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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 09, 2012
Filed:
Mar. 14, 2007
Applicants:
Francis Bourrieres, Montauban, FR;
Clement Kaiser, Montauban, FR;
Inventors:
Francis Bourrieres, Montauban, FR;
Clement Kaiser, Montauban, FR;
Assignee:
Novatec SA, Montauban, FR;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A47G 29/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
The present invention is a method for using a universal support consisting of one or more modules having a deformable enclosure () connected to a vacuum source () through an orifice. Said enclosure is of concave shape forming a chamber () provided with a flexible body (). The method consists in the following series of steps: applying a vacuum to the chamber () so that the deformable enclosure () collapses; positioning the part which is to be supported; breaking the vacuum in the chamber (); and applying a vacuum inside the deformable enclosure ().