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US 2008/0184737 A1Published application
Magnetic items comprising multiple strands of universally connected components
OwnerZachary D. Wisemaninventor
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Abstract
A magnetic structure comprises a plurality of magnetic components, or a plurality of magnetic and ferromagnetic components, wherein the magnetic components, or the magnetic and ferromagnetic components, can be disposed within multiple strands or layers magnetically connected together. The magnetic structures can be utilized within any one of various different jewelry items, toys, amusement devices, educational implements, instructional aids, or the like.
Claims20
A multi-strand structure, comprising:
- a plurality of spherically configured components adapted to be magnetically connected in point-to-point contact modes so as to be universally movable with respect to each other around three mutually orthogonal axes;
- said plurality of spherically configured components being disposed within a plurality of strands wherein said plurality of spherically configured components disposed within a first one of said plurality of strands will not only be magnetically connected to adjacent ones of said plurality of spherically configured components disposed within said first one of said plurality of strands but will also be magnetically connected to adjacent ones of said plurality of spherically configured components disposed within a second adjacent one of said plurality of strands.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.