Patents Assigned to Philadelphia Newspapers, Inc.
  • Patent number: 6227589
    Abstract: A gripper assembly for a conveying device for conveying printed products. More particularly, a gripper assembly having: (a) a first gripper part, having a clamping surface and an external surface; (b) a second gripper part, having a clamping surface and an external surface; wherein the first gripper part and the second gripper part are connected together for pivotal movement about a common axis, the first gripper part being pivotable between an open position and a clamping position in which it cooperates with the second gripper part to clamp a printed product under spring force; (c) a spring element arranged between the first gripper part and the second gripper part, which spring element imparts a biasing force on the first gripper part which biases the first gripper part into the clamping position; and, (d) at least one conforming biaser which conforms to the external surfaces of the first and second gripper parts and which biases the first gripper part into the clamping position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 7, 1999
    Date of Patent: May 8, 2001
    Assignee: Philadelphia Newspapers, Inc.
    Inventors: James E. Brown, Jeffrey R. Simons