Magnetic closure mechanism
US4399595A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Feb 11, 1981 |
| Grant date | Aug 23, 1983 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Feb 11, 2001 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10T24/32
- WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
Disclosed is a magnetic closure mechanism comprising two strips of flexible, non-magnetic material having magnets incorporated in them, mechanical detent means for holding strips adjacent each other such that faces having opposite polarity are adjacent each other, closing the mechanism, and means for moving the magnets relative to each other such that faces having the same polarity are brought adjacent each other, opening the mechanism.
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