Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Magnetic fastener systems and methods
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Application No.: US16168786Application Date: 2018-10-23
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Publication No.: US10733917B2Publication Date: 2020-08-04
- Inventor: Carl A. Davison , Zachary A. Connaughton , Nikolas R. Campanello
- Applicant: The Boeing Company
- Applicant Address: US IL Chicago
- Assignee: The Boeing Company
- Current Assignee: The Boeing Company
- Current Assignee Address: US IL Chicago
- Agency: McDonnell Boehnen Hulbert & Berghoff LLP
- Main IPC: G09F7/04
- IPC: G09F7/04 ; F16B1/00 ; H01F7/02 ; G09F7/18

Abstract:
In an example, a system includes a bracket and a fastener. The bracket includes a distal bracket portion defining an aperture. The aperture includes a first aperture section of a first width and a second aperture section of a second width. The second width is less than the first width. The bracket includes a proximal bracket portion extending from the distal bracket portion, a cavity defined by the distal bracket portion and the proximal bracket portion, and a magnet in the cavity and coupled to the proximal bracket portion. The fastener includes a stem extending from a first end to a second end. The first end is configured to couple to an object. The fastener includes a ferromagnetic retainer at the second end of the stem. The ferromagnetic retainer has a third width that is less than the first width and greater than the second width.
Public/Granted literature
- US20200126456A1 Magnetic Fastener Systems and Methods Public/Granted day:2020-04-23
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