ES1295044U - Capsule to hold objects in ferromagnetic bodies (Machine-translation by Google Translate, not legally binding) - Google Patents

Abstract

Capsule to hold objects on ferromagnetic bodies (1), consisting of a small accessory intended to immobilize objects on bodies with ferromagnetic properties, characterized by being shown as a body (Machine-translation by Google Translate, not legally binding)

Description

DESCRIPTION

CAPSULE TO HOLD OBJECTS IN FERROMAGNETIC BODIES

Technical object of the invention

The object of the present invention refers to a capsule for holding objects in ferromagnetic bodies, such a capsule being made of plastic material and enclosing a magnet inside it, duly protected, to avoid possible breakage due to falls or blows. The magnet can move freely inside the capsule and is designed to hold any object on ferromagnetic bodies.

Sector of the technique to which the invention refers

The invention that is presented affects the Sector of Current Necessities of Life, chapter of Personal or Domestic Objects, in the section of Articles for personal use and domestic accessories, of the International Patent Classification (IPC). From an industrial point of view, it affects the manufacture of accessories equipped with magnets.

Background of the invention

Knowledge of magnets dates back to the remote times of Thales of Miletus who studied the phenomenon of magnetism. This word derives from a city in Asia Minor called Magnesia del Meander where some stones were discovered that attracted iron and that the pieces of iron attracted, in turn, attracted others. These stones received the name of natural magnets.

In recent times, the use of magnets is booming due to its great versatility that allows its use in multiple applications in daily life. Some types, which are obtained from the so-called rare earths, have great power and are in common use today as they have the great advantage that their magnetic energy has a practically unlimited duration.

It is normal, therefore, that there are many registered inventions based on the use of magnets. In the field of application of the invention that is now presented, there is a record of the same inventor entitled "Crutches that can be paired by means of

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W2020/157358 A1.

Another very close registration is the Utility Model ES-1184359 U entitled "Support for mops and similar cleaning tools". This and the previous one have as their main characteristic the use of magnets in order to join, provide stability or hold longilinear elements such as are crutches, mop sticks or similar items.

The current invention supposes an important simplification of the aforementioned ones that has considerable advantages not only from the economic point of view but also due to the wide range of possibilities that it offers.

Description of the invention

As indicated in the introduction, the object of the present invention consists of a capsule for holding objects in ferromagnetic bodies, such a capsule being made of plastic material, and intended to enclose a magnet inside it, duly protected that can move freely. inside the capsule.

The capsule, small in size and therefore very manageable, is designed to be adhered to the object to be stabilized or fastened, by any of the usual procedures (liquid adhesives, insulating tape, adhesive sheet) or also (screwed, tongue-and-groove, welded) . Once this first step has been completed, it will be enough to bring the capsule close to any body with ferromagnetic characteristics so that the capsule-object assembly is secured and immobilized.

The object can be a cane, a crutch, a ski pole, a mop stick, a tool, a box or any other, being evident that the attraction power of the magnet must be greater than the sum of the weight of the capsule and of the weight of the supported object.

The invention is especially useful in ski resorts where many poles must be stored which, being not very stable, fall easily, intermingling with each other and becoming unpaired. It is understood that, in this case, it will be enough to install an iron band on the ceiling or on the wall where all the sticks or pairs of them will be perfectly ordered. It is also very useful in workshops to keep tools organized, taking up little space.

, , from a capsule to individual articles, for their adhesion and immobilization on ferromagnetic bodies, wants to emphasize the great advantage of their invention to solve the pairing of elements such as ski sticks, mountain sticks, crutches and the like, since, in these cases , this pairing is usually a priority, which not only avoids possible losses, but also facilitates their stability in multiple positions with the added advantage that the force of mutual attraction is doubled.

It should be noted that the present invention substantially improves on the more obvious option of directly attaching a magnet to the object in question. In this case, as said magnet is fixed and immovable, its north and south poles are always located in the same position, and consequently, when pairing with the second object, it is possible that their magnets repel each other if they coincide. both north poles and both south poles.

Advantageously, in the claimed capsule, the magnet has mobility inside it, that is, it is capable of turning, rotating and positioning itself appropriately in response to the attraction and magnetic force that comes from the capsule adhered to the second object, ensuring that the respective north pole / south pole and south pole / north pole face each other and the corresponding objects adhere.

