Patent ID: 8678140

Claim:
An electromagnet assembly, comprising: a substantially rectangular magnet structure, configured to be operatively connected to a first elevator door, the substantially rectangular magnet structure comprising a first member, having a length and a width, the length being greater than the width, a first end, and a second end distal from the first end, a second member, having a length and a width, the length being greater than the width, a first end, and a second end distal from the first end, a third member, having a length and a width, the length being greater than the width, a first end, and a second end distal from the first end, and a fourth member, having a length and a width, the length being greater than the width, a first end, and a second end distal from the first end, wherein the second end of the first member is joined to the first end of the second member, wherein the second end of the second member is joined to the first end of the third member, wherein the second end of the third member is joined to the first end of the fourth member, wherein the second end of the fourth member is proximate the first end of the first member, wherein the first member is substantially parallel to the third member, wherein the second member is substantially parallel to the fourth member, and wherein the second end of the fourth member does not contact the first end of the first member, and a gap is formed between the second end of the fourth member and the first end of the first member, the gap having a length that is less than the length of the first member, the length of the second member, the length of the third member, and the length of the fourth member; the electromagnet assembly further comprising a vane configured to be operatively connected to a second elevator door, where the vane is further configured to be selectively coupled to the substantially rectangular magnet structure proximate the gap.