OPENTECHNICAL PUBLICATION OT-2026-000003446 Suction lifting device Published: 2026-09-15T20:28:34.386126Z Permanent URL: https://opentechnical.org/p/OT-2026-000003446 Categories: Lifting, Positioning & Manipulation > Hoists and Cranes ------------------------------------------------------------------------ ABSTRACT A suction lifting device for lifting and laying a layered plurality of individual slabs, bricks, stones and the like in unison to provide an exterior paved surface of a road, walk, roof or the like. A plurality of vacuum pucks are supported by the vacuum plenum of a frame through flexible tubular members which operably engage a similar number of slabs or bricks and move them in unison to a preselected and configured location. The frame is carried by a supporting means and a load-bearing member which can be mounted on a self-propelled apparatus. 1. Drawings [0001] Sheet 1. [0002] Sheet 2. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ OpenTechnical publication OT-2026-000003446 Published 2026-09-15T20:28:34.386126Z https://opentechnical.org/p/OT-2026-000003446