The capsule is manufactured, in principle, in a single size with a single type of magnet to cover most of the needs that may arise under normal conditions, since it is preferred that it be small in size to favor its handling and that of the supported objects. However, the placement of magnets of different magnetic power in the same capsule size and even the manufacture of different capsule sizes is not ruled out.

In accordance with these general characteristics, the invention provides several advantages:

- very manageable

- Retrench of space

- facilitates the order of the chosen objects

- leaves your hands free

- makes it possible to pick up dropped objects without bending down

- makes it possible to recover fallen objects in places of difficult access

- enables item matching

Five schematic figures are included to facilitate understanding of the invention.

Figure 1.- Represents a front view of the capsule.

1. - Capsule

Figure 2.- Shows a perspective view of the capsule

Figure 3.- Is a sectioned view of the capsule showing the magnet, also sectioned, inside.

2. - Magnet

3. - Lining

Figure 4.- A first practical example is shown with a police baton attached to a ferromagnetic body using the capsule of the invention.

4. - Tying medium

5. - Ferromagnetic body

6. - Police baton

7. - Wall

Figure 5.- A second practical example is shown with a pair of ski poles and their corresponding capsules. In addition to being united, they remain stable.

8. - ski pole

Description of a preferred embodiment

Capsule (1) to hold objects on ferromagnetic bodies (Figures 1 to 5) consisting of a small accessory intended to immobilize objects on bodies with ferromagnetic properties that, in an embodiment preferred by its inventor, is shown as a hollow body with walls thin, made of plastic material, inside which is housed a cylindrical neodymium magnet (2) with diametral magnetization, which can move freely inside the capsule (1). To dampen the sound and small bumps that may occur when the magnet (2) contacts the walls of the capsule (1), the inside of the capsule is lined with a lining (3), made of soft fabric, such as be seen in figure 3.

ferromagnetic bodies, thus achieving important advantages in terms of space utilization, maintenance of order in workshops or rooms, pairing of objects, such as crutches or ski poles and others.

Its use is very simple since it is enough to attach the capsule (1) to the chosen object using any fastening means (4) such as insulating tape, string, screws or any type of adhesive and bring the capsule-object assembly closer to any body with ferromagnetic properties.

A practical example is the one represented in figure 4 in which a police baton (6) has been immobilized on a wall (7) that incorporates the ferromagnetic body (5). To do this, the capsule (1) has previously been associated with the police baton (6), using tying means (4), then proceeding to bring said assembly closer to the ferromagnetic body (5).

Figure 5 shows another practical example that highlights an interesting advantage of the invention. In this case, the pairing of two ski poles is shown, which is very useful in moments of rest, by preventing them from separating or falling to the ground. They can even be kept stable in various positions, facilitating their subsequent recovery by the athlete. It can be seen that each stick (8) has its corresponding capsule (1), retained by a tying means (4). Since the magnets (2) have freedom of movement in the enclosure that contains them, their orientation is automatically produced so that opposite poles face each other, generating between them a greater attraction, approximately twice that which would be generated between a single magnet and any ferromagnetic body.

It is evident that any of the solutions that have been commented on induces us to think of others, more complete, in which the objects or articles that are to be immobilized on ferromagnetic bodies, are originally manufactured with lined, sealed cavities or with lids where they can be house, freely, the corresponding magnet. With this, in addition to eliminating the tying means (4), a very good-looking finish is achieved without practically altering the external appearance of the article in question.

It is not considered necessary to make the content of this description more extensive so that a person skilled in the art can understand the scope and advantages derived from the invention, as well as develop and put into practice the object of the same. However, it should be understood that the invention has been described according to a preferred embodiment thereof, any alteration of the foundation of said invention. In other words, the terms in which this preferred description of the invention has been set forth should always be taken in a broad and non-limiting manner.

Claims (4)

1. - Capsule for holding objects on ferromagnetic bodies (1), consisting of a small accessory intended to immobilize objects on bodies with ferromagnetic properties, characterized by appearing as a hollow body, with thin walls, whose interior has damping means and houses a magnet (2). 2. - Capsule for holding objects in ferromagnetic bodies, according to the first claim, characterized in that the magnet (2) is neodymium, cylindrical, diametrically magnetized. 3. - Capsule for holding objects in ferromagnetic bodies, according to the first claim, characterized in that as a damping means it has a lining (3) of soft fabric. 4. - Capsule for holding objects in ferromagnetic bodies, according to claim one, characterized in that the hollow body is made of plastic.