Magnetic attachment system
First Claim
1. A magnetic attachment system, comprising:
- a female component associated with a first object, said female component comprising;
a hole; and
a first magnetic structure having a first plurality of magnetic source regions having a first polarity pattern; and
a male component associated with a second object, said male component comprising;
a peg that can be inserted into said hole; and
a second magnetic structure having a second plurality of magnetic source regions having a second polarity pattern complementary to said first polarity pattern, wherein said male component and said female component are configured such that when said peg is inserted into said hole the first and second magnetic structures face each other across an interface boundary enabling magnetic attachment of said first object to said second object, wherein while said peg remains within said hole said male component can be rotated relative to said female component but translational movement of said male component relative to said female component is constrained, wherein said first polarity pattern and said second polarity pattern are in accordance with a cyclic implementation of a code of length N, wherein said code has a cyclic correlation function having a single peak and a plurality of off peaks per code modulo.
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Abstract
An improved magnetic attachment system involves a female component that is associated with a first object and a male component that is associated with a second object. The female component includes a hole and a first magnetic structure having a first plurality of magnetic source regions having a first polarity pattern. The male component includes a peg that can be inserted into the hole and a second magnetic structure having a second plurality of magnetic source regions having a second polarity pattern complementary to said first polarity pattern. The male and female component are configured such that when the peg is inserted into the hole the first and second magnetic structures face each other across an interface boundary enabling magnetic attachment of the first object to the second object, where while the peg remains inserted within the hole the male component can be rotated relative to the female component but translational movement of the male component relative to the female component is constrained.
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20 Claims
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1. A magnetic attachment system, comprising:
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a female component associated with a first object, said female component comprising; a hole; and a first magnetic structure having a first plurality of magnetic source regions having a first polarity pattern; and a male component associated with a second object, said male component comprising; a peg that can be inserted into said hole; and a second magnetic structure having a second plurality of magnetic source regions having a second polarity pattern complementary to said first polarity pattern, wherein said male component and said female component are configured such that when said peg is inserted into said hole the first and second magnetic structures face each other across an interface boundary enabling magnetic attachment of said first object to said second object, wherein while said peg remains within said hole said male component can be rotated relative to said female component but translational movement of said male component relative to said female component is constrained, wherein said first polarity pattern and said second polarity pattern are in accordance with a cyclic implementation of a code of length N, wherein said code has a cyclic correlation function having a single peak and a plurality of off peaks per code modulo. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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