Magnetic safety snap locking device and method of fastening the device with manual resetting

A magnetic fastener including manually separable male and female assemblies, which comprises:

• a female assembly including a movable lock means freely slidably positioned thereon and lock release means movably mounted thereto;
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• a male assembly including a magnetic member, said male assembly being engageable with said lock release means;
• said movable lock means having a cam positioned thereon wherein a portion of said male assembly is positionable such that, in a locked position, said movable lock means is shiftable to a position in proximity with said magnetic member and, upon engagement of said release button with said male assembly, said movable member is shiftable to an unlocked position spaced from said magnetic member.

A magnetic fastener including manually separable male and female assemblies, which comprises:

• a female assembly including a movable magnetic member slidably positioned thereon and a lock release button movably mounted thereto;
• and
• a male assembly including a lock member, said male assembly being engageable with said lock release button;
• said movable magnetic member having a cam positioned thereon wherein at least a portion of said male assembly is positionable such that, in a locked position, said movable magnetic member is shiftable to a position in proximity with said lock member and, upon engagement of said release button with said magnetic member, said magnetic member is shiftable to an unlocked position spaced from said lock member.

A magnetic fastener including manually separable male and female assemblies, which comprises:

• a female assembly including a movable magnetic means slidably positioned thereon and lock release means movably mounted thereto;
• and
• a male assembly including a lock member, said male assembly being engageable with said lock release means;
• said movable magnetic means having a cam positioned thereon and wherein a portion of said male assembly is positionable such that, in a locked position, said magnetic member is shiftable to a position in proximity with said lock member and, upon engagement of said release button with said male assembly, said magnetic member is shiftable to an unlocked position spaced from said lock member.

A method of fastening a fastener having a female assembly including a lock member, a lock release button and a male assembly having a magnetic member, which comprises:

• positioning said lock member in said female assembly so as to be freely slidable therein;
• positioning said lock release button in said female assembly so as to be spaced from said lock member in a locked position of said fastener and to be in contact with said lock member in an unlocked position of said fastener;
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• engaging said lock release button assembly with said lock member so as to slide said lock member from a position in proximity with said magnetic member in the locked position of the fastener and to be spaced from said magnetic member in the unlocked position of said fastener.

A method of fastening a fastener having a male assembly including a lock member, a lock release button and a female assembly having a magnetic member, which comprises:

• positioning said lock member in said female assembly so as to be freely slidable therein;
• positioning said lock release button in said female assembly so as to be spaced from said lock member in a locked position of said fastener and to be in contact with said lock member in an unlocked position of said fastener;
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• engaging said lock release button with said magnetic member so as to slide said magnetic member from a position in proximity with said lock member in the locked position of the fastener and to be spaced from said lock member in the unlocked position of said fastener.