Patents Assigned to Inframatic
  • Pile-handling apparatus
    Patent number: 5209629
    Abstract: An apparatus for handling palletized piles of sheet-shaped materials including a first carriage having a fork tower with upper and lower forks which are actuated to grip the pile. The fork tower swings about a horizontal axis and rotates about a vertical axis. A second carriage has a pallet-supporting surface which rotates about a vertical axis. The first and second carriages are movable along rails so that a pile is aerated and positioned for delivery to a production machine.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 14, 1991
    Date of Patent: May 11, 1993
    Assignee: Inframatic
    Inventor: Ib H. Rasmussen