Including Magnet Patents (Class 224/183)
  • Patent number: 11796126
    Abstract: A support for holding an electronic device, such as a cellular telephone, that attaches to the electronic device with a magnetic connector. The support may have support arms that can grip the electronic device. A magnetic mounting surface may include an annular magnet at its outer area, which is adapted to magnetically hold an electronic device such as a cellular telephone. The support arms may be able to move from a first position perpendicular to the magnetic mounting surface to a second positions parallel to the magnetic mounting surface. The support arms may be extendible from a central portion and this extension may be resisted by internal springs. A cellular telephone may be held within the extended arms to provide gripping support to the telephone. In the parallel configuration, the extendable arms may provide a further mounting surface for stability of the phone on its magnetic mounting surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 15, 2022
    Date of Patent: October 24, 2023
    Assignee: Videndum Media Solutions SPA
    Inventor: Hen-Li Philip Chao
  • Patent number: 11737550
    Abstract: An attachment system for a portable electronic device includes a clip unit including a clip magnet disposed between a base plate and a top cover and a clip lip formed on the top cover; and an attachment adapter for attached to a back side of the base plate and configured for attachment of the clip unit to an article. The clip magnet is positioned to be aligned with a magnet in the portable electronic device when mated with the portable electronic device. The attachment system enables the portable electronic device to be quickly and easily attached to a desired article and further enable quick release of the portable electronic device from the attachment system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 7, 2021
    Date of Patent: August 29, 2023
    Assignee: Loose Cannon Systems, Inc.
    Inventors: Timothy Williamson, Robert Wilson, Maximilian Wozniak
  • Patent number: 11724651
    Abstract: Apparatus and methods are disclosed for detachably attaching a smart phone or an electronic device to the steering wheel of a vehicle to keep the electronic device substantially in the line of sight of the driver and to prevent the driver from moving his/her head while trying to look at the smart phone or electronic device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 30, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 15, 2023
    Inventor: Shahroukh M. Kazempour
  • Patent number: 11707117
    Abstract: A magnetic apparel cinch apparatus for securely gathering or taking up slack or adjusting a hem in an article of clothing is provided. A magnetic first member and a magnetic second member coupled via a link strap are featured. A user may gather a portion of the article of clothing and secure said gathering by meeting the first member and the second member such that the portion of the article of clothing gathered by the user is secured in place by the link strap. The magnets in the apparel cinch clip are permanently secured in the first member and the second member to ensure best use, user safety, and to avoid damage to the magnets.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 20, 2020
    Date of Patent: July 25, 2023
    Inventor: Tara Meissner
  • Patent number: 11684140
    Abstract: A hydration pack includes a main body, a strap, a bladder, a hydration tube, a first chain of magnets, and a second chain of magnets. The main body defines a storage compartment. The strap is coupled to the main body. The bladder is disposed in the storage compartment of the main body and configured to retain liquid. The hydration tube includes a proximal end coupled to the bladder and a distal end. The first chain of magnets is disposed on the strap. The second chain of magnets is disposed along a length of the hydration tube. The first and second chains of magnets are configured to connect by magnetic forces and disconnect by a force exceeding the magnetic force of the first and second chains of magnets.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 4, 2022
    Date of Patent: June 27, 2023
    Assignee: Thule Sweden AB
    Inventors: Eric Hassett, Derick Noffsinger, Mark Thibadeau
  • Patent number: 11673032
    Abstract: A golf divot repair tool includes an elongated body having a front side, a back side, a right side, a left side, a bottom side and a top side. The elongated body has a longitudinal axis. A first tee receiver is disposed along the right side. A second tee receiver is disposed along the left side. A ball marker receiver is disposed in the body. A tool extension extends from a bottom side of the body.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 20, 2022
    Date of Patent: June 13, 2023
    Assignee: GolfGaddie LLC
    Inventors: Robert E. Galacz, Colleen M. Galacz
  • Patent number: 11659919
