Title: Bottle gripping apparatus

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1. A bottle gripping apparatus adapted to be mounted on at least one supporting bar, said bottle gripping apparatus comprising: a frame means; a guideway provided in said frame means; a mounting pin pivotally to secure said frame means to the supporting bar, said mounting pin being slidably received in said guideway; a fulcrum supported by said frame means; first and second, opposed gripper jaws; each said gripper jaw carried on a corresponding first and second lever arm; said first and second lever arms being convergent and being pivotally mounted on said fulcrum to permit said first and second jaws to be relatively movable toward and away from each other; spring means continuously biasing said first and second gripper jaws toward each other; a control member movably mounted on said frame means; a pivot pin secured to said control member and being slidably received in said guideway; link means connected between said pivot pin and said first and second lever arms to move said first and second jaws in response to movement of said control member.

2. A bottle gripping apparatus, as set forth in claim 1, in which a slot is provided in said control member, said mounting pin being slidably received in said slot.

3. A bottle gripping apparatus, as set forth in claim 2, in which said slot and said guideway are aligned axially of said bottle gripping apparatus.

4. A bottle gripping apparatus, as set forth in claim 3, in which said control member presents a follower surface, said follower surface being disposed substantially transversely of said guideway.

5. A bottle gripping apparatus, as set forth in claim 4, in which at least one guide surface is presented by said control member, said guide surface being disposed substantially parallel to said slot.

6. A bottle gripping apparatus, as set forth in claim 1, in which a shoulder is presented from said control member to engage said supporting bar yieldingly to orient the bottle gripping apparatus in a predetermined disposition.

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Inventors: Hamrick, Gene H. (Stow, OH, US)

Application Number: 539337
Filing Date: 1975-01-08
Publication_date: 1976-04-06
Assignee:
Primary Class(es): 294/115 294/118
Other Classes:
US Patent Ref:

1191702	Jul, 1916	Januszczak	294/118.
2277828	Mar, 1942	Morgan	294/87.
2679328	May, 1954	Ballato et al.	214/309.
3021169	Feb, 1962	Harry	294/118.
3125369	Mar, 1964	Copping	294/115.
3125370	Mar, 1964	McGill	294/115.
3790205	Feb, 1974	Wenz	294/115.

Other Refs:
Primary Examiner: Love, John J.
Assistant Examiner: Cherry, Johnny D.
Attorney: Hamilton, Renner & Kenner