Patent ID: 6649053
Filing Date: 2003-11-18
Classification: B01D,B03C,F01M

Abstract:
A magnet assembly apparatus for attachment to a portion of a motor vehicle comprising:a first magnet unit reception cup member made from ferromagnetic material, a second magnet unit reception cup member, made from ferromagnetic material, located adjacent to said first magnetic unit reception cup member in a substantially juxtaposed manner therewith along and with respect to a first direction, wherein open ends of said cup members face in a second direction towards said portion of a motor vehicle that is substantially orthogonal to said first direction, a plurality of first magnetic units placed in said first magnet unit reception cup member in a first magnetic polarity orientation along and with respect to said second direction, a plurality of second magnet units placed in said second magnet unit reception cup member in a second magnetic polarity orientation along with and respect to said second direction, wherein said second magnetic polarity orientation is opposite said first magnetic polarity orientation, and assembly-to-vehicle mounting means, connected to said first magnet unit reception cup member and said second magnet unit reception cup member, for mounting the magnet assembly apparatus onto the portion of a motor vehicle.