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a multipurpose heating and storage device for a lotion bottle. The device comprises a holster that can be secured to a user's waist and a holster insert capable of being placed in the holster. The insert secures the lotion bottle placed therein, and also includes a flexible heating element for providing heat to the lotion bottle and the lotion stored therein. A battery pouch includes a power bank that provides electrical power to the heating element using a USB cable. Due to the heating element, the lotion can be maintained at a desired temperature in order to prevent the application of cold lotion to an individual's body. The holster obviates the need to carry around a lotion bottle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 8, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 30, 2023
    Inventor: Debora Stone
  • Patent number: 11641936
    Abstract: A firearm storage furnishing system may be provided comprising a substrate body having a coupling portion and a base portion that may be affixed to one another via an angled joint. The coupling portion may comprise a smaller surface area than the base portion. The coupling portion may comprise a magnetic coupling element disposed at a central area of the coupling portion. The magnetic coupling element may comprise a protective exterior coating, a support substrate, a magnet comprising an adequate orthogonal pulling force, and a central aperture disposed through the protective exterior coating, the support substrate and the magnet.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 26, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 9, 2023
    Inventor: Mike Phillips
  • Patent number: 11641851
    Abstract: An apparatus comprising a base and a plurality of risers. The apparatus used to hold, secure, or store fishing hooks with hackle so that the hackle is not damaged by being compressed against an adjacent surface. The plurality of risers are magnetic in order that each riser can attract hooks so that each hook can extend out from the riser, thus protecting the hackle from adjacent surfaces, and each riser can be attached to the surface such that the riser extends out from the surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 16, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 9, 2023
    Inventor: Louis D Daniell
  • Patent number: 11413511
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a golf tool kit, and more particularly, to a golf tool kit including a tool box part in which an inner surface of a front case and an inner surface of a rear case are coupled to face each other with a buffer part provided therebetween and which has a belt clip formed on an outer surface of the rear case, a tee storage part in which a tee is stored by being inserted into an upper portion of the tool box part, a golf accessory storage part formed to arrange golf supplies on a surface of the tool box part, and a towel part formed in a lower portion of the tool box part so that a towel is changeable.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 20, 2021
    Date of Patent: August 16, 2022
    Inventor: Sun yoeng Lee
  • Patent number: 11320089
    Abstract: Disclosed herein are an air bag type magnet holder, a method of manufacturing and a method of use. The air bag type magnet holder comprises a magnet outer base, an inner base for being attached or attracted to the back of a mobile phone, and an expandable air bag with an expanding and contracting function arranged between the magnet outer base and the inner base, and the magnet outer base comprises a lower shell connected to a second end of the expandable air bag, a metal plate fixed to the bottom shell and facing one side of the expandable air bag, and a plurality of magnet inserts embedded in the lower shell and attached to the metal plate. The attractive force of the magnet inserts is utilized to attract the magnet holder onto an external metal-containing article creating a new level of mobility for the user over other phone grips on the market.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 24, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 3, 2022
    Inventor: Louis Francis Fabec
  • Patent number: 11198397
    Abstract: Various embodiments of a mount apparatus are disclosed herein for securing an electronic device (such as a radar/laser detector, GPS device, and/or dash camera or other electronic device used within a vehicle) to a surface such as an interior surface (e.g., windshield, dashboard) of a vehicle. In one example, the mount apparatus includes a magnet which is adapted to be coupled with a corresponding metal surface within the electronic device, so that the magnet positioned within the apparatus provides a magnetic force to aid a user in securing the mount apparatus and the electronic device to each other.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 3, 2018
    Date of Patent: December 14, 2021
    Assignee: Escort Inc.
