Adhesive element with a suction cup
AssigneeUnilever Patent Holdings B.V.
InventorBeat Huber
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Abstract
An adhering element (10) has a sucker (12) made of an elastomeric plastic and a connecting element (14) made of a more rigid plastic. The connecting element (14), which has a flange border (24), is connected non-releasably to the sucker (12) by virtue of the two parts (12), (14) being produced preferably by two-component injection moulding. This increases the stability of the adhering element (10), in particular when the latter is connected to an elongate object, for example a self-supporting toothbrush.
Claims5
Adhering element for fixing an object (30) on a smooth planar surface (16), with a sucker (12) which comprises an elastomeric plastic and has a sealing border (18), the sucker (12) being connected non-releasably to a connecting element (14) for the attachment of the object (30), the connecting element (14) comprising a material which is more rigid than the plastic of the sucker (12), said connecting element comprising a stub (22) which extends outwardly from the sucker, passes through the sucker (12) coaxially and includes an inner flange border (24), which grips behind the sucker (12) in the interior (26) of the latter, the sucker (12) and connecting element (14) being non-releasably connected to one another by two-component injection moulding or by ultrasonic welding.
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