Patent Publication Number: US-10327538-B2

Title: Method and apparatus for supporting and transporting personal portable devices using magnets

Description:
CROSS REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS 
     This application claims the benefit and priority of provisional patent application No. 62/380,123 filed on Aug. 26, 2016, which provisional application is incorporated herein by reference. 
    
    
     STATEMENT REGARDING FEDERALLY SPONSORED RESEARCH OR DEVELOPMENT 
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     NAMES OF THE PARTIES TO A JOINT RESEARCH AGREEMENT 
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     BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 
     (1) Field of the Inventive Concept 
     With the advent of smart phones, these types of personal devices have developed into much more than just a cell phone. This has resulted in a consumer demand for personal devices that are larger in size and capacity than the devices sold in the early 2000&#39;s, and always close at hand. In particular, smart phones sold after 2010 are of such physical size that they often prove difficult to carry on a person&#39;s belt or waistline without interfering with their comfort and productivity. It frequently occurs that more of these devices are left lying around where they get stolen, misplaced or damaged during transportation. Additionally, an increasing number of users find themselves having to carry two of these devices at the same time, further exasperating the problem. 
     The disclosed inventive concept is intended to address this problem in the short and long term as the size of the phone display screen is expected to remain greater than 4 inches. This invention is not intended to be limited to the support and transportation of smart phones but also to transport any other device or system that meets the size and weight limitations of the apparatus disclosed. 
     (2) Description of the Related Art, Including Information Disclosed Under 37 CFR 1.97 and 1.98 
     U.S. Pat. No. 5,957,421 (Sep. 28, 1999 A retainer device (10) for holding tools (12) in a removable manner to a utility belt (14) and a wall (16) comprising a plurality of clip members (18). A facility (20) is for mounting the clip members (18) to the utility belt (14) and the wall (16). A plurality of stud members (22) are provided. An assemblage (24) is for affixing each of the stud members (22) to a tool (12). In a first instance, each tool (12) with one stud member (22) can quickly engage with and disengage from any one clip member (18) on the utility belt (14) for work purposes. In a second instance, each tool (12) with one stud member (22) can quickly engage with and disengage from any one clip member (18) on the wall (16) for storage purposes. 
     U.S. Pat. No. 5,213,240 (May 25, 1993) An improved magnetic tool holder for tape measures is provided in which a spoked keeper plate is mounted on the tool to be held in the tool holder. This results in a uniform holding force around the circumference of the holder so that the tool can be securely held in the receptacle and can be readily and easily removed by application of a controlled force. The holding force can be varied by varying the number of spokes and the width of the spokes. A self-centering ring and receptacle is provided to produce an audible click when the tool is properly seated with the keeper plate in intimate contact with the magnet and pole piece. 
     U.S. Pat. No. 5,992,807 (Nov. 30, 1999) A cell phone is removably attached to the dashboard of a vehicle by means of a magnet. The magnet is permanently secured to the dashboard. The cell phone is removably retained by the magnet (due to the attraction between the magnet and the metal parts normally found in the cell phone) and the cell phone may be lifted off manually and manually replaced on the magnet. The magnet has a front face provided with a rubber layer. This rubber layer provides a frictional resistance which is supplementary to the magnet and prevents the cell phone from slipping down. 
     U.S. Pat. No. 6,135,408 (Oct. 24, 2000) In a holder for an object, such as a mobile telephone, comprising a housing having a front part with a front wall and a rear part with a rear wall and a permanent magnet disposed in the housing adjacent the front wall thereof, the front wall has a recess formed therein and an iron plate having a shape so as to be fittingly received in the recess and having adhesive means at one side thereof is provided for attachment of the plate to an object to permit placing of the object on the holder with the iron plate mounted thereon and received in the recess for locating and holding the object on the holder. 
     U.S. Pat. No. 8,403,140 (Mar. 26, 2013) An apparatus to display a tool holder that incorporates magnets comprises at least a magnetically attractable work item, a tool holder incorporating magnets and an attachment mechanism for attaching the magnetically attractable work item to the display. The attachment mechanism attaches to the magnetic tool holder such that the magnetically attractable work item is able to be removed from the magnet of the tool holder while still coupled to the magnetic tool display. In some embodiments, the apparatus also comprises a display placard. In these embodiments, the attachment mechanism attaches to the display placard and the magnetically attractable work item such that the magnetically attractable work item is able to be removed from the magnet of the tool holder while still coupled to the display placard. 