    Inventors: Kevin L. Kipper, Yusan Zheng, Daniel J. Bartosik
  • Patent number: 11051595
    Abstract: A holder for a laser rangefinder is disclosed. The holder includes: a rangefinder wrap having two opposed ends, the rangefinder wrap including: an attachment portion extending from a first end of the rangefinder wrap toward a second end opposing the first end, the attachment portion defining a fastening surface; and an encircling portion extending from the second end of the rangefinder wrap toward the first end, the encircling portion being configured to wrap around the laser rangefinder, wherein the encircling portion is constructed from an elastic material; and at least one magnet coupled to the rangefinder wrap, wherein the fastening surface of the attachment portion is configured for fastening with at least a portion of the encircling portion to releasably hold the laser rangefinder in the holder.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 3, 2020
    Date of Patent: July 6, 2021
    Assignee: Stripebird Inc.
    Inventor: Grant Yim
  • Patent number: 11034309
    Abstract: A mount for an electronic device includes a ferromagnetic element securable to the electronic device, and a mount body including a face plate and at least one leg, the magnet secured in the face plate, and the at least one leg movable from a stored position to a support position. The stored position is flush with the face plate, and the support position is normal to the face plate. The magnet and ferromagnetic element combine with the leg in it support position to allow reliable mounting of heavy and/or oversized electronic devices.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 15, 2017
    Date of Patent: June 15, 2021
    Assignee: Bracketron, Inc.
    Inventor: Andrew Chow
  • Patent number: 11029136
    Abstract: Systems and methods for manufacturing, implanting and using a magnetic tape measure mount to secure a tape measure or other related instrument magnetically to a user, to a user's belt, or work belt.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 22, 2019
    Date of Patent: June 8, 2021
    Inventor: Brian Richey
  • Patent number: 10989514
    Abstract: A sleeve for use in combination with a tape measure includes an elastomeric main body surrounding a cavity, the main body being sized and configured for snug fit engagement of the tape measure; a plurality of openings formed on the main body; a first one of the plurality of openings surrounding a tape opening of the tape measure, such that the tape may be selectively passed therethrough; a second one of the plurality of openings for surrounding a tape measure control of the tape measure, such that the tape measure control may be selectively actuated therethrough; a third one of the plurality of openings for surrounding a clip of the tape measure, such that the clip may be selectively operated therethrough; a metallic plate being structured and disposed for magnetically securing a magnet element of a writing instrument; and a pocket for receipt of the writing instrument.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 11, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 27, 2021
    Inventor: David A. Homan
  • Patent number: 10962318
    Abstract: A magazine retention device includes an attachment pouch and an insert. The attachment pouch includes a front panel, a rear panel opposing the front panel, and an attachment portion. The front panel is secured to the rear panel forming a cavity between the front panel and the rear panel. The attachment portion is configured to attach to a carrier. The insert is disposed within the cavity and secured to the attachment pouch. The insert has an first region and a second region. The first region includes a rectangular opening configured to receive a magazine. The second region includes one or more walls that bias toward a center of the cavity. Here, the one or more walls bias in contact with a received magazine.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 18, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 30, 2021
    Assignee: Point Blank Enterprises, Inc.
    Inventors: Randall Jered LeMarbe, Leomar Roque
  • Patent number: 10842253
    Abstract: A utility pouch for housing an object. The utility pouch comprising a first side with two circular holes, a second side with two protrusions, a third side with two circular holes, a fourth side with two protrusions, wherein the length of the fourth side is equivalent to the length of the second side, a fifth side with two circular holes similarly aligned lengthwise as the two circular holes on the first side, wherein the length of the fifth side is the same as the length of the first side.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 6, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 24, 2020
    Assignee: BLACKPOINT TACTICAL LLC
    Inventor: Adam Main
  • Patent number: 10553194
    Abstract: A portable sound-masking device for placing on a roll-up door having a number of horizontally-extending elements. The sound-masking device has a fixture, a magnet, and a transducer. The fixture has an inner face, an outer face, and a pair of spaced-apart tabs protruding from the inner face, the tabs being configured to engage one of the horizontally-extending elements of the roll-up door. The magnet is fastened to the inner face of the fixture and provides a force that tethers the sound-masking device to the roll-up door. The transducer is fastened to the outer face and is configured to emit sound-masking noise.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 4, 2018
    Date of Patent: February 4, 2020
    Assignee: Honeywell Federal Manufacturing & Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Daniel Longo, Russell Stewart, Bryce Hullet
  • Patent number: 10480711
    Abstract: A mounting apparatus for a portable communication device is provided. The mounting apparatus is mountable and secured onto a wearable garment or other external substrate using both magnetic engagement and tethers. The mounting apparatus minimizes shaking of the portable communication device and/or the possibility of the portable communication device getting knocked off the external substrate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 24, 2018
    Date of Patent: November 19, 2019
    Assignee: MOTOROLA SOLUTIONS, INC.
