Abstract: A pallet (2) is positioned on its edge in the receiver (6) where it is restrained by the dog (9). The action of the jack (12) is such as to fold back the receiver (6) for the guidance of the pallet to the position (2'). The two jacks (14) drive the arms (8), the stops on which (16) restrain the pallet and guide it to the loading position (2"), releasing the receiver (6), which can be raised. The jacks (15) provide the means for putting the rollers (28, 29) into the conveying position.

Abstract: Apparatus for gripping cases of cigarettes from a casing machine and for stacking the cases on a pallet including two fixed and vertical uprights to guide the movements of a bridge which is cantilevered in front of the uprights and which is movable in the vertical direction along these uprights. A suction-cup is rotatable about a vertical axis and is mounted on a carriage movable transversely on a slide which is movable longitudinally on the bridge. The cases of cigarettes are put onto a roller train which moves forward so that each case reaches a presentation position where the suction-cup seizes it. Position sensors detect the presence of a pallet under the bridge and control the movements of the suction-cup so as to distribute the cases in several successive layers on the pallet.