said external surface, the plurality of protrusions each configured to be received by a different one of the plurality of apertures and interspersed with said plurality of openings.