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US 6,886,793 B2Granted
Suction cup assembly with magnetic tether
AssigneeInterDesign, Inc.
InventorRussell Benton Snell
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Abstract
The present invention provides a suction cup assembly having a magnetic tether system attached to a suction cup. The assembly includes a resilient suction cup, tether, holder and magnet. This assembly enables a suction cup to hold items on non-magnetic, smooth surfaces using a magnet.
Claims13
A device for attaching items to a flat surface, said device comprising:
- a suction cup having a solid neck having one of a magnet or a magnetic cap covering said neck top and side surfaces, said cap having a continuous planar top having no voids or holes in said planner top;
- and
- a holder having the other of the magnet and the magnetic cap, said holder being fastened to said suction cup by a tether and said holder being movable with respect to said neck for magnetically holding items between said magnet and said cap.
A device for attaching items to a flat surface, said device comprising:
- a suction cup having a solid neck topped by a cap, said cap having a continuous planar top having no voids or holes in said planar top;
- a holder containing a magnet adapted to be magnetically attracted to said cap;
- and
- a tether arrangement for detachably fastening said holder to said suction cup.
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A device for attaching non-perforated items to a flat surface, said device comprising:
- a cylindrical holder containing a magnet;
- a suction cup including a compressible cup and a cylindrical neck having a top and sides covered by a magnetic cap, said cap having a continuous planar top having no voids or holes in said planar top, and said can having crimped edges for grasping said neck, said suction cup having a junction between said compressible cup and said neck;
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- a tether arrangement integral with said holder and suction cup, said tether arrangement fastening said holder to said suction cup, wherein said tether arrangement has opposing ends, one of said opposing ends being secured to said suction cup at the junction and the other of said opposing ends being secured to said holder.
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A suction cup assembly comprising:
- a resilient suction cup having a compressible cup and an integral neck located on said cup, said neck having a free end portion;
- a magnetic cap fixedly secured to the free end portion of said neck, said cap having a continuous planar top having no voids or holes in said planar top;
- a flexible tether integral with said suction cup and extending from said suction cup;
- a holder integral with said tether;
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- a magnetic piece fixedly secured to said holder,
- one of said magnetic cap and said magnetic piece being a magnet, said neck with said magnetic cap being able to secure items between said magnetic cap and said magnetic piece in said holder.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.