Patent ID: 9403280
Filing Date: 2016-08-02
CPC Classification: A43D,B25B,B25J,B29C,B29L,Y10T

Claim Text:
1. A vacuum tool comprising: a plurality of vacuum distributors, each of the plurality of vacuum distributors coupled to a vacuum generator, each of the plurality of vacuum distributors comprising an interior top surface, an exterior top surface, an interior side surface, and an exterior side surface; a plurality of plates, each of the plurality of plates coupled to a respective vacuum distributor of the plurality of vacuum distributors, wherein each of the plurality of plates includes an interior plate surface, an exterior plate surface, and at least one aperture extending through the interior plate surface and the exterior plate surface; and a plurality of vacuum distribution cavities formed in the plurality of vacuum distributors, respectively, wherein the plurality of vacuum distributors are independently operable, such that each of the plurality of vacuum distributors may provide an independent vacuum force.