Patent Document:

a magnetic separation device 10 to separate non - magnetic components from magnetic components in a wet or dry mixture , as shown in fig1 - 5 , the device comprising a non - magnetic cylindrical housing 20 defining an inner longitudinal cylindrical channel 22 , an outer surface 24 , a central radial hilt 30 , a closed end tool section 25 and a handle section 27 defining an opening 29 to the inner longitudinal channel 22 , a handle section grommet 40 having a central aperture 42 , the handle section grommet 40 inserting within the opening 29 of the handle section 27 , a drive shaft 60 defining a tool end 62 , a cylindrical neck 64 and a drill attaching end 66 , the tool end 62 attaching a strong cylindrical bipolar magnet 50 encased within a slip sleeve 55 , the slip sleeve 55 slidably engaged within the inner longitudinal cylindrical channel 22 , the drill attaching end 66 extending beyond the central aperture 42 of the handle section grommet 40 further secured to a rotary drive apparatus a , fig1 , delivering rotation to the 60 drive shaft , the bipolar magnet 50 upon the tool end 62 rotating within the inner longitudinal cylindrical channel 22 of the cylindrical housing 20 and being movable between the tool section 25 and the handle section 27 as drive shaft 60 is pulled or pushed with the neck 64 moving within the central aperture 42 of the grommet 40 , the bipolar magnet 50 producing an alternating and rotating magnetic field around the outer surface 24 of the cylindrical housing 20 attracting magnetic components from a mixture of magnetic and non - magnetic particles against the outer surface 24 of the cylindrical housing 20 , spinning the particle mixture upon the outer surface 24 of the tool section 25 of the cylindrical housing 20 while the bipolar magnet 50 is positioned within the tool section 25 , fig2 . this spinning action urges , liberates and releases the non - magnetic particles outward while spinning , grinding and agitating the magnetic particles against one another while rotating upon the outer surface 24 , wherein the non - magnetic particles are expelled and collected from the spinning mixture while the magnetic particles remain bound to the outer surface 24 at the tool section 25 of the cylindrical housing 20 . once the user has cleaned the quantity of mixed materials to their satisfaction , the device 10 is then transferred to a disposal location where the magnetic material is removed from the outer surface 24 of the tool section 25 of the cylindrical tube 20 by withdrawing the bipolar magnet 50 by sliding the drive shaft 60 from the tool section 25 into the handle section 27 , fig3 , the magnetic material removed from the outer surface 24 as the bipolar magnet 50 is passed by the radial hilt 30 into the handle section 27 , withdrawing the magnetic attraction retaining the magnetic material from the tool section 25 , the radial hilt 30 blocking the magnetic material from transfer onto the outer surface 24 of the handle section 27 within which the bipolar magnet 50 is now positioned . it would be beneficial for the cylindrical housing 20 to be made of a smooth , non - stick material for ease of removal of the magnetic materials from the tool section 25 during disposal . the device 10 is then ready for further use in processing more of the mixture , or reprocessing the same material for more complete separation by returning the bipolar magnet 50 to the tool section 25 of the cylindrical housing , fig2 . the slip sleeve 55 surrounding the bipolar magnet 50 is made of a non - magnetic friction reducing material which allows the encased bipolar magnet 50 to rotate and slide freely within the inner longitudinal cylindrical channel 22 . the bi - polar magnet 50 is a strong earth magnet having a positive portion n and a negative portion s which may be provided in several polar configurations embodiments including a radial polar and a diametric polar configuration , as shown in fig4 and 5 . this bi - polar magnet 50 would configure the positive portion n and negative portion s in a manner which would produce a shifting or alternating magnetic field during rotation . this rotation causes the magnetic particles to also rotate around the outer surface of the cylindrical housing 20 at the same speed as the rotary drive apparatus a would turn the attached drive shaft 60 . the higher the rotational speed of the drive shaft 60 , the greater the rotational speed of the bipolar magnet 50 and its resulting alternating magnetic field , further causing greater rotation and grinding movement of the magnetic particles , separating the non - magnetic particles from confinement within the magnetic particles and producing a greater amount of rotational force or inertia upon the non - magnetic particles , spinning those non - magnetic particles outward and releasing them from the mixture , preferably into a container for further processing . the retained magnetic particles are then transferred to an appropriate waste disposal container while still attached upon the device 10 and released from the device 10 into the waste disposal container by withdrawing the bipolar magnet 50 within the cylindrical housing 20 from the tool section 25 to the handle section 27 thereby removing the magnetic attraction from the tool section 25 . the radial hilt 