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Magnetic attachment system

US8514042B2 · kind B2 · utility

51Cited by

88References

19Claims

0Family size

Assignee

Apple Inc. · US

Inventors

Andrew Lauder · San Francisco, US
Matthew Dean Rohrbach · San Francisco, US
Daniel J. Coster · San Francisco, US
Christopher J. Stringer · Woodside, US
Florence W. Ow · Burlingame, US
Jiang Ai · Cupertino, US
Jonathan P. Ive · San Francisco, US
Elvis M. Kibiti · Daly City, US
John P. Ternus · Loomis, US
Sean D. Lubner · Trumbull, US

Key dates

Filing date	Aug 10, 2012
Grant date	Aug 20, 2013
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Aug 10, 2032

Classification

Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
CPC primaryY10T292/11
WIPO fieldComputer technology
WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A magnetic attachment mechanism and method is described. The magnetic attachment mechanism can be used to releasably attach at least two objects together in a preferred configuration without fasteners and without external intervention. The magnetic attachment mechanism can be used to releasably attach an accessory device to an electronic device. The accessory device can be used to augment the functionality of usefulness of the electronic device.

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