Abstract: A vacuum release device is provided for temporarily immobilizing objects, the device comprising: a substrate; a plurality of vacuum release subunits which can be operated independent of each other, each vacuum release subunit comprising an adhesive layer over a surface of the substrate; and a spacing material positioned between the substrate and the adhesive layer so as to form a chamber within which a vacuum may be formed, application of the vacuum causing the adhesive layer to recess toward the chamber.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
May 10, 2002
Date of Patent:
August 24, 2010
Assignee:
Delphon Industries LLC
Inventors:
Claudia Leigh Allison, Darby Allen Davis, Philip John Haseltine