Patent ID: 7766808

Claim:
A gripping system for equipment for handling flaps formed by laminates having at least one surface ply, the gripping system comprising: a mounting block on a first side of an operating panel of the equipment, at least one passage through the mounting block; a pin holder mounted on the first side of the operating panel for movement between an operating position and a non-operating position relative to the mounting block, a pin member extends from the pin holder such that the pin member has a free end, the pin member aligned with and extending into the passage of the mounting block for movement therealong when the pin holder is moved, in the operating position the pin member extends through the passage such that the free end of the pin member is exposed beyond the mounting block; wherein a lower side of the pin holder includes a downwardly projecting portion in addition to the pin member that is positioned below a top most portion of the mounting block when the pin holder is in the operating position; and when the pin holder is in the non-operating position, the downwardly projecting portion of the pin holder is positioned at a distance above the top most portion of the mounting block, and the free end of the pin member is located within the passage of the mounting block and is not exposed beyond the mounting block.