Patent ID: 8360492

Claim:
Gripping apparatus for gripping containers, comprising: a gripping element having two gripping parts movable relative to one another, said gripping parts being configured to receive at least one portion of a container to be gripped between the gripping parts; a pin-like body arranged on each gripping part, each of the gripping parts being pivotable about a pivot axis defined by an associated pin-like body; a sleeve body arranged around at least one region of each pin-like body, wherein at least one of said pin-like bodies can be displaced relative to the sleeve body arranged around said at least one pin-like body in a longitudinal direction of said at least one pin-like body; a carrier, the gripping parts being arranged on the carrier, the gripping parts being pivotable in a predefined movement plane; and a detachment mechanism for detaching the gripping parts from the carrier, the detachment mechanism being configured to be actuated manually and without the aid of a tool in order to detach the gripping parts from the carrier.