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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 02, 2019
Filed:
Dec. 16, 2015
Applicant:
The North Face Apparel Corp., Wilmington, DE (US);
Inventors:
Justin Lee Gladish, Oakland, CA (US);
Mary-Ellen Smith, San Francisco, CA (US);
Assignee:
The North Face Apparel Corp., Wilmington, DE (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A41F 1/00 (2006.01); A43C 11/00 (2006.01); F16B 1/00 (2006.01); H01F 1/44 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A41F 1/002 (2013.01); A43C 11/00 (2013.01); F16B 1/00 (2013.01); H01F 1/44 (2013.01); A44D 2203/00 (2013.01); F16B 2001/0035 (2013.01);
Abstract
A releasable closure having a first structure that encapsulates a magnetic composition based on magnetic particles, such as a smart fluid of the group electrorheological fluid, magnetorheological fluid, ferrofluid, or that is formed of a printable composition with dispersed magnetic particles. The first structure is magnetically attracted and thereby joinable to an opposing, second structure, with the first and second structures forming the releasable closure.