Gemii Magnetic Padlock
Posted: Thu May 13, 2010 2:44 pm
So one of these Gemii magnetic padlocks arrived this morning in the mail. Probably a few of you out there have one. They are actually pretty neat, and I'll be sure to post pictures soon.
From what I've gathered the key is made up of four magnets ordered to match the lock. Here is the patent: http://www.google.com/patents?id=FGQ8AA ... &q&f=false
Since each of the four magnets have six different positions possible, there are 6^4 possible keys, or 1,296.
From what I've gathered the key is made up of four magnets ordered to match the lock. Here is the patent: http://www.google.com/patents?id=FGQ8AA ... &q&f=false
Since each of the four magnets have six different positions possible, there are 6^4 possible keys, or 1,296.