Magnetic levitating door

A door assembly with a cover disposable in front of a door opening and traversable between an open position and closed position, the door assembly comprising:

• the cover being slidable to the open and closed positions, the cover defining a length;
• a bracket attached to the cover;
• a first permanent magnet comprising a plurality of permanent magnets attached to the bracket, the first permanent magnet defining a path as the cover slides between the open and closed positions, the first permanent magnet defining a width horizontally transverse to the path of the moving first permanent magnet;
• a guard attached to the bracket between each of the plurality of permanent magnets, the guard extending out of the bracket at a direction horizontally transverse to the path of the moving first permanent magnet;
• a track disposed adjacent to the door opening, the bracket being slidably mounted to the track;
• a second permanent magnet attached to the track, the second permanent magnet defining a width horizontally transverse to the first permanent magnet path;
• the first and second permanent magnets being vertically aligned and like poles of the first and second permanent magnets facing each other, strengths of the first and second permanent magnets being sufficiently strong to repulsively lift an entire weight of the door;
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• at least one guide attached to the bracket along the path of the moving first permanent magnet to slidably mount the bracket to the track and maintain vertical alignment and engagement between the track and bracket as the cover is traversed between the open and closed positions,
• wherein the guard limits lateral movement of the first permanent magnet relative to the second permanent magnet such that the entire weight of the door is lifted magnetically when the door moves laterally.

A method of assembling a cover assembly with a cover disposable in front of a cover opening and traversable between an open position and a closed position, the method comprising the steps of:

• providing the cover being slidable to the open and closed positions after assembly of the cover assembly, the cover defining a length;
• providing a bracket attachable to the cover;
• providing a first permanent magnet comprising a plurality of permanent magnets attachable to the bracket, the first permanent magnet defining a path as the cover slides between the open and closed positions, the first permanent magnet defining a width transverse to the path of the first permanent magnet;
• providing a guard attachable to the bracket between each of the plurality of permanent magnets;
• providing a track disposable adjacent to the cover opening, the bracket being slidably mountable to the track, the track having a recess along a length of the track;
• providing a second permanent magnet attachable to the track, the second permanent magnet having a length greater than a length of the cover, the first and second permanent magnets vertically alignable to each other, the second permanent magnet defining a width transverse to the first permanent magnet path, the width of the second permanent magnet width being different than the first permanent magnet width;
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• providing at least one guide attachable to the bracket;
• attaching the first permanent magnet to the bracket;
• attaching the guard to the bracket between each of the plurality of permanent magnets of the first permanent magnet;
• disposing the track adjacent to the cover opening;
• attaching the at least one guide to the bracket along the path of the moving first permanent magnet;
• slidably mounting the bracket to the track, the track being in direct contact with the guard and the at least one guide;
• vertically aligning the first and second permanent magnets to each other with like poles of the first and second permanent magnets facing each other, the strengths of the first and second permanent magnets being sufficiently strong to repulsively lift an entire weight of the door;
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• disposing the first and second permanent magnets vertically above each other, the guard limiting lateral movement of the first permanent magnet relative to the second permanent magnet such that the door is repulsively lifted when the door moves laterally.