Magnetic pen holder

Magnetic supporting device for pens and the like, characterized by the fact that it comprises a pen and a base element, said base element being provided with a cavity for receiving the front end of the pen;

• a first annular-shaped permanent magnet situated in the base element around and coaxially to the aforesaid cavity, said first magnet having north and south poles for providing a first magnetic field with flux lines;
• and a second permanent magnet situated close to the front end of the pen, said second magnet having north and south poles for providing a second magnetic field with flux lines;
• the second magnet having its magnetic polarities oriented in the opposite direction to the polarities of the annular magnet in the supporting base;
• said pen having a rest position which it occupies when it is supported on said base element;
• said first and second magnets being located where the flux lines of their magnetic fields interact when the pen is in its rest position to exert an axial force of attraction and a radial force of repulsion, said axial force of attraction having a direction which forces the pen axially against the base member, and said radial force of repulsion having a direction which holds the pen in its rest position.