Patent ID: 6648285
Filing Date: 2003-11-18
Classification: F16B

Abstract:
A suction cup for holding an attached object to a host surface, the suction cup comprising:(a) a cup element comprising an elastic material and having a peripheral edge (b) a stem element having a first end centrally attached to the cup element and a second end, a hold/release element comprising a web of material occupying a generally triangular shaped plane radial to the stem element, said triangular shaped plane being defined by three points, the first point being a point at or near the second end of the stem element, the second point being a point on or near the peripheral edge of the cup element, and the third point being the point where the stem element and the cup element join, said hold/release element being immovably attached to and/or integral with both the cup element and the stem element such that forces applied to the second end of the stem element are thereby transmitted towards the peripheral edge of the cup element.