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

Claim 0:
1. A device for detachable attachment to a surface of a ferromagnetic object and for holding an item adjacent to the surface, the device 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 surface of the ferromagnetic object, and comprising a second material;
a magnet-retaining portion having a first end and a second end, the second end pivotally connected to the frame at the frame second end;
a magnetic device connected to 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 and covering a portion of the front side of the base, 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 in a rear-to-front direction; and
a holding portion connected to the frame portion and configured to hold the item.