    Inventors: Chi T. Tran, Ryan M Nilsen, Sze Yen Lim
  • Patent number: 10420407
    Abstract: A protective case and mounting system for a handheld electronic device is provided. The protective case can include a removable mounting system comprised of an interlocking member and a plurality of mounting bases. The protective case may further include a non-slip member to prevent the device from slipping on a surface and a magnet for attaching the device to a magnetic surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 6, 2018
    Date of Patent: September 24, 2019
    Assignee: ROKFORM IP LLC
    Inventors: Jeff Whitten, Bernhard Leitner, Craig Erion
  • Patent number: 10222173
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides an improved concealed carry clip, that attaches with machine screws to the slide rear cover plate, and which has friction features on the clip to facilitate drawing back the slide with the thumb and index finger. In addition, the cover plate can be equipped with projections that reduce shearing forces on the machine screws. A drilled and tapped replacement rear cover plate is provided with the improved concealed carry clip. Though the improved concealed carry clips have, to date, been designed for Glock®, M&P® and Springfield Armory® XD handguns, the concealed carry clips may be adapted for use on other similarly constructed handguns in the future.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 16, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 5, 2019
    Assignee: Techna Clip, LLC
    Inventor: Andy Finsand
  • Patent number: 10161732
    Abstract: The Tactical Magnetic Ammunition Magazine provides several unique capabilities for the modern tactical law enforcement or military operator. It has a finger grip located on the forward face of the magazine to allow the shooter to use the magazine as an additional ergonomic gripping location to hold heavier firearms such as rifles. It can quietly be attached to both standard MOLLE vests and forearm gauntlets using magnetic attachment between magnets built into the magazine housing along with magnetic strips separately attached to the MOLLE vest or gauntlet in locations allowing the tactical operator to minimize his reloading time while maintaining noise discipline. The Tactical Magazine Ammunition Magazine further contains a hexagonal closed loop at the bottom end of the magazine to be used both as a shock absorber when firing the firearm in the prone position as well as an ergonomic means to hold the magazine when removing it from the vest or gauntlet to load into the firearm.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 19, 2017
    Date of Patent: December 25, 2018
    Inventor: Joshua Purkiss
  • Patent number: 10123608
    Abstract: A wearable band may include a first strap portion including a loop, and a second strap portion positionable through the loop of the first strap portion. The second strap portion may include a multi-pole magnet assembly, the multi-pole magnet assembly including two or more magnets arranged in a multi-pole magnet structure and at least one discrete shunt positioned over a surface of the multi-pole magnet structure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 10, 2015
    Date of Patent: November 13, 2018
    Assignee: APPLE INC.
