Patent ID: 8028977

Claim:
A device for supporting plate-like materials for at least one separating process using a cutting beam to separate the plate-like material, the device comprising: a first supporting surface and a second supporting surface which together form a supporting table for supporting the plate-like material, wherein each of the first supporting surface and second supporting surface are formed from a flexible material; a beam-catching device defining a line-like opening, wherein the beam-catching device is arranged between the first and the second supporting surfaces and is configured to be traversable in an X direction; a basic housing having a top region that is open, wherein the flexible material comprises a band whose outer marginal region is configured and arranged to seal the top region of the basic housing; and a lateral seal configured to run in one or both of the X direction and a Y direction to detachably seal the flexible material against the top region of the basic housing, wherein the basic housing and the flexible material together form component parts of a body that defines at least one closed space, wherein the body comprises an inlet through which a medium is delivered to build up an internal pressure within the closed space.