Adjustable, amorphous apparatus for positioning screened devices and method for the use thereof

Abstract

An adjustable apparatus comprises at least one amorphous, elongated armature having a length, a first end and a second end, the amorphous, elongated armature configured to be adjustable and positionable, and the adjustable apparatus also comprises at least one first mating connector thereon. The first mating connector may be a magnet, a plurality of hooks, a plurality of loops, a suction cup, one half of a snap, a clip, a clamp, a clasp, and combinations of these. Optionally, first mating connector is a magnet. Alternatively, the magnet is a magnetic bead configured to slide substantially along the length of the armature and configured to be positionable substantially along the length of the armature. The magnet or magnetic bead selectively couples to a magnetic surface on a screened device and the elongated armature may be adjusted to position the screen of the screened device.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . An adjustable apparatus for positioning screened devices, the adjustable apparatus comprising:
 at least one amorphous, elongated armature having a length, a first end and a second end, the elongated armature configured to be adjustable and positionable; and   at least one first connector on the armature.   
     
     
         2 . The adjustable apparatus of  claim 1  where the at least one first connector is selected from the group consisting of a magnet, a plurality of hooks, a plurality of loops, a suction cup, one half of a snap, a clip, a clamp, a clasp, adhesive and combinations of these. 
     
     
         3 . An adjustable apparatus for positioning screened devices, the adjustable apparatus comprising:
 at least one amorphous, elongated armature having a length, a first end and a second end, the elongated armature configured to be adjustable and positionable; and   at least one magnet on the armature.   
     
     
         4 . The adjustable apparatus of  claim 4  where the magnet is a magnetic bead. 
     
     
         5 . The adjustable apparatus of  claim 4  where the at least one magnetic bead is configured to slide along substantially the length of the armature and configured to be positionable substantially along the length of the armature. 
     
     
         6 . The adjustable apparatus of  claim 5  where at least one of the first end and second end of the armature is provided with a restraint to keep the at least one magnetic bead from sliding off the armature. 
     
     
         7 . The adjustable apparatus of  claim 5  where the at least one magnetic bead is frictionally positionable substantially along the length of the armature. 
     
     
         8 . The adjustable apparatus of  claim 1  where the magnet comprises a metal selected from the group consisting of MnBi, MnAl, MnAlC, alloys of MnBi, alloys of MnAl, alloys of MnAlC, barium hexaferrite, strontium, neodymium, hexaferrite, NdFeB, alloys of NdFeB, samarium cobalt magnetic materials, alloyed cobalt materials, hard magnetic nitride materials, hard magnetic carbide materials, rare earth magnetic materials, iron, iron-cobalt alloys, iron-based alloys, silicon steel, nickel iron permalloys, iron-cobalt-vanadium alloys, high saturation soft ferrite materials, and combinations thereof. 
     
     
         9 . A multi-component system for positioning screened devices, the multi-component system comprising:
 at least one mounting component configured to mount to a case of a screened device bearing a screen, the mounting component comprising a magnetic surface; and   an adjustable apparatus comprising:
 at least one amorphous, elongated armature having a length, a first end and a second end, the elongated armature configured to be adjustable and positionable; and 
 at least one magnetic bead on the armature. 
   
     
     
         10 . The multi-component system of  claim 9  where the magnetic surface and the magnetic bead selectively couple via a magnetic attractive force. 
     
     
         11 . The multi-component system of  claim 9  where in the adjustable apparatus the at least one magnetic bead is configured:
 to slide substantially along the length of the armature; 
 to be positionable substantially along the length of the armature; and 
 to selectively couple with the magnetic surface of the mounting component. 
 
     
     
         12 . The adjustable apparatus of  claim 11  where in the adjustable apparatus at least one of the first end and second end of the amorphous, elongated armature is provided with a restraint to keep the at least one magnetic bead from sliding off the armature. 
     
     
         13 . The adjustable apparatus of  claim 11  where in the adjustable apparatus the at least one magnetic bead is frictionally positionable along substantially the length of the armature. 
     
     
         14 . A method for positioning a screened device, the method comprising:
 attaching an adjustable apparatus to the screened device, where the adjustable apparatus comprises:
 at least one amorphous, elongated armature having a length, a first end and a second end, the elongated armature configured to be adjustable and positionable; and 
 at least one first connector on the armature; 
   adjusting the at least one amorphous, elongated armature and/or the at least one first mating connector to position the screened device.   
     
     
         15 . The method of  claim 14  where the at least one first connector is selected from the group consisting of a magnet, a plurality of hooks, a plurality of loops, a suction cup, one half of a snap, a clip, a clamp, a clasp, adhesive, and combinations of these, and where the method further comprises selectively coupling the at least one first mating connector to at least one second mating connector on the screened device. 
     
     
         16 . A method for positioning a screened device, the method comprising:
 attaching an adjustable apparatus to the screened device, where the adjustable apparatus comprises:
 at least one amorphous, elongated armature having a length, a first end and a second end, the elongated armature configured to be adjustable and positionable; and 
 at least one magnetic bead on the armature; and 
   adjusting the at least one amorphous, elongated armature and/or the at least one magnetic bead to position the screened device.   
     
     
         17 . The method of  claim 16  where the screened device comprises a screen and a magnet where the method further comprises coupling the magnetic bead of the adjustable apparatus to the screened device magnet. 
     
     
         18 . The method of  claim 16  where the at least one magnetic bead is configured to slide along substantially the length of the amorphous, elongated armature and is configured to be positionable along substantially the length of the armature. 
     
     
         19 . The method of  claim 16  where:
 the screened device comprises a screen and at least two magnets; 
 the adjustable apparatus comprises at least two magnetic beads; and 
 the method further comprises coupling a magnetic bead of the adjustable apparatus to one each of the magnets of the screened device.