Magnetically actuable element and method of making

Claim 1

In the method of constructing a plurality of laminar magnet-bearing elements, the steps of: providing a middle tape approximately the desired thickness, in one dimension, of said element, creating a plurality of magnet apertures in said tape, longitudinally spaced, along said tape, each of said apertures being located more than a predetermined distance from at least one edge of said tape, creating cut-outs in said tape within said predetermined distance from said at least one edge in a predetermined orientation and spacing from said magnet apertures, after the creation of such apertures and cut-outs, causing first outer tape to adhere to one side of said middle tape, covering said apertures on said one side but leaving exposed at least a portion of said cut-outs, thereafter placing magnets in said apertures, each in an orientation to have its magnetic axis in a predetermined orientation relative to the longitudinal extension direction of said tapes, said megnets being selected to have an axis of magnetization with a component in the plane of the tape and a thickness approximately that of the middle tape, thereafter, causing second outer tape to adhere to the other side of said middle tape, overlying said magnets and magnet aperture and leaving exposed on said other side, at least a portion of said cut-outs.