Magnetic sock holder

An apparatus for securing a pair of socks in connected condition during handling and laundering comprising:

• a first housing member having a magnetic interior and at least one exterior surface for detachably engaging an interconnectable surface on a second housing, the first housing member being attachable to a first respective one of a pair of socks;
• a second housing member having a magnetic interior and at least one exterior surface for detachably engaging the interconnectable surface of the first housing member, the second housing member being attachable to a second respective one of a pair of socks, wherein the cooperative interconnecting of the housing members creates a magnetic attraction sufficient to withstand separation of the members when acted upon by forces common to routine handling and laundering;
• wherein each housing member has an interior member and an exterior member, said exterior member comprising:
• a) a generally flat casing having an exterior surface and interior surface, the exterior surface being sized and adapted for cooperatively interconnecting with a complimentary outer casing surface of the other housing members, the interior surface having at least one notch and a recess, the recess being sized and adapted to receive a magnetic element and an overlapping covering panel, the at least one notch being sized and adapted to interlock with at least one protuberance on the interior member;
• b) an element of magnetic material, the magnetic element being embedded within the portion of the recess of the casing adapted to receive the magnetic element;
• and
• c) a covering panel, the covering panel being shaped and oriented to substantially overlap the magnetic element and form a snug, water-tight fit with the portion of the recess of the casing adapted to receive the covering panel.