Jeffrey B Whittaker

US Patent:

20050001118, Jan 6, 2005

Filed:

Jul 1, 2004

Appl. No.:

10/883367

Inventors:

Jeffrey Whittaker - Dearborn MI, US

International Classification:

A63B027/00
A47G001/17

US Classification:

248206500

Abstract:

A magnetic climbing device that consists of a hand unit and a leg unit. The hand unit is designed for attachment to the hands of a climber and provides finger sections, thumb section, and a palm section. Each section utilizes prepositioned magnets for attachment of the hand unit to a magnetic or ferromagnetic structure. Hand straps and fasteners are used to securely tighten the hand unit to each hand of the climber. The leg unit is designed for attachment to the legs of a climber and provides a planar member, a platform and base extension, straps and buckles. The planar member utilizes prepositioned magnets sequentially aligned along the length of the planar member for attachment of the leg unit to a magnetic or ferromagnetic structure. A sleeve is used to cover the planar member and base extension to protect the leg of the climber and provide additional friction, if necessary.

US Patent:

20160199749, Jul 14, 2016

Filed:

Oct 5, 2015

Appl. No.:

14/875609

Inventors:

Jeffrey Blane Whittaker - Dearborn MI, US

International Classification:

A63H 33/04
G09B 23/26
H01F 7/02

Abstract:

A magnetic panel system for the construction of structures is disclosed that includes sets of polygonal connector bodies, constructed of plastic or other suitable material, that have corners, edges, and endpoints of rods that are substantially rounded. Hollow, spherical sockets are defined in the corners of the connector bodies with spherical magnets contained therein. The free rotation around any axis that is provided by spherical magnets within spherical sockets assures alignment of magnet fields and mutual attraction of adjacent bodies in many configurations including face-to-face, edge-to-edge, and corner-to-corner combinations, something unavailable with other magnet shapes. Furthermore, equal spacing of sockets in bodies assures magnets are in consistent proximity to other magnets in adjacent bodies. Because spherical magnets adjust within the socket in any direction to form a connection with the greatest magnetic force, the polygonal connector bodies is robust and can be assembled readily making this suitable for young children.