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Multiple layer suction holder

  • US 5,318,262 A
  • Filed: 11/27/1992
  • Issued: 06/07/1994
  • Est. Priority Date: 11/27/1992
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. A suction holder comprising:

  • a) a lower attaching layer having a bottom surface, a top surface, and a perimeter therebetween, the top surface having a center portion and a neck attached to the center portion of the top surface, the lower attaching layer being made from a soft, flexible material;

    b) at least one shell having a top surface, a bottom surface and a shell perimeter therebetween, the at least one shell fitted on the top surface of the lower attaching layer, the at least one shell being made of a flexible material which is harder than the soft, flexible material of the lower attaching layer;

    c) a lip forming a groove extending entirely along the lower attaching layer perimeter, the at least one shell perimeter being positioned within and surrounded by the groove; and

    d) a fastener being located on the neck, both the lip and the fastener being sized and proportioned such that when the suction holder is attached to a mounting surface a pressure at an angle with respect to a longitudinal axis of the neck is created on the lip which holds the lip in contact with the mounting surface.

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