Patent ID: 6155523
Filing Date: 2000-12-05
Classification: A47H,E06B

Abstract:
A device for holding an object to a magnetizable surface, comprising:a magnetic base includinga magnet having an external face devised to face the magnetizable surface, an internal face opposite the external face, and a side wall; anda housing in which the magnet is recessed, said housing being sized to accommodate the magnet in a loose manner so that an air gap is formed between the housing and the magnet, said housing havinga side wall extending beyond the side wall of the magnet so that, in use, another air gap is formed between the external face of the magnet and the magnetizable surface; anda base wall having an inner face opposite an outer face, said internal face of the magnet being secured to the inner face of the base wall;a sheet of flexible semi-open cellular foam covering the external face of the magnet to increase the magnetic force of magnetic base; anda removable hook including an anchoring section slidably engageable in a hook holder provided on the outer face of the magnetic base and a supporting section adapted to support said object.