     U.S. Pat. No. 7,076,885 (Jul. 18, 2006) A tool and tool holder with a permanent magnet mounted upon one and a magnetically permeable keeper on the other are provided with respective camming surfaces which are cooperatively engaged when the tool is rotated, breaking the magnetic attraction between opposing surfaces of the magnet and keeper to facilitate removal of the tool from the holder. A cup-like receptacle is mounted upon a body portion of the tool, disclosed in each of two embodiments as a flexible, metal measuring tape contained within a hollow housing, and one of the magnet and keeper is disposed within this receptacle. The camming surface on the tool comprises convex protrusions within the receptacle in a first embodiment, and protrusions extending outwardly from the periphery of the receptacle in a second embodiment. A recess is formed in a surface of the holder to receive the receptacle on the tool when the latter is releasably mounted upon the holder. The other of the magnet and keeper, as well as the camming surface on the holder, is disposed within the recess. A receiver and indicator may be attached to or integrally formed in the tool, to be activated by a signal from a transmitter, which may be attached to or integrally formed in the holder. When activated, the indicator provides a visible or audible indication to aid in locating the tool when it is separated from the holder. Belt loops and a pencil holder may be integrally formed with the holder body portion. 
     BRIEF SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION 
     The present inventive concept provides a method and apparatus of supporting and transporting portable devices suspended from various body parts using a set of strategically placed magnets and supporting hardware. The apparatus culminates in an assembly entitled a “Button Magnet”  1  which is designed to be affixed to various positions on certain parts of a person&#39;s anatomy, such as the torso, legs, and arms. 
     This allows a user of the assembly  1  to select a multitude of locations for carriage of a portable electronic device or other object. This capability ensures added convenience, efficiency, safety and mobility. The exemplary positions shown in this disclosure, however, are optional as other locations on the human body, or even clothing worn by a user, may be utilized. 
     The Button Magnet  1  is an assembly of two main components entitled a main plunger (MP)  50  and a head  180 , combined with other associated components to be described. The MPT  10  and the case  100  each have a radial gear designed such that both radial gears  81  and  83  respectively, can interface and mesh with each other when the MPT  10  and the case  100  are interconnected to provide secure attachment and locking of an item being carried. 
     When an attachment of this nature is made, a mechanical key  110 , key pin  120 , and other components make the attachment feasible. 
     Both the main plunger  50  and the head  180  contain internal disc magnets  21 ,  29  which are so arranged in their polarity as to accentuate the magnetic attraction between the main plunger  50  and the head  180 . 
     The head  180  is shown, affixed to a planar deck  162  which facilitates attaching the head  180  to an undergarment  218 , using straps  211 ,  112 , also attached to the undergarment, or various types of garments or body parts such as the torso, legs and arms. 
    
    
     
       BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE VIEWS OF DRAWINGS AS EXEMPLARY EMBODIMENTS OF THE INVENTIVE CONCEPT 
         FIG. 1  illustrates a top view of the main plunger, referred to as MPT  10 . 
         FIG. 2  depicts the bottom view of the MPT  10 . 
         FIG. 3  illustrates the top view of a component referred to as the plunger bottom PB  20  which is used only with the MPT  10 . 
         FIG. 4  shows the bottom view of the PB  20 . 
         FIG. 5  shows top and bottom views of large  21  and small  29  disc magnets. 
         FIG. 6  shows the magnetic shielding  40  used in the PB for the MPT  10  and the head top (HT)  160 . 
         FIG. 7  illustrates the top view of the MPT  10  and PB  20  assembled, without the magnets  21 ,  29  and the magnetic shield  40 , to form the MP  50   
         FIG. 8  shows the side view of the main plunger (MP)  50 . 
         FIG. 9  illustrates an isometric view of a component entitled a foam ring  60 . 
