Patent ID: 8793846

Claim:
A system for removably securing a component to a base, the system comprising: a base, having a planar surface and a raised lip portion surrounding the periphery of the planar surface; a component configured to nest securely within the base surrounded by the raised lip portion; a first set of permanent magnets fixedly secured to the base in a raised position, wherein an upper face of each of the permanent magnets has a first polarity and is positioned below the raised lip portion of the base; a second set of permanent magnets fixedly secured to the removable component in a raised position in a configuration corresponding to the first set of permanent magnets, wherein a lower face of each of the magnets in the second set has a second polarity, wherein the second polarity is opposite the first polarity such that the lower face of each magnet in the first set is configured to attract the upper face of the corresponding magnet in the first set of magnets to removably secure the component to the base; wherein the configuration of the first and the second sets of magnets creates a gap such that depressing the component in the area corresponding to the gap creates a fulcrum allowing the corresponding magnets to at least partially disengage and the component to be removed from the base.