Patent ID: 7154363

Claim:
A magnetic connector apparatus, comprising: a) at least two magnetic connector bodies each arranged for magnetic connection one to another along mutually confronting linear outer peripheral border edges of the connector bodies, each said magnetic connector body including at least one outer, confronting, longitudinally extending, linear peripheral border edge, b) each said connector body having at least one magnet pocket positioned adjacent each said at least one outer confronting, longitudinally extending linear, peripheral border edge of the magnetic connector body, and c) a longitudinally extending, cylindrical magnet in each said at least one magnet pocket of each said body member, each said magnet arranged with opposite magnetic poles occupying opposite diametric halves of the cylindrical magnet throughout its entire longitudinal length, each magnet supported in a magnet pocket for rotation therein about the longitudinally-extending axis of the diametric center line through the longitudinal length of the magnet, said axis of rotation extending substantially parallel to said longitudinally extending, linear peripheral border edge of the connector body.