         FIG. 10  is a top view of a component, entitled gear pin  70 . 
         FIG. 11  is a bottom view of the gear pin  70 . 
         FIG. 12  is a side view of the gears, only to illustrate the slots used for the gear pin  70 . 
         FIG. 13  is a top view of the component entitled a floater  90 . 
         FIG. 14  is a bottom view of the floater  90 . 
         FIG. 15  illustrates the top view of component, entitled a case  100 . 
         FIG. 16  presents the bottom view of the case  100 . 
         FIG. 17  illustrates a side view of the components, entitled a key  110  and the washer  115 . 
         FIG. 18  shows the bottom view of the key  110  and the washer  115 . 
         FIG. 19  shows a perspective view of a component, entitled a key pin  120 . 
         FIG. 20  shows the magnetic shielding  130 , used in the floater, in ring form 
         FIG. 21  shows the bottom view of the MPT with key and key pin assembled  140   
         FIG. 22  shows the inner view of a case with an assemblage of the key pin  110 , key  120 , and gear pin  70 . 
         FIG. 23  shows the bottom view of the top portion of the illustrations in  FIG. 22 . 
         FIG. 24  is a top view of a component, entitled the head top (HT)  160 , including a customized planar deck  162 . 
         FIG. 25  is a bottom view of the planar deck  162  that is attached to the head top (HT)  160 . 
         FIG. 26  illustrates the top view of the plunger bottom (PB)  170  that is used only with the head top  160   
         FIG. 27  is a top view of the head  180  with plunger bottom  170  assembled 
         FIG. 28  is a component entitled the foam wedge  190 . 
         FIG. 29  illustrates the side view of an assembly  200  comprising the wedge  190  and the assembled head  180 . 
         FIG. 30  shows the top view of the assembly  210 , combined with straps and other components for facilitating attachment to a garment. 
         FIG. 31  illustrates a cellphone in its case being attached to a garment, using the Magnet Button  1 . 
     
    
    
     DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION 
     The objects, features, and advantages of the inventive concept presented in this application are more readily understood when referring to the accompanying drawings. The drawings, totaling thirty-one figures, show the basic components and functions of embodiments and/or methods of use. In the several figures, like reference numbers are used in each figure to correspond to the same component as may be depicted in other figures. 
     The discussion of the present inventive concept which, in its final assembled state, is referred to as a “Button Magnet  1 ,” will begin with  FIG. 31 . The Button Magnet  1  is an assembly of a main plunger (MP)  50  and a head  180 , combined with other associated components to be described. Depicted in  FIG. 1  is a top view of a component referred to as a main plunger top  10 , or for the sake of convenience, the “MPT”  10 .  FIG. 2  presents a bottom view of the NWT  10 . 
     The MPT  10  essentially comprises a radial gear  81  with a plurality of female gear teeth  15 . The gear teeth  15  are designed to interface and mesh with a set of radial male gear teeth  82  that are attached, in one embodiment, to a cellphone case  100  (illustrated in  FIG. 16 ). The MPT  10  is also manufactured to interface with a component referred to as a plunger bottom, or “PB”  20 , which will be described below in this document. Further shown in  FIG. 1 , and also in  FIG. 2 , is a symmetrical arrangement of protruding tabs  13 . The tabs  13  are used only to latch the MPT  10  onto the PB  20  during field trials of the Button Magnet  1 . The tabs  13  are not needed in the final production version, as a combination of the MPT  10  and PB  20  will be hermetically sealed during the production process. 
       FIG. 1  illustrates that the MPT  10  has a circular channel  14  which serves as a housing for a foam ring  60  (not shown). Further shown are two opposing sets of five gear pin slots  12 . The gear pin slots  12  function to accept insertion of two sets of five corresponding gear pin teeth  71 , which are components of a gear pin  70  (shown in  FIG. 10 ) as will be described later in this document. Also shown is a major slot  16  which functions to accept insertion of a controlling key  110  (shown in  FIG. 17 ) which facilitates locking of the case  100  to MPT  10 . A two-part, crescent-shaped overhang  17  serves to form a solid latching retention of the stems  113  of the key  110 . 
