Appeal 2007-3920
Application 90/007,025
Claim 3 063 patent claim 1 846 patent claim 1
A gripper 12 A chain link [i.e., a baseA carrying member
link and a resilient [term unique to claim 1,
member 12]12 but having a chain link,
see below, which
includes a gripper 12]
mounted on a product for a product capturing for a product capturing
capturing chain chain, comprising: chain having a chain
including a plate having a flat base portion link, said carrying
a supporting surface 14 having front and back member comprising:
and first and second surfaces 14, first and a plate having
lateral ends 32, and the second ends 32, and first 14 and second
chain also including leading and trailing surfaces and first and
first and second lips 24, edges; second lateral ends 32;
26 respectively * * * * * *
projecting from the first
and second ends 32 of
the plate,
said gripper 12 a resilient, hollow, a hollow, tubular
comprising a hollow, tubular gripping resilient gripping
tubular, resilient member 12 member 12 including
member including first approximately the same first and second
and second ends 44, 46 length as said flat base ends 44, 46 respectively
respectively having portion 14, having first having therein first and
therein first and second and second ends 44, 46 second openings, said
openings, said member and said inner and outer gripping member 12
being hollow along the surfaces and including a being hollow along the
entire length thereof flattened outer surface entire length of said
and being adapted to be portion contacting said gripping member and
positioned against the front surface of said being positioned against
supporting surface 14 of flattened base 14; the first surface 14 of
the plate with said first first and second the plate with said first
and second opposed retaining and second
openings 44, 46 lips 24, 26 integral with openings 44, 46
respectively adjacent said flat base portion respectively adjacent
the first and second and projecting from the first and second
12 063 patent 2:16-17.
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