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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 17, 2002
Filed:
Jul. 07, 2000
Nobuyuki Yamazaki, Tokyo, JP;
Hiromori Inc., Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
The present invention is directed to a magnetic holder for paper clips or other magnetizable items having a plurality of adjacent magnets arranged along a longitudinal direction such that magnetic fields either in the respective magnets and/or emanating therefrom are oriented in mutually opposite directions. Thus, magnetic lines of force within the respective fields point in mutually opposite direction with the magnetizable items (which are magnetically neutral) being thereby attracted by greater force than when magnets are arranged with magnetic force lines all pointing in the same direction. At the same time, the magnets can be additionally arranged such that one of the magnets adjacent a longitudinal end possesses greater magnetic strength than the other of the magnets, so that the magnetic lines of force are stronger at this longitudinal end and thereby attract the magnetizable items such as gem clips towards the longitudinal end.