US 2014/0197288 A1Published application

Heavy-load suction cup device

AssigneeUniversal Trim Supply Co., Ltd.

InventorSHIH-SHENG YANG

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Abstract

The present invention generally relates to the field of suction cups, and more particularly to a rotatable multi-cup suction device. The heavy-load suction cup device includes a cup body that is directly contactable with an adhered surface. The cup body is provided thereon with a cap that defines, together with the cup body, a cavity. The cup body includes a coupling rod. The cap includes a mounting hole formed in a central portion thereof for receiving the coupling rod to extend therethrough. The cup body includes an air evacuation hole that is connectable to and thus communicates with an air evacuation device. The device can notify a user when the suction force gets weakening in order to restore or replenish the suction force and has an improved functionality of self-inspection. Further, the suction cup device has an increased load capacity, an extended life span, and is reusable for numerous times.

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Dependent claims

A heavy-load suction cup device, comprising a cup body, a cap, a coupling rod, an air pump, a one-way inlet valve, a one-way outlet valve, and a flip cover, characterized in that:

the cup body receives the coupling rod mounted thereto, the cup body having a bottom in which an annular groove is formed, the cup body having a top on which a raised curved wall defined therein a cavity, the raised curved wall defining therein a cavity that is in communication with the cavity of the bottom annular groove, an air evacuation hole being formed in the raised curved wall, an air evacuation device being coupled to the air evacuation hole;
the air pump, the one-way inlet valve, and the one-way outlet valve collectively form the air evacuation device, the air evacuation hole of the cup body being coupled to the one-way inlet valve so as to connect to the air pump, the air pump having an outlet opening to which the one-way outlet valve is mounted;
the cap has a top in which an accommodation trough is formed to receive and position the air pump and the one-way outlet valve therein, the cap comprising a through hole formed therein to receive the one-way inlet valve to extend therethrough;
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the flip cover has a pivotally jointed portion that is pivotally connected to a top of the coupling rod.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.