Patent ID: 11915862
Assignee: MAGNETIC MECHANISMS L.L.C
Field: Electrical machinery, apparatus, energy (Electrical engineering)
Classification: CPC H | IPC H

Claim 19:
20. A device for detachable attachment to a surface of a ferromagnetic object having and for holding an item adjacent to the ferromagnetic surface, comprising:
a base including a frame and a grip portion, the frame having a first end, a second end, a front side and a rear side, and comprising a first material, the grip portion coupled to the frame at the rear side of the frame, the grip portion having an outer surface configured to contact the ferromagnetic attachment surface, and comprising a second material, the second material being different from the first material;
a magnet-retaining portion having a first bent end portion, a middle portion, and a second bent end portion, the second bent end portion pivotally connected to the frame at the frame second end;
a magnetic device connected to the middle portion of the magnet-retaining portion, the magnetic device having a first end, a second end and an outer surface;
a cover pivotally connected to the frame at the first end of the frame, the cover including a lifter portion configured to contact the first end of the magnet-retaining portion and cause the first end of the magnet-retaining portion to pivot about the second end of the frame when the lifter portion is rotated, thereby moving the first end of the magnet-retaining portion and the first end of the magnetic device to in a rear-to-front direction; and
a holding portion connected to the frame portion and configured to hold the item.