       FIG. 2 , as earlier stated, shows a bottom view of the MPT  10 . In  FIG. 2 , visible are the tabs  13 , the overhang  17 , and the major slot  16 . An opening  19  serves only to facilitate manufacturing the MPT  10 . Also shown in  FIG. 2  is a square pike  18  which is used as an indicator when aligning the MPT  10  to the PB  20 . 
       FIG. 3  presents a top view of PB  20 . The MPB  20  houses a symmetrical array of large disc magnets  21  and small disc magnets  29 . The disc magnets  21 ,  29  are strategically arranged to allow for a gradual and controlled magnetic attractive force when brought into contact with another matching arrangement of magnets, used only with the head top. This plunger bottom (PB)  170 , which is identical, in design, to plunger bottom  20  is different, only in the polarity of its array of magnets. Segmented shelves  28  are arranged around the perimeter of the PB  20 . The shelves  28  serve to retain a circular magnetic shield  40  (shown in  FIG. 6 ) which is placed over all the disc magnets  21 ,  29  within the PB  20  and PB  170 . 
     This is to protect any user-carried electronic devices from magnetic field interference. This also serves to simultaneously redirect the concentration of the magnetic field in the direction of the eventually mated PB  170  and the mating PB  20 , respectively. The magnetic shield  40  may be stacked since when layered, multiple magnetic shields  40  are more effective. This stacking results in an even stronger magnetic attraction between the PB  20  and the mated PB  170   
     Again, referring to  FIG. 3 , the PB  20  is designed as a circular shape to facilitate packing a denser array of disc magnets  21 ,  29  into a smaller space, hence the different magnet sizes  21 ,  29  utilized. The top view of PB  20  in  FIG. 3  shows an arrangement of four large magnets  21  and five small magnets  29 , all nine magnets  21 ,  29  arranged symmetrically upon a circular base  22 . A notch  27  is placed on the PB  20  corresponding to the dimensions of a square spike  18  fabricated onto the side perimeter of the MPT  10 . The notch  27  and spike  18  are used to guide the combined assembly of the MPT  10  and PB  20 . This combined assembly forms the main plunger (MP)  50 . The ledges  26  are used to support the shelves  28 . 
       FIG. 4  presents the bottom view of the PB  20 , showing its circular base  22  and a series of ledges  26 . Similar to the tabs  13  on the MPT  10 , the ledges  26 , are used to securely hold the PB  20  to the MPT  10  during field trials. There are small circular indentations  22 A on the bottom of the base  22  of PB  20 , and also on the identical PB  170 . These indentations  22 A serve to make the Button Magnet  1  lighter weight by removing any and all excess material. 
     The circular base  22  of the PB  20  can also be a square or other geometric shape with the insertion of magnets of varying shapes and sizes. The most important prerequisite is that any array of magnets is made operational by alternating the north polarity  25  and south polarity  23  of the large magnets  21 , as shown in  FIG. 3 . The alternating polarity provides functionality such that when the PB  20  and the PB  170  are brought in close proximity, but 90 degrees magnetically out of phase with each other, the repulsion of the more powerful large magnet  21  poles will slow the rate of attraction. This makes it safer for a user to gradually bring the mating PB  20  magnetically in phase with its mated PB  170 . To separate the PB  20  and the mated PB  170 , a user just do the reverse by rotating the PB  20  ninety degrees out of phase with PB  170 . 
     The small magnets  29  of the PB  20  will always remain in opposing magnetic polarity to the small magnets of the mated PB  170  so that the small magnets  29  help to counteract some of the initial repulsion from the large magnets  21 . The small magnets  29  will conversely, supplement the holding force of the large magnets  21 , once they are all magnetically aligned. The polarity relationships are essential to facilitate the latching (locking) and unlatching (unlocking) of the PB  20 , attached to the MPT  10 , and the PB  170  attached to the head top  160 . This method of latching and unlatching is pivotal to the safe and secure operation of the Button Magnet  1 . 
     Referring again to  FIG. 3 , it is to be noted that all the disc magnets  21 ,  29  used are axially magnetized, with their north pole (N)  25 , being on one face of each magnet and their south pole (S)  23 , on the opposite face. 
