Extended-frame portable vacuum gripper

An extended frame portable vacuum grip device comprising:

• a rigid support frame defining an open chamber, the support frame comprising:
• an impermeable elongate base having a vacuum grip side, an opposite support side, a width, and an extended length that is larger than the width, the impermeable elongate base defining at least one port therethrough;
• and
• an impermeable support wall connected to a perimeter of the impermeable elongate base and extending around the impermeable elongate base, the support wall protruding a first distance from the impermeable elongate base in a vacuum grip direction away from the opposite support side, the support wall having an inner side and an opposite outer side, the inner side and the vacuum grip side of the impermeable elongate base defining the open chamber of the support frame;
• at least one closed-loop gasket coupled with the elongate base, the at least one port, and the support wall for defining a vacuum grip region configured to form a seal with a surface of a lift object, the at least one closed-loop gasket comprising:
• a base surface connected to the impermeable elongate base at the vacuum grip side, the gasket protruding from the impermeable elongate base in the vacuum grip direction a second distance greater than the support wall first distance;
• a contact surface at an opposite end from the base surface;
• an inner wall between the base surface and the contact surface forming a closed-loop and defining a hollow space therein;
• and
• an outer wall between the base surface and the contact surface, the outer wall adjacent to the support wall and engaging the inner side thereof for the first distance;
• at least one brace connected to the base portion at the vacuum grip side, the at least one brace comprising:
• a brace base connected to the vacuum grip side of the impermeable elongate base;
• and
• a brace wall protruding a third distance from the brace base, the third distance less than the second distance of the corresponding closed-loop gasket;
• and
• at least one air extraction pump operatively connected with the at least one closed-loop gasket, the hollow space therein, and the at least one port;
• wherein the at least one closed-loop gasket, the hollow space therein, the inner side of the support wall, the at least one brace, the at least one port, and the at least one air extraction pump form at least one independently operable vacuum grip region integrated within the open chamber of the extended support frame;
• and the brace wall is made of a material that is less rigid than the support frame and the brace wall is more rigid than the at least one gasket.