Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Accessory device with magnetic attachment
- Patent Title (中): 配有磁性附件的配件
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Application No.: US13564457Application Date: 2012-08-01
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Publication No.: US08390413B2Publication Date: 2013-03-05
- Inventor: Andrew Lauder , Matthew D. Rohrbach , Daniel J. Coster , Christopher J. Stringer , Florence W. Ow , Jiang Al , Jonathan P. Ive , Elvis M. Kibiti , John P. Ternus , Sean D. Lubner
- Applicant: Andrew Lauder , Matthew D. Rohrbach , Daniel J. Coster , Christopher J. Stringer , Florence W. Ow , Jiang Al , Jonathan P. Ive , Elvis M. Kibiti , John P. Ternus , Sean D. Lubner
- Applicant Address: US CA Cupertino
- Assignee: Apple Inc.
- Current Assignee: Apple Inc.
- Current Assignee Address: US CA Cupertino
- Agency: Womble Carlyle Sandridge & Rice LLP
- Main IPC: H01F7/00
- IPC: H01F7/00 ; H01F1/00 ; H01F7/02 ; B65D5/52 ; B65D25/24

Abstract:
A magnetic attachment mechanism and method is described. The magnetic attachment mechanism can be used to releasably attach at least two objects together in a preferred configuration without fasteners and without external intervention. The magnetic attachment mechanism can be used to releasably attach an accessory device to an electronic device. The accessory device can be used to augment the functionality of usefulness of the electronic device.
Public/Granted literature
- US20130027867A1 ACCESSORY DEVICE WITH MAGNETIC ATTACHMENT Public/Granted day:2013-01-31
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