Clasp held by opposing magnetic forces

摘要

A connector with two magnets with like poles facing towards each other. A first magnet of the two magnets is fixedly attached to a support base and female receptacle situated above the same pole of the first magnet. The second magnet is fixedly attached to a male flange adapted for passage through the female receptacle. The male flange and second magnet are further fixedly attached to a length of material which is longer than the female receptacle, such that the male flange remains within the female receptacle in an assembled condition due to a magnetic force pushing each magnet away from the other. Another embodiment includes a method of use, including lining up the male flange into the female receptacle for locking and pushing down and slightly transversely on the male flange to unlock.

主权项

1. A connector comprising:
a female connector, said female connector comprising a base, a top receptacle, and a side channel opening extending into a space between said base and said top receptacle; a male connector, adapted for passage through said side channel, comprising a top button adapted to fit into said top receptacle, and elongated material adapted to abut said top receptacle when said button is in said receptacle; a first magnet fixedly attached to said male connector, comprising a first polarity facing away from a top side of said male connector; and a second magnet fixedly attached to said base of said female connector, wherein a first polarity of said second magnet faces towards said first polarity of said first magnet; wherein said top receptacle comprises a portal in a top side of said top receptacle, said top side being a side opposite said base of said female connector, said portal being in fluid flow communication with said side channel.