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US 9,551,165 B2Granted
Magnetic key and locking system
AssigneePinel Medical Inc.
InventorLudwig Piron
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Abstract
A magnetic key comprising: a body; a segmented magnet housed within the body; and a ferrous element housed above the segmented magnet. A protective cap for a magnetic key comprising a body; and a ferrous element housed within the body. A locking system comprises a magnetic key and protective cap.
Claims15
A magnetic key comprising:
- a body;
- a segmented magnet having a magnetic flux and housed within the body, the segmented magnet having a bottom side to face a magnetic lock, and a top side opposite the bottom side;
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- a magnetic flux limiting ferrous element housed in the body above the segmented magnet facing the top side of the segmented magnet, and configured to substantially block the magnetic flux above and to lateral sides of the segmented magnet and redirect the magnetic flux inward and away from outer edges of the body.
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