Magnetic light hanging kit
OwnerGrayson Muellerinventor
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Abstract
A kit for removably attaching a string of lights to a roofline, the kit comprising: first magnets of a first magnetic force; screws configured to pass through apertures of corresponding first magnets to fasten the corresponding first magnets to respective points on the roofline; metal tabs configured to magnetically couple to the first magnets; rings configured to secure respective metal tabs to the string of lights; and a pole configured to hoist the string of lights to the roofline, wherein the pole includes a second magnet on a distal position on the pole that magnetically couples to the metal tab when raising the string of lights to the roofline, wherein the second magnet has a lower magnetic force than the first magnet.
Claims20
A kit for hanging a string of lights to a roofline of a building structure, the kit comprising:
- a plurality of neodymium magnets including respective holes;
- a plurality of screws, wherein an individual screw of the plurality of screws is configured to screw into a corresponding neodymium magnet of the plurality of neodymium magnets and is configured to fasten the corresponding neodymium magnet to a respective point on the roofline of a plurality of points on the roofline, wherein the plurality of neodymium magnets are discal;
- a plurality of rings, wherein an individual ring of the plurality of rings is configured to secure a metal tab of a plurality of metal tabs to the string of lights, wherein consecutive rings of the plurality of rings are placed apart by a first distance that corresponds with a second distance between consecutive neodymium magnets of the plurality of neodymium magnets, and wherein the metal tab is configured to magnetically couple to a neodymium magnet of the plurality of neodymium magnets;
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- a telescoping pole configured to hoist the string of lights to the roofline via a ceramic ferrite magnet affixed to a first side of a distal end of the telescoping pole, wherein the ceramic ferrite magnet magnetically couples to the metal tab, wherein the metal tab magnetically couples to the neodymium magnet and decouples from the ceramic ferrite magnet, and wherein the telescoping pole includes a hook on a second side of the distal end of the telescoping pole.
A kit for a method of hanging of a string of lights on a roofline of a building structure, the kit comprising:
- a plurality of neodymium magnets;
- a plurality of screws, wherein an individual screw of the plurality of screws is configured to screw into an aperture of a corresponding neodymium magnet of the plurality of neodymium magnets and is configured to fasten the corresponding neodymium magnet to a respective point on the roofline of a plurality of points on the roofline;
- a plurality of rings, wherein an individual ring of the plurality of rings is configured to secure a metal tab of a plurality of metal tabs to the string of lights, wherein consecutive rings of the plurality of rings are placed apart by a first distance that corresponds with a second distance between consecutive neodymium magnets of the plurality of neodymium magnets, and wherein the metal tab is configured to magnetically couple to a neodymium magnet of the plurality of neodymium magnets;
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- a telescoping pole configured to hoist the string of lights to the roofline via a ceramic ferrite magnet affixed to a first side of a distal end of the telescoping pole, wherein the ceramic ferrite magnet magnetically couples to the metal tab, wherein the metal tab magnetically couples to the neodymium magnet and decouples from the ceramic ferrite magnet, and wherein the telescoping pole includes a hook on a second side of the distal end of the telescoping pole,
- wherein the method of hanging the string of lights using the kit comprises:
- mounting the plurality of neodymium magnets to respective points of the plurality of points on the roofline using respective screws of the plurality of screws, wherein the plurality of points are at one or more first distances apart;
- attaching the plurality of rings to the string of lights at one or more second distances apart;
- attaching the plurality of rings to respective metal tabs of the plurality of metal tabs, linking the string of lights to the plurality of metal tabs via the plurality of rings;
- magnetically coupling the metal tab on the string of lights to the ceramic ferrite magnet on the telescoping pole;
- holding a proximal end of the telescoping pole to lift the ceramic ferrite magnet at the distal end of the telescoping pole toward a corresponding neodymium magnet of the plurality of neodymium magnets on the roofline, wherein the ceramic ferrite magnet is magnetically coupled to the metal tab;
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- positioning the metal tab to a location at which the metal tab detaches from the ceramic ferrite magnet and transfers to the neodymium magnet based at least in part on relative magnetic forces of the neodymium magnet and the ceramic ferrite magnet.
A kit for removably attaching a string of decorative objects to an exterior surface of a building structure, the kit comprising:
- a plurality of first magnets of a first magnetic force;
- a plurality of screws, wherein an individual screw of the plurality of screws is configured to pass through a respective aperture of a corresponding first magnet of the plurality of first magnets and is configured to fasten the corresponding first magnet to a respective point on the exterior surface of a plurality of points on the exterior surface;
- a plurality of metal tabs wherein an individual metal tab of the plurality of metal tabs is configured to magnetically couple to a first magnet of the plurality of first magnets;
- a plurality of bands, wherein an individual band of the plurality of bands is configured to secure a metal tab of the plurality of metal tabs to the string of lights;
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- a pole configured to hoist the string of lights to the exterior surface, wherein the pole includes a second magnet on a distal position on the pole, wherein the second magnet has a lower magnetic force than the first magnet.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.