Title: Robot finger

Abstract: A robot finger comprising a substantially enclosed, hollow elongated body, which body has integral therewith and running lengthwise exteriorly thereof a gripping pad, said hollow body being deformable by fluid pressure in the direction of said gripping pad, said gripping pad being nondeformable in the direction of said body by said fluid pressure, said elongated body having a fluid injection inlet in a wall thereof.

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Inventors: Andorf, Paul (Wettstetten, DT)
Franz, Dietmar (Lampertheim, DT)
Lieb, Alfred (Dossenheim, DT)
Upper, Gerd (Gorsheimertal, DT)
Guttropf, Walter (Winisch, CH)

Application Number: 579113
Filing Date: 1975-05-19
Publication_date: 1976-09-21
Assignee: Firma Carl Freudenberg (Weinheim, DT)
Primary Class(es): 294/119.3 92/92, 294/99.1, 623/26, 901/37, 901/39
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US Patent Ref:

2545452	Mar, 1951	Fletcher	3/12.
2545947	Mar, 1951	Felip et al.	3/12.
2589101	Mar, 1952	Leguillon et al.	294/63.
2733545	Feb, 1956	Guadagna	46/126.
3090049	May, 1963	Lanteigne	3/1.
3343864	Sep, 1967	Baer	294/99.
3601442	Aug, 1971	Orndorff	294/99.
3640564	Feb, 1972	Kuster	294/99.
3694021	Sep, 1972	Mullen	3/1.
3713685	Jan, 1973	Ewing	294/99.

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Primary Examiner: Cherry, Johnny D.
Assistant Examiner:
Attorney: Burgess, Dinklage & Sprung