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Magnetically connectable device with self-aligning connector

  • US 9,876,311 B2
  • Filed: 08/16/2017
  • Issued: 01/23/2018
  • Est. Priority Date: 12/02/2015
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A magnetically connectable device comprising:

  • a generally cuboid-shaped housing having a surface that is either of a sidewall of the housing and a corner adjoining two adjacent faces of the housing, the surface being straight due to the generally cuboid shape of the housing but having a curved transverse cross section and defining a straight rounded edge;

    a self-aligning connector at the straight rounded edge of the housing, the self-aligning connector comprising a magnetic cylinder oriented with its axis substantially parallel to the straight rounded edge, the magnetic cylinder for magnetically engaging a magnet of an other connector so as to align and connect the self-aligning connector with the other connector with hinge-like pivoting motion between the self-aligning connector and the other connector at the straight rounded edge of the housing.

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