       FIG. 5  illustrates the general shape and contour of opposite sides of both the large disc magnets  21  and the small disc magnets  29 . Also shown is their respective north polarity  25 , and south polarity  23 . 
       FIG. 6  shows the two sides of the disc-shaped magnetic shields  40 . The material used in the magnetic shield  40  may be selected from the group of metals comprising metallic alloys. 
       FIG. 7  depicts a top view of the assembled main plunger  50  which comprises the combination of the MPT  10  and the PB  20 , with the magnets  21 , 29  and the magnetic shield  40  not shown. The circular base  22  of the PB  20  is shown 
       FIG. 8  illustrates a side view of the main plunger assembly  50 . Assembly of the MP  50  is performed after the installation of the magnets  21 ,  29  and magnetic shields  40 .  FIG. 7  and  FIG. 8  further shows the interlocking relationship of the tabs  13  of the MPT  10  and the ledges  26  of the PB  20 . Also illustrated is the matching of the square spike  18  of the MPT  10  and the notch  27  of the PB  20 . 
     The two semi-circular overhangs  17 , circumferential channel  14 , and the gear pin slots  12  are also shown in  FIG. 7  and  FIG. 8 . 
       FIG. 9  shows the foam ring  60 , which is fitted into the channel  14  of the MPT  10  during assembly of the main plunger  50 . The foam ring  60  is of resilient material and acts as a spring beneath a gear pin  70 , which gear pin  70  is shown in  FIG. 10 . 
       FIG. 10  is a perspective view of the gear pin  70 . The gear pin  70  contains a left flange  73  and a right flange  73 . Each flange  73  is constructed with a co-located orthogonal set of five gear pin teeth  71 . 
       FIG. 11  presents a bottom view of the gear pin  70 , also showing a continuous connecting ring  72  to which is attached the two sets of gear pin teeth  71  and the left and right flanges  73 . 
       FIG. 12  shows an assembly  80  depicting how the gear teeth  71  would slide up and down in the gear pin slots  84 ,  12  of the male gear  83  and the female gear  81 , respectively, which are both a part of the case  100  and the MPT  10  respectively. The gear pin  70  stops the gears from rotating, relative to each other, only when the case  100  is empty. When the case  100  contains a cellphone or other electronic device, the gear pin  70  is forced away from the base of the case assembly  150  by the device being transported, causing the teeth  71  of the gear pin  70  to only occupy the portion of the gear pin slots  12  on the gear  81  allowing the gears  81 ,  83  to rotate relative to each other. This provides additional protection from unauthorized “unlocking” of the mating PB  20  and the mated PB  170  by rotating the case  100 . Allowing the case  100  to rotate when the device it is transporting is in place, also allows the user some flexibility in the orientation of the case  100  and its contents for convenience or ease of access. 
     A top view of a component entitled a floater  90  is depicted in  FIG. 13 , and the bottom view in  FIG. 14 . The floater  90  comprises a low riser  91 , a small lip  92 , and an inner wall  93 . In one embodiment, the floater  90  is utilized in a case assembly  150  (Ref.  FIG. 23 ) so as to extend below the edge of the mating PB  20 . This positioning of the floater  90  further prevents any unauthorized “unlocking” of the button magnet  1  by sliding the mating PB  20  (applying lateral force) relative to its mated PB  170  instead of turning the mating PB  20 . The floater  90  can also provide additional magnetic shielding  130  affixed to its inner wall  93 . 
     This allows the inner wall  93  of the floater  90 , with the magnetic shield  130  installed, to also serve as an induced magnet to pull the floater  90  away from the base of the case assembly  150  when both the MP  50  and the head  180  are magnetically aligned. The floater  90  is held in place by the small lip  92  that comes to rest on the MPT  10  (not shown). 
     The low riser  91  on the floater  90  also serves as a cover to hide and protect the operation of the gear pin  70 . The low riser  91  can, at times, extend into a recess channel  108  (refer to  FIG. 16 ) which is scored into the undersurface  103 ( b ) of the bed  103  of the case  100  (ref  FIG. 23 ). Depending on the position of the floater  90  at any point in time, it is allowed to move freely, but only in a plane parallel to the MP undersurface. The movement is not allowed when the Gear Pin  70  is lowered and resting against the lip  92  of the floater  90 , further assisting to push the floater  90  away from the base of the case assembly  150 . 
