Claims
- 1. A transfer device for transferring members to and from supports moving in an arcuate path, said transfer device comprising a turret member mounted for rotation about a fixed axis, a plurality of article carriers pivotally carried by said turret member for movement therewith in a generally circular path, and control means for controlling the contour of a portion of said generally circular path to correspond to the contour of said arcuate path, said control means including a fixed cam, spring loaded control arms connected to said articles carriers for positioning the same, cam follower means carried by said control arms riding on said cam to position said arms, control arms of opposite ones of said article carriers being interconnected by a connector, and said connectors being disposed in crossing relation and slidably mounted in said turret.
- 2. The transfer device of claim 1 wherein said spring loaded control arms react against said connectors.
Parent Case Info
This is a division of Ser. No. 221,587, filed Jan. 28, 1972 now U.S. Pat. No. 3,807,209, granted Apr. 30, 1974.
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