    Inventors: Richard D. Kosoglow, Hao Zhu, James A. Stryker
  • Patent number: 10093377
    Abstract: A protective case for a handheld electronic device is provided. The protective case can include a removable mounting system comprised of an interlocking member and a plurality of mounting bases. The protective case may further include a non-slip member to prevent the device from slipping on a surface and a magnet for attaching the device to a magnetic surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 12, 2017
    Date of Patent: October 9, 2018
    Assignee: ROKFORM IP LLC
    Inventors: Jeff Whitten, Bernhard Leitner, Craig Erion
  • Patent number: 10077968
    Abstract: A fast gun holster is disclosed. The fast gun holster comprises a holster body and a connecting base. The holster body comprises a barrel receiver used for containing a gun barrel. An installing plate is hinged to one side of the gun barrel receiver through a reset spring and provided with a trigger limiting mechanism. The trigger limiting mechanism comprises a protrusion and a pressing piece. A clamping groove matched with a trigger is formed in the protrusion. The bottom end of the pressing piece is hinged to the installing plate through a reset spring. An arc part matched with the inner side of a trigger guard is formed on the periphery of the pressing piece.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 26, 2016
    Date of Patent: September 18, 2018
    Inventor: Guodong Liang
  • Patent number: 9980542
    Abstract: A securement apparatus for a portable electronic device including a body having a panel and a plurality of elastomeric retainers secured to and extending from the panel. Each retainer forming a loop defining an opening, the openings adapted to receive therein a corner of a handheld electronic device. A tether is connected to and extending from the body. A strap is secured to the tether. An attachment device is operably connected to the strap to secure the apparatus to a member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 23, 2015
    Date of Patent: May 29, 2018
    Inventors: Nina Bransfield, Brannen Brock
  • Patent number: 9926028
    Abstract: An assembly of a light and a watch of a bicycle capable for adjusting angle comprises a mount and a light base. One side of the mount is mounted on the bicycle. A display screen is arranged at a top surface of the mount. A control member and a sensing member are arranged in the mount and electrically connected with the display screen. The sensing member is detected a variation of a rider and the bicycle to display on the display screen. One side of the light base is pivoted to a front end of the mount and the other end thereof has a light transparent portion. The light base is pivoted, rotated, and slid relative to the mount. The light base is electrically connected with the control member. The control member is for controlling a variation of a light beam of the light base. The mount is mounted on the bicycle so that the rider may see a display on the display screen and it is convenient to provide for lighting.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 30, 2015
    Date of Patent: March 27, 2018
    Inventor: Tina Su
  • Patent number: 9816778
    Abstract: A holster for a handgun comprising a holster body made of a substantially rigid and non-pliable material and configured for securely receiving a handgun therein. The holster body comprising a holster cavity configured for securely accommodating and partially embracing portions of the handgun, and a retention arrangement comprising a left-side trigger guard member and a right-side trigger guard member facing one another and configured for snug fitting within the handgun's trigger guard. At least one of the trigger guard members is a hinged trigger guard member, pivotally secured to the holster body.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 6, 2014
    Date of Patent: November 14, 2017
    Assignee: FOBUS INTERNATIONAL LTD.
    Inventors: Alex Bardy, Gal Halevi
  • Patent number: 9616822
    Abstract: A mobile device attachment for a golf cart is provided. The mobile device attachment includes a plate and a mobile device mount. The plate includes an upper surface, a lower surface opposite the upper surface, a first end and a second end opposite the first end. A ridge is protruding from the upper surface near the first end. The ridge is sized to fit within a clip of a golf cart steering wheel. The plate further includes a first connector disposed near the second end. The mobile device mount includes a base having a second connector releasably securable by magnetic attraction to the first connector. The mobile device mount may further include a pair of jaws that releasably secures a mobile device therebetween.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 21, 2016
    Date of Patent: April 11, 2017
    Inventors: Leslie Ronald Hamilton, John Robert Carr
  • Patent number: 9437174
    Abstract: The present invention is a slide holder for use with a guitar having a headstock and a plurality of strings to support a slide. The slide holder comprises a block having a cavity and a magnet disposed in the cavity. The housing is made from a compressible material so the slide holder can be secured between the headstock and the strings of the guitar. A slide may be magnetically secured to the strings of the guitar thereby providing a support for the slide when not used.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 10, 2015
    Date of Patent: September 6, 2016
    Inventor: David Alex Shamchuk
  • Patent number: 9345939
    Abstract: A golf club cover is disclosed herein. The golf club cover includes a body defining a cavity operable to receive a head of a golf club. The body also includes a first aperture accessing the cavity. The golf club cover also includes a turrethead mounted with respect to the body for rotation about an axis extending transverse to the first aperture.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 15, 2014
    Date of Patent: May 24, 2016
    Inventor: Jesse Fratkin
  • Patent number: 9204710
    Abstract: A supporting device for an object comprises a support plate, a base plate, a pivot device, and a fastening device. The pivot device allows the base plate to rotate 360 relative to the support plate. The fastening device has a first member and a second member. The first member has a first side including a plurality of projections and a second side including a first adhesive that attaches the first member to the base plate. The second member has a first side including a plurality of projections and a second side including a second adhesive that attaches the second member to the object. The plurality of projections of the first member and the second member removably connect the first member to the second member, and disconnect only after a separation force is applied. Various supporting systems for objects are employed using the supporting device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 5, 2011
    Date of Patent: December 8, 2015
    Assignee: HAND E HOLDER PRODUCTS, INC.
