Patent ID: 6328363
Filing Date: 2001-12-11
Classification: B25B,G11B

Abstract:
A device for handling light objects with one hand only without touching the objects with one's hand, said device comprising:at least one suction part configured for inspiration against a plane face of the object, said suction part comprising an annular suction ring delimited by two separate annular lips extending around a central area of the device for abutment with said object;a gripper having a shape that allows it to be seized and secured with one hand only;a flexible, elastomer body connected to the gripper, said elastomer body for at least partially filling and emptying a void to provide, via at least one connecting passage, a sub atmospheric pressure to an area between the suction ring and the plane face of the object upon abutment of said lips and inspiration of said device against the object; anda valve arranged for establishing a connecting passage from the central area under the device to the area between the suction ring and the plane face of the object for equalizing the sub atmospheric pressure to release the object, said valve being positioned underneath the elastomer body and being operable by pressure through the elastomer body.