US 12,473,938 B2
Magnetic clips
Paul Vittimberga, Pollock Pines, CA (US)
Filed by Paul Vittimberga, Pollock Pines, CA (US)
Filed on Mar. 15, 2024, as Appl. No. 18/606,019.
Claims priority of provisional application 63/505,089, filed on May 31, 2023.
Prior Publication US 2024/0401619 A1, Dec. 5, 2024
Int. Cl. F16B 2/02 (2006.01)
CPC F16B 2/02 (2013.01) [F16B 2200/83 (2023.08)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A magnetic clip comprising:
a) a first member comprising a load arm and an effort arm, including an obtuse angle between the load and effort arms of the first member;
b) a magnet located within an interior of the first member;
c) a fulcrum in the first member where the load and effort arms meet, the fulcrum including a protrusion and a depression;
d) a second member comprising a load arm and an effort arm, including an obtuse angle between the load and effort arms of the second member;
e) a magnet located within an interior of the second member, wherein said magnet of the second member is configured for being attracted to the magnet of the first member, such that the load arm of the first member is attracted to the load arm of the second member; and
f) a fulcrum in the second member where the load and effort arms of the second member meet, the fulcrum of the second member including a protrusion and a depression, such that the protrusion of the second member is configured to movably and removably mate with the depression of the first member and wherein the depression of the second member is configured to movably and removably mate with the protrusion of the first member,
g) wherein the first and second members are configured to effectuate: 1) a first disengaged position wherein the first and second members are distinct and separable components; and 2) a second engaged position wherein the first and second members are held together solely by magnetic attraction resulting from the magnet.