Patent 7384083 was granted and assigned to Fabworx Solutions on June, 2008 by the United States Patent and Trademark Office.
An end effecter (201) is provided herein which comprises a blade (203) having a depression (213) formed in the surface (210) thereof, an elastomeric pad (209) disposed in the depression and a fastener (215) for releasably securing the pad within the depression such that a portion of the pad extends above the surface of the blade.