       FIG. 15  depicts a view of the inner surface of a case  100 . In the preferred embodiment, and for illustrative purposes only, the case  100  shown in  FIG. 15  is a cellphone case. However, in other embodiments, the case  100  may also exist as a similar structure for carrying any type of electronic device, including a tablet, smart phone, calculator, or other non-electronic device. In the embodiment shown in  FIG. 15 , the case  100  is constructed with two open crescents  101 . Also shown in  FIG. 15  are the bed  103 , left and right large clips  104 , a small clip  105  at mid-length of the case  100 , and a key slot  102 . The key slot  102  is dimensioned so as to allow insertion of the key  110 . The clips  104 ,  105  provide securement of the cellphone or other carried object. 
     The crescents  101  are specifically built to allow an adjustable insertion of the flanges  73  of the previously-described gear pin  70 . In this manner, the flanges  73  of the gear pin  70  may be inserted to protrude above or level with the bed  103  of the case  100 . This insertion allows the gear pin  70  to perform like a lever that allows the case  100  to rotate, parallel to, and relative to the surface of the MPT  10  when the flanges  73  are inserted at their lowest point above the bed  103 . When the flanges  73  are pushed further into the case to their highest elevation above the bed  103 , the case  100  cannot rotate, relative to the MPT  10 . 
       FIG. 16  shows the undersurface  103 ( b ) of the case bed  103  and also depicts a radial gear  83  with a plurality of male gear teeth  82 , which facilitates mating with the radial gear associated with MPT  10 . Also located in the center of the case  100  is a key slot  102 , accommodating insertion of the key  110  (shown in  FIG. 17  and  FIG. 18 ) to lock the case  100  to the MPT  10 . At the base, or underside  103 ( b ) of the case  100 , as shown in  FIG. 16 , the circular recess channel  108  is visible. The recess channel  108  accommodates the low riser  91  of the floater  90  to extend as needed. 
       FIG. 17  shows a view of the key  110 , which is constructed with a round table top  118  containing a shallow channel  116  and the opening to a cylindrically-contoured hole  114  which runs co-axially with the length of a shank  117 . The shank  117  also houses a rectangular crevice  112  which extends for approximately one-half the length of the shank  117 , as shown in  FIG. 18 . The key  110  controls the amount of torque that is required to rotate the case  100  by sliding the key stems  113  of the key  110 , along the sloped faces of the overhangs  17 . The washer  115  which follows the contour of the table top  118  is used to maintain the tension (torque) set by the key  110  that is needed to rotate the case  100  relative to the MPT  10 . 
       FIG. 18  depicts an upward-looking view of the bottom of the key  110  and washer  115 . The shank  117  is also shown to support two linearly-aligned stems  113 . The two stems  113  operate as an interface with the overhangs  17  of the MPT  10 . In the preferred embodiment, the stems  113  engage the overhangs  17  so as to prevent separation of the case  100  from the MPT  10 . The stems  113  fit into the major slot  16  of the MPT  10  in actual operation. Also included for adjustable tension during fastening operation, is a washer  115 . 
     The washer  115  also provides support for the key  110 , inserted in the major slot  16  which is used, in the preferred embodiment, to lock a cellphone case  100  to the MPT  10  at some varied tension, as shown in  FIG. 21 . That position is then locked in place by the mechanical latching effect of a key pin  120 , and the two-part semi-circular overhang  17  on the MPT  10 . 
       FIG. 19  illustrates a component referred to as a key pin  120 . The key pin  120  comprises a cap  121  and a shaft  122 . The hole  114  in the previously-described key  110  is dimensioned to accept the shaft  122  of the key pin  120 . By this operation, the key pin  120  functions to push the stems  113  apart by means of a slight bending of the crevice  112  at the end of the shank  115  of the key  110 . The effect of pushing the stems  113  further apart causes both stems  113  to press against the walls of the overhang  17  on the MPT  10 , thus allowing the key  110  to become jammed and immovable from that position. 
