What is claimed is:
1. A method of temporarily securing a ferrous object to a non-ferrous object comprising the steps of:
securing a first side of a ferrous sheet to the non-ferrous object;
placing on the second side of the ferrous sheet a first side of a magnetic holder, said magnetic holder having a second side comprising a plate having an opening and a magnet having a first and a second magnetic region attached to the first plate and located on opposite sides of the at least one opening; and
placing the ferrous object on the second side of the magnetic holder.
2. The method of claim 1 wherein the ferrous sheet is secured to the non-ferrous object using pressure-sensitive adhesive.
3. The method of claim 1 wherein the ferrous sheet is secured to the non-ferrous object using static electricity.
4. The method of claim 1 wherein wherein the ferrous sheet is secured to the non-ferrous object using one or more straps.
5. The method of claim 1 wherein the non-ferrous object is aluminum.
6. The method of claim 1 wherein the non-ferrous object is a composite material.
7. The method of claim 1 wherein the ferrous sheet is an iron-loaded polymer.
8. The method of claim 1 wherein the ferrous sheet is an iron-loaded elastomer.
9. The method of claim 1 wherein the ferrous sheet is an iron-loaded foam.
10. A method of temporarily securing a non-ferrous object to a magnetic plate comprising the steps of:
securing a first side of a ferrous sheet to the non-ferrous object;
placing the second side of the ferrous sheet on a side of a magnetic holder comprising a plate having an opening and a magnet having a first and a second magnetic region attached to the first plate and located on opposite sides of the at least one opening.
11. The method of claim 1 wherein the ferrous sheet is secured to the non-ferrous object using pressure-sensitive adhesive.
12. The method of claim 1 wherein the ferrous sheet is secured to the non-ferrous object using epoxy.
13. The method of claim 1 wherein wherein the ferrous sheet is secured to the non-ferrous object using one or more fasteners.
14. The method of claim 1 wherein the non-ferrous object is aluminum.
15. The method of claim 1 wherein the non-ferrous object is plastic.
16. The method of claim 1 wherein the ferrous sheet is an iron-loaded polymer.
17. The method of claim 1 wherein the ferrous sheet is an iron-loaded elastomer.
18. The method of claim 1 wherein the ferrous sheet is an iron-loaded foam.
The claims below are in addition to those above.
All refrences to claim(s) which appear below refer to the numbering after this setence.
1. A twisted pair symmetric bus bar structure for electric power distribution, comprising:
a first conductor;
a second conductor;
an insulator;
wherein the first conductor and the second conductor form an interwoven alternating interlocking pattern;
wherein the first and second conductors are formed from a series of Z-shaped sections;
wherein the insulator is H-shaped and has a series of slots for receiving the first and second conductors; and
wherein the insulator is sandwiched between the first and second conductor.
2. The structure of claim 1, wherein the first and second conductors are formed from a series of modular units with bridging connections; and
wherein the modular units are joined by soldering the bridging connections together when the modular units are arranged in an alternating fashion.
3. The structure of claim 1, wherein the first and second conductors are individually formed from a single machine stamped conductor.
4. The structure of claim 1, wherein one or more common mode ferrite members encapsulate portions of the twisted pair symmetric bus bar.
5. The structure of claim 1, wherein one or more normal mode ferrite members are inserted in slots placed within the insulator and the first and second conductors.
6. The structure of claim 1, wherein the twisted pair symmetric bus bar has a square cross section.
7. The structure of claim 1, wherein the twisted pair symmetric bus bar has a rectangular cross section.
8. The structure of claim 1, wherein the insulator has upward facing wings and downward facing wings that are formed from the series of slots.
9. A method of forming a twisted pair symmetric bus bar, the method comprising:
forming a first conductor;
forming a second conductor;
forming an insulator;
wherein the first and second conductors are formed from a series of modular units with bridging connections;
wherein the modular units are joined by soldering the bridging connections together when the modular units are arranged in an alternating fashion;
wherein the insulator has a series of slots for receiving the bridging connections of the first and second conductors; and
wherein the insulator is sandwiched between the first and second conductors.
10. A method of forming a twisted pair symmetric bus bar, the method comprising:
forming a first conductor;
forming a second conductor;
forming an insulator;
wherein the first and second conductors are individually formed from a single machine stamped conductor;
wherein the insulator has a series of slots for receiving the first and second conductors;
wherein the insulator is sandwiched between the first and second conductors; and
wherein the first and second conductors form an alternating interwoven structure.