Patent ID: 7618013
Filing Date: 2009-11-17
Classification: G09F

Abstract:
1. A magnet assembly for supporting a sign on a metallic structure, comprising: a housing having a bottom wall and an upstanding sidewalls forming a cavity therefor; a plate carried within the cavity, the plate having a plurality of apertures therein; plural permanent magnets each positioned within one of the apertures; a cover having a bottom wall and a downwardly sidewall, the downwardly sidewall making frictional contact with the upstanding sidewall of the housing for securing the cover thereto, wherein the cover is placed within the cavity of housing, wherein transverse movement of each magnet is limited by placement of the magnet within the corresponding aperture and longitudinal movement limited by the opposing inside surfaces of the cover and housing bottom walls; tabs extending from a peripheral portion of the plate for making frictional contact with the cover for providing a compression fit between the cover and the housing; and wherein the housing, the plate, and the cover each include a central opening for receiving a fastener therethrough when fastening the assembly to an object, and wherein each of the plurality of apertures within the plate is offset from the central opening.