A modular magnetic storage system including a container attachable to a surface, the container including a vessel having a top end, a bottom end, a wall and a magnet housing, the bottom end being positioned opposite to the top end, the wall extending between the bottom end and the top end, the wall
A modular magnetic storage system including a container attachable to a surface, the container including a vessel having a top end, a bottom end, a wall and a magnet housing, the bottom end being positioned opposite to the top end, the wall extending between the bottom end and the top end, the wall and the bottom end defining a cavity, the top end defining an opening in the vessel, and the magnet housing defining a recess; a magnet disposed within the recess; and a resilient cover positioned over the magnet housing, the resilient cover providing a coefficient of friction between the resilient cover and the surface to maintain a position of the vessel on the surface.
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1. A container attachable to a surface, the container comprising: a vessel having a top end, a bottom surface end, a wall and a magnet housing, the bottom surface end being positioned opposite to the top end, the wall extending between the bottom surface end and the top end and wherein the wall incl
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A container attachable to a surface, the container comprising: a vessel having a top end, a bottom surface end, a wall and a magnet housing, the bottom surface end being positioned opposite to the top end, the wall extending between the bottom surface end and the top end and wherein the wall includes a front wall and a back wall oppositely disposed from the front wall and said wall further defined as having a first sidewall and a second sidewall oppositely disposed from the first sidewall and both the first and second sidewalls separately disposed between the front and back walls, and wherein the first and second sidewalls are curved away from the back wall and wherein the front wall is shorter than the back wall, such that the vessel has a top portion about the top end that is curved forward with the back wall extending higher than the front wall and wherein the wall and the bottom surface end further defining a cavity, the top end defining an opening in the vessel, and the magnet housing defining a recess, and the magnet housing being positioned on the back wall between the top end and the bottom surface end,and wherein the front wall is further configured as having a concave portion extending below the top end towards a region centrally defined between the top end and the bottom surface end, and the back wall is further configured as having a convex portion extending between the top end and the magnet housing such that a top portion of the vessel below the top end is bowed such that the container leans away from the back wall and towards the front wall wherein an object such as a plant placed within the vessel is configured for display away from the back wall;a separator sized to be positioned within the vessel at any location intermediate the top end and the bottom surface end without attachment to the wall, the separator dividing the cavity into an upper chamber and a lower chamber, the separator having a plurality of holes therethrough;a magnet disposed within the recess; anda resilient cover positioned over the magnet housing, the resilient cover providing a coefficient of friction between the resilient cover and the surface to maintain a position of the vessel on the surface, and wherein the bottom surface end of the vessel is substantially horizontal and has a free external periphery surface around the entire bottom surface end that remains unattached to the surface. 2. The container of claim 1, further comprising: a tab for attaching the resilient cover to the vessel. 3. The container of claim 1, wherein the coefficient of friction between the resilient cover and the surface is larger than a coefficient of friction between the magnet and the surface. 4. The container of claim 1 wherein the magnet is a neodymium magnet. 5. The container of claim 1 wherein the vessel is constructed from a material selected from the group consisting of plastic, cellulose, eco-plastic, and combinations thereof. 6. The container of claim 1, further comprising: a vessel connector having a first side and a second side positioned opposite to the first side, the first side being sized to matingiy receive the magnet housing, the magnet being attracted to the vessel connector; anda fastener hole defining an orifice that extends entirely through the vessel connector from the first side to the second side. 7. A container system, the container system comprising: a first vessel having a first wall and a first magnet housing, the first wall defining a first cavity of the first vessel;a second vessel having a second wall and a second magnet housing, the second wall defining a second cavity of the second vessel;a first magnet disposed within the first magnet housing;a second magnet disposed within the second magnet housing;a first resilient cover being positioned over the first magnet housing;a second resilient cover being positioned over the second magnet housing;a vessel connector having a first side and a second side positioned opposite the first side, the first side being sized to matingly receive the first magnet housing, the second side being sized to matingly receive the second magnet housing, both the first magnet and the second magnet being attracted to the vessel connector; andwherein either one or both of the first or second vessels being configured to have the first or second wall defined as a surrounding wall disposed between the top and bottom surface ends defined as having a front wall and a back wall oppositely disposed form the front wall and said surrounding wall further defined as having a first sidewall and a second sidewall oppositely disposed from the first sidewall and both the first and second sidewalls separately disposed between the front and back walls, and wherein the first and second sidewalls are curved away from the back wall and wherein the front wall is shorter than the back wall, such that the first or second vessel has a top portion about the top end that is curved forward with the back wall extending higher than the front wall, and wherein the front wall is further configured as having a concave portion extending below the top end towards a region centrally defined between the top end and the bottom surface end, and the back wall is further configured as having a convex portion extending between the top end and a position of the magnet housing defined thereon such that a top portion of the vessel below the top end is bowed such that the container leans away from the back wall and towards the front wall wherein an object such as a plant placed within the vessel is configured for display away from the back wall, and wherein the bottom surface end is substantially horizontal and has a free external periphery surface around the entire bottom surface end that remains unattached to the vessel connector. 8. The container system of claim 7 wherein the second magnet has a polarity that is opposite to a polarity of the first magnet. 9. The container system of claim 7, further comprising: a first tab for attaching the first resilient cover to the first magnet housing; anda second tab for attaching the second resilient cover to the second magnet housing. 10. The container system of claim 7 wherein the vessel comprises a ferrous material. 11. The container system of claim 7, further comprising: a fastener hole defining an orifice that extends entirely through the vessel connector from the first side to the second side.
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