Buckles – buttons – clasps – etc. – Having magnetic fastener
Patent
1994-05-17
1996-05-14
Brittain, James R.
Buckles, buttons, clasps, etc.
Having magnetic fastener
A45C 1312, A44B 1700
Patent
active
055155812
ABSTRACT:
The present invention relates to a magnetic safety snap locking device which utilizes cooperating male and female members as well as the attraction of a permanent magnet. In the present invention, the female member comprises sliding or pivoting members which cooperate to define an opening. The opening is sized so as to permit a magnetic portion of a male member to be inserted therethrough. The locking device of the present invention uses the magnetically attracting force between surfaces on at least one of the sliding or pivoting members of the female member and corresponding surfaces on the magnetic portion of the male member to achieve the desired magnetic and mechanical engagement of the male member to the female member. The magnetic and mechanical disengagement of the male and female members is achieved by a sliding or pivoting movement of at least one of the sliding or pivoting members. The female member of the present invention further comprises a simplified casing structure for enclosing the sliding or pivoting members and is suitable for inexpensive mass production. The casing structure with the sliding or pivoting members disposed therein can be enclosed in a decorative housing.
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