Patent ID: 8960745
Filing Date: 2015-02-24
Classification: B25J

Abstract:
1. A vacuum tool comprising: a first vacuum distributor portion; a first vacuum source locally coupled to the first vacuum distributor portion; a second vacuum distributor portion, wherein the first vacuum distributor portion is coupled with the second vacuum distributor portion; a second vacuum source locally coupled to the second vacuum distributor portion; a multi-portion planar plate coupled to the first and second vacuum distributor portions and comprising a plurality of discrete coplanar portions, wherein the multi-portion planar plate is in fluid communication with the first and second vacuum sources on an internal side and is adapted to manipulate materials on an external side; and the first vacuum source produces a vacuum in association with the first vacuum distributor portion that is independent of the second vacuum source that produces a vacuum in association with the second vacuum distributor portion, wherein the vacuum associated with the first vacuum source and the vacuum associated with the second vacuum source are applied in a coplanar manner along the multi-portion planar plate.