       FIG. 20  is an illustration of the magnetic shield  130  which is placed inside and flush with the inner wall  93  of the floater  90 . 
       FIG. 21  illustrates a bottom view of the MPT  10  into an assembly  140 , which consists of the MPT  10  with the key  110  having been inserted through the opening  19 . The key  110  is then turned radially so as to enable the stems  113  of the key  110  to engage the overhangs  17  of the MPT  10 . 
       FIG. 22  depicts the top view of an assembly  150 , which comprises a view of the bed  103  of a case  100  to which has been attached the key  110 , key pin  120 , washer  115  (not shown), gear pin  70 , and the MP  50  (not shown). The flanges  73  of the gear pin  70  are shown protruding through the crescents  101  of the case  100 . The table  118  of the key  110  is visible, along with the cap  121  of the pin  120  inserted in the key  110 . 
       FIG. 23  depicts a bottom view of the foregoing assembly  150 , further showing a view of the undersurface  103 ( b ) of the case  100  and further showing the protruding inner wall  93  of the floater  90 , the floater magnetic shield  130 , and the bottom surface of the PB  20   
     The head top  160  is shown in  FIG. 24  and demonstrates the area where the plunger bottom (PB)  170  will be mated and attached. The head top  160 , essentially replaces the MPT  10  because, like the MPT  10 , its design would be dependent on the attachments used. In this exemplary, it is being attached to an undergarment  218  (not shown) worn by the user, on their torso. The Head top has the same tabs  13  and the square spike  18 , used as an indicator in the alignment with the PB  170 . The deviation involves a small deck  162  and some mounting posts  163  that will facilitate strapping  211 ,  212  (not shown) the device in place to prevent appreciable movement of the Head top  160  in any direction relative to the undergarment  218  (not shown), or whatever it is attached. 
       FIG. 25  is a bottom view of the head top  160 . 
       FIG. 26  shows the array of magnets  21 ,  29 , and other details of the mated plunger bottom PB  170  relative to the mating PB  20 . It is important to note the changes in the polarity of the magnets in the two variations of the plunger bottoms  20 ,  170 . The polarity of the large magnets  21  as displayed in  FIG. 26  remains the same, however the polarity of the smaller magnets  29  is reversed. 
       FIG. 27  presents an assembly, being the complete Head  180 , the view being the undersurface of the base  22  of the PB  170 . 
       FIG. 28  shows a component referred to as a foam wedge  190 . As shown, the foam wedge  190  is a solid structure having a cross-section of an isosceles triangle. In one embodiment of the Magnet Button  1 , the foam wedge  190  may be attached to the back of the HT  160  in order to change the displacement of the HT  160  so that the combined components  200  (see  FIG. 29 ) allow the complete head  180  to hang from a user&#39;s torso with a more vertical orientation that is more perpendicular to the surface on which the user may be standing. The foam wedge  190  also allows the head  180  to be more shock absorbent while keeping the weight of the apparatus at a minimum. 
       FIG. 29  illustrates an assembly  200  comprising the foam wedge  190  being attached to the underside of the deck  162 , and ultimately forming attachment to the complete head  180 . 
       FIG. 30  depicts an assembly  210  which illustrates the top view of an embodiment which combines several optional components for ease of use of the head  180 , in conjunction with attachment to a user&#39;s garment  218 . The scenario shown in  FIG. 30  is that of a compartment  217  which is sewn onto an undergarment  218  as a guide to the user as to where the head plunger assembly  200  should be placed. The compartment  217  also contains short straps  211  and long straps  212  attached to the compartment  217 . The pairings of straps  211 ,  212  are intended to overlap each other across the assembly  200  with the slits  213  coming to rest over the posts  163  during the process and adhere themselves to each in a tight embrace, As the straps  211 ,  212  wrap around the head assembly  200 , so too, the slits  213  in the straps wrap around the deck posts  163  for enhanced rigidity and stability. 
       FIG. 31  demonstrates use of the head for fastening to a user&#39;s clothing. A cellphone, in its carrying case  100 , is shown.