Patent ID: 6499437
Filing Date: 2002-12-31
Classification: A01K,Y10T

Abstract:
A magnetic connector comprising:a first connector part comprising a first magnet; a second connector part comprising a second magnet, an overhanging element positioned to a first side of the second magnet, and an attachment element positioned to a second side of the second magnet, opposed to the first side; said first and second magnets oriented to automatically hold the first and second connector parts together with the first connector part disposed in a first position between the overhanging element and the attachment element, wherein the first connector part is not received under the overhanging element when the first connector part is in the first position; said overhanging element positioned such that a tensile force applied to the first connector part and resisted by the attachment element is operative to translate the first connector part from the first position to a second position, in which the first magnet is closer to the overhanging element and the first connector part is at least partially received under the overhanging element, thereby mechanically interlocking the first and second connector parts.