30 would be attached to the outer surface 24 of the cylindrical housing 20 along a linear axis between the tool section 25 and the handle section 27 introducing a barrier between the tool section 25 and handle section 27 and also a hand grip stop for the user to hold during operation and use , with the positioning of the radial hilt 30 dependant on the manufactured length desired for the tool section 25 . it is contemplated that the radial hilt 30 may be incorporated into a handle section sleeve 28 which inserts over the outer surface 24 of the handle section 27 of the cylindrical housing 20 , fig3 and 4 , the handle section sleeve 28 being also made of a non - magnetic material and could also be constructed with the radial hilt 30 as an integrated component . as currently constructed , the tool section 25 beyond the radial hilt 30 is provided in a short version and a long version , with the handle section 27 being provided in both versions at approximately the same size and length . the radial hilt 30 would further provide a tool side surface 32 and a handle side surface 34 , with the radial hilt 30 aligning the tool side surface 32 and handle side surface 34 at right angles with the outer surface 24 , as shown in fig2 and 3 , for better deterrent to the passage of magnetic materials during withdrawal of the bipolar magnet 50 from the tool section 25 to the handle section 27 of the cylindrical housing 20 . it is contemplated within the scope of this device 10 that its use may be in conjunction with mining and prospecting , ideally suited for use in the separation of black sand mixtures containing precious metals , and also in applications involving plastics and foundries , oil and petroleum refinement , oil and petroleum extraction , chemical and pharmaceutical processing , agricultural and food processing or any other industrial use requiring the separation or extraction of magnetic particles . additionally , the rotary drive apparatus a may be proportionally sized to the application employed , from as small as the hand held rotary drill shown in fig1 , above , to an independent drive mechanism , not shown , which is supplied to the device or provided locally within the industrially application or appliance to compel the required rotational force and speed . a mechanical means , also not shown , may also be provided within a large industrial section to move the magnet from the tool section to the handle section , not under human hand control as is implied in the present device employing the hand held drill of fig1 , the handle section 27 alternatively being referenced as a base section , an anchor section , or a dormant section , depending on the size of the magnet , its orientation and the magnitude of the correlating components . it is contemplated that the device 10 may be used in conjunction with other mining and prospecting application , such as incorporation of the device into a trammel , wet or dry sluice , roller cage , swarf , air or water spinning devices , barrels or drums , or into a conveyor drive mechanism , as observed in the prior art and as determined by those skilled in the art who might substitute the novel features of the current device into other technologies . additionally , the cylindrical housing 20 is intended to be used as a hand held device , held in one hand against the handle side surface 34 by the handle section 27 , with the other hand being used to operate the rotary drive apparatus a while controlling the position location of the bipolar magnet 50 within the longitudinal cylindrical channel 22 . it is essential that the cylindrical housing 20 be of an appropriate circumference to be comfortably and securely held by a user . thus , the cylindrical housing 20 may be presented in more than one circumference for the comfort to various users , with the bipolar magnet 50 and other components accordingly sized to maintain the intended function of the device 10 . the cylindrical bi - polar magnet 50 would preferably be no longer than the length of the tool section 25 , the tool side surface 32 of the radial hilt 30 imposing a separation barrier between the tool section 25 of the cylindrical housing 20 and the handle section 27 of the cylindrical housing 20 , while completely withdrawing any magnetic attraction to the tool section 25 when the bipolar magnet 50 is completely withdrawn into the handle section 27 to release the magnetic particles from the tool section 25 , fig3 . without the radial hilt 30 , the magnetic particles would simply pass along the cylindrical housing 20 without the ability to release the magnetic particles from the cylindrical housing 20 . with the inclusion of the radial hilt 50 , the attracted and attached magnetic particles are prevented from passing along the cylindrical housing 20 and , when the bipolar magnet 50 is withdrawn past the radial hilt 30 , the magnetic particles are released and fall away from the outer surface 24 of the cylindrical housing 20 . while the separation device 10 has been particularly shown and described with reference to a preferred embodiment thereof , it will be understood by those skilled in the art that changes in form and detail may be made therein without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention .

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