MAGNETIC FASTENER ASSEMBLIES

摘要

A magnetic fastener assembly has counterpart magnetic fastener members that are in detachable magnetic coupled fastening engagement. The magnetic fastener assembly are configurable between an axes aligned magnetic coupled fastening engagement and axes nonaligned magnetic coupled fastening engagement. The counterpart magnetic fastener members are detachable when in the axes aligned magnetic coupled fastening engagement and not detachable when in the axes non-aligned magnetic coupled fastening engagement when subject to an axial separation force.

主权项

1. A magnetic fastener assembly comprising a first fastener member and a second fastener member in detachable magnetic coupled fastening engagement, wherein the first fastener member comprises a first retention part and the second fastener member comprises a second retention part;
wherein the first and the second retention parts are in a non-retained configuration when the first and the second fastener members are magnetic coupled in an aligned magnetic engagement position when the first and the second fastener members are aligned along a coupling axis; wherein the first and the second retention parts are in a retained configuration when the first and the second fastener members are relatively moved away from the aligned magnetic engagement position into a non-aligned magnetic engagement position when the first and the second fastener members are not aligned on the coupling axis, the first and the second retention parts cooperating to define a releasable retention sub-assembly when in said non-aligned magnetic engagement position; wherein the first and the second fastener members are movable out of magnetic coupled fastening engagement to detach from each other by application of an axial separation force on two opposite or distal axial ends of the fastener assembly in a separation direction along the coupling axis when the first fastener member and the second fastener member are in the aligned magnetic engagement position; and wherein the first fastener member and the second fastener member are to cooperate to resist or act against axial separation when an axial separation force is applied on two opposite or distal axial ends of the assembly in a separation direction, or the first fastener member and the second fastener member are latched and hold on to each other in latched engagement upon application of an axial separation force on two opposite or distal axial ends of the assembly in a separation direction, when the first fastener member and the second fastener member are in the non-aligned magnetic engagement position.