    Inventors: Michael Lawrence Burns, Daniel Patrick Burns, John Mark Wilson
  • Patent number: 9033198
    Abstract: A magnetic bit-holder bracelet device intended to be worn by a user on his wrist and to hold screwdriver or similar bits includes a bracelet made of plastic, that can be attached or fixed to the wrist, incorporating, over all or part of its circumference, a row of pockets and holder cavities built into the bracelet, each formed by one of the pockets or attached to the bracelet, each in one of the pockets and able to house axially, and removably, one of the bits, the blind end of each holder cavity having a magnet able to apply a magnetic force of attraction to the bit concerned in order to retain and hold it in the relevant holding cavity.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 22, 2012
    Date of Patent: May 19, 2015
    Inventor: Fabien Escherich
  • Patent number: 8985410
    Abstract: This invention is a bracelet designed to accommodate a metallic golf ball marker held in place by a magnet. The marker is a key part of a golf game utilized by players to mark the position of their ball on the green. By incorporating a magnet in an attractive colorful bracelet the golfer can have ready access to an easily removable and replaceable marker.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 12, 2012
    Date of Patent: March 24, 2015
    Inventor: Robert Forest Wishart
  • Publication number: 20150076185
    Abstract: A cover is described that is magnetically attached to a tablet device. The cover includes at least as flap. In the described embodiment, the flap includes a plurality of segments where the first segment includes a first plurality of edge attach magnets arrayed along a first edge of the flap and where a second segment includes a second plurality of edge attach magnets arrayed along a second edge of the flap opposite the first edge.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 25, 2014
    Publication date: March 19, 2015
    Inventors: Jared A. Sartee, Samuel G. Smith, Santhana K. Balaji, Florence W. Ow
  • Patent number: 8950727
    Abstract: A supporting device for a snorkel is described, comprising a fixing element for a diving mask strap. According to the invention, the fixing element is formed by a clip (1) suitable for being fixed to a tubular portion of a snorkel and by a clip (2) suitable for being fixed to a diving mask strap, the clips (1, 2) being provided with connectors (5, 11) suitable for coming into contact with each other, each connector (5, 11) featuring a magnetic property for mutual attraction of the two clips.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 13, 2011
    Date of Patent: February 10, 2015
    Inventor: Kai Skudelny
  • Patent number: 8936222
    Abstract: A system and method for magnetically supporting a device upon a structure for safeguarding the phone and providing immediate and convenient functional access to the phone. The apparatus and method for magnetically supporting an electronic device upon a user's arm including a connector assembly including a first magnet having a geometric shape and adapted to be securely attached to a device and also including a second magnet having a geometric shape and adapted to be securely attached to a support member and magnetically attachable to the first magnet to support the device to the support member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 4, 2014
    Date of Patent: January 20, 2015
    Inventors: James W. Bastian, Thomas W. Bastian
  • Patent number: 8931669
    Abstract: A belt clip for supporting a paint container from a user's waist belt while allowing the painter spill free freedom of movement and secure means for stowing a paint brush. The belt clip has an integral body configured to have an elongated back, a neck extending outward from the proximal end of the back, a head, and a magnet embedded in the head. The belt clip is configured to have a recessed channel for receiving the bail of the paint can and a separate integral hook part for supporting a paint container having a peripheral lip. The back is configured to allow the belt clip to pivot slightly side to side about the wearer thereby accommodating a limited range wearer movement. The magnet allows a user to secure a paint brush to belt clip so that the bush is oriented directly over the open paint can, thereby reducing inadvertent painting errors and messes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 14, 2014
