Patent Application
20130075563
1. Field of the Invention
The present invention relates to a suction disc and, more particularly, to a suction disc which can provide a better suction effect and can also be easily removed from a supporting surface.
2. Description of the Related Art
A common suction disc is made of a rubber material and can be sucked on supporting surfaces such as walls, tables, etc. In use, face a suction side of the suction disc to a supporting surface, and press a central portion of the suction disc against the supporting surface, so that a near-vacuum state is formed between the suction side of the suction disc and the supporting surface. In this way, the suction disc can be sucked on the supporting surface.
Suction discs are handy devices which can be conveniently and quickly used to suck on supporting surfaces. Therefore, a suction disc is used with many kinds of apparatuses such as hangers to suck on the supporting surfaces. However, conventional suction discs are usually not able to be tightly sucked and fixed on supporting surfaces; furthermore, when the suction discs sucked on the supporting surfaces are needed to be removed, it takes an effort to do it, and it is rather troublesome and inconvenient for users.
Thus, an objective of the present invention is to provide a suction disc to improve the aforementioned problems. The suction disc can provide a better suction effect for sucking on supporting surfaces such as walls, tables, etc. The suction disc can also be easily removed from the supporting surfaces. Furthermore, the suction disc can be combined with a utensil such as a spoon for convenience of use.
To achieve this and other objectives, a suction disc of the present invention includes a suction disc body and a coupling body. The suction disc body includes inner and outer faces opposed in a thickness direction. The suction disc body further includes a central portion and a circumference extending outwardly from the central portion. The inner face of the suction disc body is adapted for sucking on a supporting surface. The coupling body extends from the outer face of the central portion of the suction disc body in the thickness direction, and a chamber is defined in the coupling body. The suction disc further includes a through-hole extending from the inner face of the suction disc body into the coupling body and being in communication with the chamber of the coupling body. After the suction disc is sucked and fixed on the support surface, the suction disc can be removed easily by pressing the coupling body. Furthermore, air in the chamber can be discharged by pressing the coupling body first, then the inner face of the suction disc body is pressed against the supporting surface, so that the suction disc is tightly sucked and fixed on the supporting surface.
In a preferred form, the coupling body is in the form of a spheroid, and the through-hole extends from the inner face of the central portion of the suction disc body into the coupling body in the thickness direction.
In a preferred form, the coupling body is engaged with a handle to form a utensil such as a spoon. Preferably, the handle of the spoon is made of a hard plastic material, and the coupling body of the suction disc is made of a flexible material and engaged with the handle to form an integrated spoon.
The present invention will become clearer in light of the following detailed description of illustrative embodiments of this invention described in connection with the drawings.
The illustrative embodiments may best be described by reference to the accompanying drawings where:
A suction disc of the present invention is shown in
The coupling body 14 extends from the outer face 18 of the central portion 20 of the suction disc body 12 in the thickness direction. In this embodiment, the coupling body 14 is shaped as a spheroid, and a chamber 28 is defined therein. However, the coupling body 14 is not limited to be shaped as a spheroid, it can also be in the form of a cylinder.
The suction disc 10 further includes a through-hole 26 extending from the inner face 16 of the central portion 20 of the suction disc body 12 into the coupling body 14. The through-hole 26 is in communication with the chamber 28.
In another feasible embodiment, the coupling body 14 of the suction disc 10 can be engaged with apparatuses such as hangers (not shown in the drawings). Objects can be hung on the hanger after the suction disc body 12 is sucked and fixed on the supporting surface 24.
Thus since the invention disclosed herein may be embodied in other specific forms without departing from the spirit or general characteristics thereof, some of which forms have been indicated, the embodiments described herein are to be considered in all respects illustrative and not restrictive. The scope of the invention is to be indicated by the appended claims, rather than by the foregoing description, and all changes which come within the meaning and range of equivalency of the claims are intended to be embraced therein.
