Patent ID: 8864201

Claim:
A suction lifting tool for fastening an article on a surface of an object, said suction lifting tool comprising: a bowed suction housing having one open end formed by an annular rim; a pin extending axially through said suction housing and carrying a suction disk at one end for closing off said open end of said suction housing, a cavity being formed between said suction housing and said suction disk; a tension lever arranged outside said suction housing and having a pivot connection to said pin at a second end thereof outside said suction housing, said tension lever allowing to axially move said pin for reducing a spacing of said cavity between said suction housing and said suction disk to generate a suction effect; a ring-shaped sealing flange being detachably secured on said suction disk in a sealing manner between said annular rim of said suction housing and said suction disk, said sealing flange comprising an inside groove for securing said suction disk at an outer rim thereof, said sealing flange further comprising an outer elastic sealing face for abutment against a surface of an object to which said suction lifting tool is to be attached; wherein said inside groove of said sealing flange is configured U-shaped in cross section and is matched to a cross section of said annular rim of said suction disk.