    Date of Patent: January 13, 2015
    Inventor: Antonio Bajuyo
  • Publication number: 20140312083
    Abstract: A magnetic pocket attachment attaches securely to the waistband of a clothing item, either outside of inside the garment. The magnetic pocket attachment includes a body member having a closure flap extending from a top portion of the body member, where the closure flap can cover an opening to a pocket formed in the body member. The magnetic pocket attachment further includes an attachment flap extending from a top portion of the body member, where the attachment flap can fold over the body portion and, with a magnet in the attachment flap, can magnetically attract to another magnet in the body member. The closure flap can include a metallic member formed therein, along with a decorative and magnetic member, to attract to the magnets of the body member and the attachment flap, helping keep the closure flap in a closed position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 18, 2013
    Publication date: October 23, 2014
    Inventor: Dori Margit Scott
  • Publication number: 20140299640
    Abstract: A magnetic bit-holder bracelet device intended to be worn by a user on his wrist and to hold screwdriver or similar bits includes a bracelet made of plastic, that can be attached or fixed to the wrist, incorporating, over all or part of its circumference, a row of pockets and holder cavities built into the bracelet, each formed by one of the pockets or attached to the bracelet, each in one of the pockets and able to house axially, and removably, one of the bits, the blind end of each holder cavity having a magnet able to apply a magnetic force of attraction to the bit concerned in order to retain and hold it in the relevant holding cavity.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 22, 2012
    Publication date: October 9, 2014
    Inventor: Fabien Escherich
  • Publication number: 20140261513
    Abstract: The present invention is an apparatus comprising a bobby pin holder, a bobby pin opening mechanism, and an adjustable bracelet made out of a durable material such as a leather strap that wraps around the user's wrist and is secured in place. The most preferred embodiments of the present invention include a bobby pin opening mechanism that has a pair of wedge shaped edges that can be used to open bobby pins by pressing the legs of the bobby pin against one of the wedge shaped edges, thereby forcing the legs of the bobby pin apart and opening the bobby pin for use by a hair dresser or hair stylist. Additionally, one or more ridges formed in the body of the bobby pin opening mechanism may be used to hold the bobby pin opened and ready for use.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 17, 2014
    Publication date: September 18, 2014
    Inventor: Brittany Kae Lammon
  • Patent number: 8827127
    Abstract: An arrangement for carrying or storing or transporting portable items for quick access by a user includes a magnetically assisted mechanical catch and carrying system which has a carrying unit with a cavity and a carried member with a protrusion that is received in the cavity. The carried member has a recess and the carrying unit has a movable latch that can be engaged into the recess for locking the carrier member in the cavity. Mutually magnetically attracting parts or materials are provided in or on the carrying unit and carried member for magnetically attracting the protrusion into the cavity. At least one or both of the latch and the protrusion are shaped to allow easy insertion of the protrusion into the cavity, or the latch may be manually pushed aside to allow insertion of the protrusion into the cavity.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 15, 2011
    Date of Patent: September 9, 2014
    Inventors: Richard Joseph Rekuc, Cheung Shik Kui, David Edward Ringel, Grace Faye King, David Joseph Rekuc
  • Publication number: 20140224847
    Abstract: A firearm holster using a magnet to secure the firearm on or within the holster.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 13, 2013
    Publication date: August 14, 2014
    Inventor: Jared Mitchell Miller
  • Patent number: 8727189
