Supports – Brackets – Article holding means
Reexamination Certificate
2000-09-12
2002-08-13
Ramirez, Ramon O. (Department: 3632)
Supports
Brackets
Article holding means
C040S600000
Reexamination Certificate
active
06431513
ABSTRACT:
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
1. Field of the Invention
The present invention relates generally to magnets and, more specifically, to an apparatus providing means for organizing magnetic objects such as paper clips and needles accessible within a workstation area without being within the motor path of the work being performed, such as sewing machine needles being attached to an accessible portion of a sewing machine without being within the normal path of hand movement. The apparatus is comprised of a pliable planar magnetic substance having an adhesive layer whereby the magnetic apparatus can be selectively positioned or repositioned on any vertical, horizontal or curved magnetic and/or non-magnetic surface.
The purpose of the invention is to provide access to small metallic objects without having dedicated containers for said metallic objects such as paper clip containers. Most paper clip containers require some type of ballast to overcome the magnetic force as paper clips are removed from the containers. The present invention is fixedly positioned to an object by adhesive means whereby clips or other small metallic objects can be easily removed using one hand which is not the case with some paper clip containers that require the user to hold onto the container while removing clips.
The present invention provides an additional element in the form of a border projecting upward along the periphery edge of said magnetic apparatus whereby the small metallic objects will be magnetically held angularly to the magnetic planar surface.
Furthermore, the present invention provides an additional attachment element in the form of mating hook and loop material. One mating member of the hook and loop material is bonded to the planar magnetic substance, while the other mating member has an adhesive layer covered by a removable protective element whereby removal of the adhesive protective element provides means for selective attachment to any metallic or non-metallic surface.
In addition, the magnetic apparatus can have indicia imprinted on or attached to the upper planar magnetic surface serving the function of advertisement or may be comprised of a company logo.
2. Description of the Prior Art
There are other magnetic device designed for holding magnetic objects. Typical of these is U.S. Pat. No. 4,427,960 issued to Wuerfel on Jan. 24, 1984.
Another patent was issued to Miller on Oct. 5, 1993 as U.S. Pat. No. 5,249,336. Yet another U.S. Pat. No. 5,548,904 was issued to Rood on Aug. 27, 1996. Another was issued to Stone on Oct. 28, 1997 as U.S. Pat. No. 5,680,709. Another was issued on Nov. 16, 1999 to Johnson as U.S. Pat. No. 5,983,537 and still yet another was issued on Jul. 6, 1999 to Schonberger as U.S. Pat. No. 5,918,400.
U.S. Pat. No. 4,427,960
Inventor: Robert P. Wuerfel
Issued: Jan. 24, 1984
A magnetic holder for paper clips or other small magnetically attractable articles comprises a base magnet with a permanently polarized top face of one magnetic polarity, a non-magnetic guide post extending up from the center of the base magnet, and a floating magnet with a central opening which loosely receives the post and a permanently polarized bottom face of the same magnetic polarity as the top face of the base magnet.
U.S. Pat. No. 4,830,321
Inventor: Kenji Irie
Issued: May 16,1989
A magnetic holder has a movable body made of a material upon which a magnet can function. The movable body is attached at its center to the center of the upper surface of the magnet. The lower surface of the magnet can be attached to any surface upon which a magnet can function. The surface of the movable body which faces the magnet is divided into sections radially centering on the center point of that surface. When the movable body is caused to move so that one of its sections is attached to the magnet by magnetic force the other sections are separated from the upper surface of the magnet. Paper is held to the surface upon which the magnetic holder is placed by the clipping part on the end of the section of the movable body which is attached to the magnet. This magnetic holder allows papers to be held to and removed from the appropriate surface easily and without danger of the magnetic holder being dropped from said surface during operation. Furthermore the requirement of only one relatively week magnet reduces the cost of production of this one-touch magnetic holder.
U.S. Pat. No. 4,964,830
Inventor: Hans Wagner
Issued: Oct. 23, 1990
A magnetic device that may be used for storing and dispensing paper clips, and the like, and which may also be used as an amusement or novelty product. A plastic housing houses a bar magnet with the poles arranged vertically. The bar magnet is positioned near but spaced from the upper surface of the housing by a spacer disc made of magnetizable material. The spacer disc has a central opening, above which opening, on the housing's upper surface, magnetic lines of induction are produced that tend to orient a paper clip, or the like, vertically on end and which also allow for prolonged gyratory motion of the paper clip about the end. A plastic, transparent casing may be provided housing iron powder or tiny magnet bits of different shape, which casing is slidably and rotatably mounted with respect to the upper surface of the housing, so that, as the casing is slid or rotated, different patterns are formed in kaleidoscope-fashion.
U.S. Pat. No. 5,069,339
Inventor: Nick Hsu
Issued: Dec. 3, 1991
A clip container comprising a casing mounted on a base for holding clips. The casing has an annular top edge around the periphery thereof and an inner concave surface portion for holding clips. The concave surface portion has a hollow, conical projection at its center. The base has a raised wall around the periphery and a post at the center respectively for supporting the annular top edge and the hollow, conical projection. Magnetic elements are mounted on the top edge of the raised wall and the hollow, conical projection to attract clips to the annular top edge or the hollow, conical projection for easy grasping.
U.S. Pat. No. 5,249 336
Inventor: Joseph T. Miller
Issued: Oct. 5, 1993
A binder clip includes a clamping element, a pair of opposed gripping means which when compressed open and close the clamping element and sleeves covering the opposed gripping means, the improvement comprising a sleeve of soft pliable plastic having an aperture for inserting over the opposed gripping means and a magnetic component located within at least one of the sleeves, and for use for holding the element to a metallic surface.
U.S. Pat. No. 5,548,904
Inventor: John D. Rood
Issued: Aug. 27, 1996
A catcher for catching items such as pens, coins, lipsticks and crayons which may have inadvertently been left in clothing placed in a clothes dryer. The catcher comprises an elongate tray mountable to the interior surface of the door or other stationary surfaces within the dryer. The tray may be integrally formed as part of the dryer such as on the interior surface of the door or may be detachably secured by brackets, adhesives or magnetic securement devices. The tray may include a removable liner. In an alternate embodiment of the invention, the tray has a funnel-like configuration which communicates with a discharge conduit to transfer items to a receptacle exterior of the drying chamber.
U.S. Pat. No. 5,680,709
Inventor: John W. Stone
Issued: Oct. 28, 1997
A device for properly aligning and registering a display panel onto an adhesive backing panel to create a display article is provided, as well as a method and kit for such registration. The alignment device comprises a base having two wall portions which define an area within the base that is geometrically congruent to the display and backing panels. The wall portions are skewed with respect to one another, defining limit stops against which the display and backing panels can be placed to inhibit their movement and enable proper registration. The alignment device is preferably made out of a unitary construction of plastic, with the base having an arcuate cut
Kroll Michael I.
Ramirez Ramon O.
Schulterbrandt Kofi
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