Method for assembling a magnetic attachment mechanism

A method for assembling a magnetic attachment mechanism, said method comprising:

• assembling one or more magnetic structures, each magnetic structure comprising one or more pieces of permanent magnet material having three or more magnetic regions, each magnetic structure having three or more magnetic regions creating a polarity pattern having a respective autocorrelation function characterized by a plurality of alignment positions of each magnetic structure, said plurality of alignment positions comprising a peak force alignment position and a plurality of off-peak force alignment positions, wherein a peak force is produced at the peak force alignment position, and wherein a plurality of off-peak forces are produced at said plurality of off-peak alignment positions, and wherein one or more of said plurality of off-peak forces are the result of cancellation of an attract force by a repel force.

A method for assembling a magnetic attachment mechanism, said method comprising:

• affixing to a holding structure one or more magnetic structures, each magnetic structure comprising one or more pieces of permanent magnet material, wherein each magnetic structure having three or more magnetic regions, each of said magnetic regions comprising a polarity, said one or more magnetic structures creating a polarity pattern having a respective autocorrelation function characterized by a plurality of alignment positions of each magnetic structure, said plurality of alignment positions comprising a peak force alignment position and a plurality of off-peak force alignment positions, wherein a peak force is produced at the peak force alignment position, and wherein a plurality of off-peak forces are produced at said plurality of off-peak alignment positions, and wherein one or more of said plurality of off-peak forces are the result of cancellation of an attract force by a repel force.