Vacuum lifting device

A vacuum lifting device (10) for facilitating the lifting and/or repositioning of an article (15) having an external surface (16), said vacuum lifting device (10) comprising at least one pair of handles (44, 45);

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• a base (20) having opposed first and second surfaces (21, 22) and an aperture (23) arranged through the base (20), said second surface (22) being arranged in a base plane of the base (20) and being provided with a continuous sealing joint (24) projecting downwards from said second surface (22) and defining an enclosed area which includes said aperture (23) on said second surface (22) of said base (20);
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• a suction conduit (33), said suction conduit (33) is arranged to be connected to a vacuum generating member (30) and configured to be in fluid connection with the second surface (22) of the base (20) through said aperture (23), said second surface (22) of said base (20) provided with said sealing joint (24) is arranged to be positioned onto a portion of said external surface (16) of said article (15) to be lifted and/or repositioned;
• said vacuum lifting device (10) further comprises an extendable lifting member (40) being arranged between said at least one pair of handles (44, 45) and said first surface (21) of said base (20), characterized in that
• said extendable lifting member (40) is a scissors lift arranged to be actuated by a lift actuating member (46) to contract or extend, thereby shifting said base (20) in a first vertical direction towards said at least one pair of handles or in a second direction, opposite to said first direction and away from said at least one pair of handles (44, 45), thereby transferring said vacuum lifting device (10) between an extended and a compressed state.