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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 08, 2020
Filed:
Sep. 11, 2018
Bilio Llc, Oakland, CA (US);
H. William Smith, IV, Mill Valley, CA (US);
Timothy J. Karjalainen, Fairfax, CA (US);
Patrick C. Hill, San Francisco, CA (US);
Philip Isaac Oaks, Kensington, CA (US);
Elizabeth Susan Baetz, Glenview, IL (US);
BILIO LLC, Oakland, CA (US);
Abstract
A magnetic zipper includes two elongate units, each attached to edges of material. One elongate unit includes a series of magnets positioned within a tube. The other elongate unit includes a ferromagnetic material that is attracted by the magnetic field of the series of magnets in the other elongate unit. The ferromagnetic material may also be positioned with a tube. The magnetic attraction between the two elongate units allows them to join to bring the edges of material together and be held together by the strength of the magnetic force.