Patents Examined by I. Cyda
  • Apparatus for gripping tubes in multirow plate fin coils
    Patent number: 4993145
    Abstract: An apparatus for gripping a tube end of a plate fin heat exchanger by a pair of coacting jaw grippers movable both longitudinally and radially with respect to the tube end. The coacting jaw grippers are positioned such that the tube ends of a multirow coil can be gripped along any row of the coil.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 22, 1986
    Date of Patent: February 19, 1991
    Assignee: Carrier Corporation
    Inventor: Kenneth P. Gray