Patent ID: 7070142

Claim:
A magnetic clamp device for clamping an outer free end region of a roll of ferromagnetic material against the roll of ferromagnetic material, comprising: a housing portion; at least one magnet element located in the housing portion; and a handle portion extending from the housing portion, the magnet element being of sufficient magnetic strength to couple with both the outer free end region and the roll of ferromagnetic material to draw the outer free end region and the roll into contact with one another, the handle portion being of sufficient length to permit a user to install the device on an outer free end portion and to remove the device therefrom, wherein the magnet element has a peripheral region, the first housing including at least one housing portion to extend along the peripheral region of the magnet element, the housing further comprising a pair of housing portions, each to extend along a corresponding peripheral region of the magnet element so as to substantially encircle the peripheral region, each housing portion including a pair of ends, each end having a mounting flange to align with an adjacent mounting flange on the other housing portion, so that the mounting flanges may be secured to one another to fix the housing portions to the magnet element.