Patent ID: 9238305
Filing Date: 2016-01-19
CPC Classification: A43D,B25B,B25J,B29C,B29L,Y10T

Claim Text:
1. A vacuum tool comprising: a vacuum distributor, the vacuum distributor comprised of an exterior top surface, an interior top surface, an exterior side surface, and an interior side surface; a vacuum distribution cavity, the vacuum distribution cavity formed, at least in part, by the interior top surface and the interior side surface; and a switchable plate removably coupled to the vacuum distributor thereby enclosing the vacuum distribution cavity within the vacuum distributor and the switchable plate, wherein the switchable plate is comprised of a plurality of plate portions, and wherein each of the plurality of plate portions comprise an interior plate surface, an exterior plate surface adapted to provide a planar, non-compressible surface for contacting a part to be manipulated by the vacuum tool, and a plurality of apertures extending through the interior plate surface and the exterior plate surface.