Vacuum gripping pad

Claim 1

A VACUUM GRIPPING MEMBER COMPRISING IN COMBINATION, A GENERALLY PLANAR PAD HAVING AN OPENING IN THE BOTTOM FACE THEREOF ADAPTED TO BE PLACED IN COMMUNICATION WITH MEAENS FOR PRODUCING A VACUUM, WHICH PAD HAS AN UPPER PORTION WITH A GENERALLY VERTICAL EDGE EXTENDING AROUND THE PERIPHERY THEREOF, AND A BOTTOM PORTION OF REDUCED CROSS-SECTION THEREBY FORMING A DOWNWARDLY FACING SHOULDER EXTENDING AROUND THE PERIPHERY OF THE PAD, A FLEXIBLE SEALING RING SECURED TO THE PERIPHERY OF SAID PAD AND COMPRISING, A GENERALLY VERTICALLY EXTENDING BODY PORTION HAVING THE INNER SIDE THEREOF ENGAGEABLE WITH SAID EDGE OF SAID PAD, SAID BODY PORTION HAVING INNER AND OUTER, SPACED-APART, WORK ENGAGING LIPS DEPENDING THEREFROM, SAID INNER LIP BEING INWARDLY OFFSET FROM SAID EDGE AND RECEIVED UNDER SAID SHOULDER IN A SNUG ENGAGEMENT THEREWITH AND EXTENDING DOWNWARDLY BEYOND ITS BOTTOM FACE OF SAID PAD, SAID OUTER LIP EXTENDING DOWNWARDLY BEYOND THE WORK ENGAGING SURFACE OF SAID INNER LIP.