    Abstract: The pin holder wearable at the wrist includes a main body and a band supporting the main body and being wearable at the user's wrist. The main body includes permanent magnets and a casing. The casing accommodates the permanent magnets and has attraction surfaces at the top portion. The attraction surfaces serve to attract and hold needlecraft pins by the magnet force of the permanent magnet. The band is in the shape of a strip as a whole, and can change into the first form that the band is stretched straight or the second form that the band curves in the longitudinal direction to form a ring. The main body is relatively movable with relation to the band with a predetermined friction resistance.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 31, 2013
    Date of Patent: May 20, 2014
    Assignee: Clover MFG. Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Nancy L. Zieman, Chihiro Iwasaki
  • Patent number: 8720681
    Abstract: A quiet opening and closing clam shell pouch with a bag and a hinge connected lid, each of the pouch and lid having a peripheral wall, a soft compressible sleeve on the peripheral wall of the bag and surrounding an open mouth of the bag and on a peripheral wall of the lid; a solid shape defining and shaping member in each soft compressible sleeve shapes and holds open the mouth of the bag and shapes the periphery of the lid so that the lid can be pivoted to close the mouth of the bag; cooperating surfaces of magnets, enrobed in a soft net mesh, are spaced around the peripheral walls and alongside each soft compressible sleeve to pull the padded sleeves together and to compress the sleeves and soft strands of the net mesh that extend across the cooperating surfaces of the magnets.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 8, 2013
    Date of Patent: May 13, 2014
    Inventors: Jeffrey D. Hancock, Christopher N. Schenck
  • Publication number: 20140061261
    Abstract: During the game of golf, it is customary to periodically remove the glove from the golfer's hand in between shots or during putting. This invention helps a golfer by making the glove readily available by keeping the glove by the side of the golfer without the need to place the glove inside of a pocket. Thus extending the life of the glove by allowing it to maintain its natural form.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 4, 2012
    Publication date: March 6, 2014
    Inventor: Sean Bradford Yakeley
  • Patent number: 8651345
    Abstract: A glove with stationary arrangement includes at least a glove body having a non-operatable area, a glove station having a retention surface, and a magnetic arrangement provided at the non-operatable area of the glove body in a hidden manner, wherein the magnetic arrangement is magnetically affixed at the retention surface to detachably retain the glove body thereon so as to enable the user wearing the glove body in a donning and doffing manner in a hand down position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 5, 2008
    Date of Patent: February 18, 2014
    Inventor: Noel K. Esten
  • Publication number: 20140027479
    Abstract: A holster for concealed handgun carry that relies on the façade for concealment, such as a cell phone, cell phone case or toolbox. The facade is a pivotal shroud with an aperture to open enclosure that is pivotally attached to a holster pocket, and relies on an actuated hinges for securing the shroud in a closed position for concealment and an open position for access to a handgun. Spring loaded hinges may be used for providing opening of the hinged panels of the holster, providing access by the wearer to the handgun contained within the holster. Latching of a closed configuration may be accomplished by a snap, hook and loop fasteners and magnetic fasteners. Access to a handgun contained within the holster may be accomplished with minimal movement of an arm, hand or finger.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 25, 2012
    Publication date: January 30, 2014
    Inventor: Mark HOGUE
  • Publication number: 20140021234
    Abstract: A light bulb carrying device is provided for transporting light bulbs to a fixture for installation. Locations for attachment of light bulbs allow the bulbs to be worn on the user's body for access to a light fixture without the need for occupying the user's hands in carrying the light bulbs during transportation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 27, 2013
    Publication date: January 23, 2014
    Inventor: James R. Kesan