CA1043749A - Holder for keys and the like - Google Patents

Holder for keys and the like

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Publication number
CA1043749A
CA1043749A CA281,324A CA281324A CA1043749A CA 1043749 A CA1043749 A CA 1043749A CA 281324 A CA281324 A CA 281324A CA 1043749 A CA1043749 A CA 1043749A
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Prior art keywords
elements
slot
invention according
adjacent
screw
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CA281,324A
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French (fr)
Inventor
George Sugimoto
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Individual
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Priority to CA281,324A priority Critical patent/CA1043749A/en
Priority to GB2013678A priority patent/GB1581976A/en
Priority to DE19782826465 priority patent/DE2826465A1/en
Priority to JP7692378A priority patent/JPS5434998A/en
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Publication of CA1043749A publication Critical patent/CA1043749A/en
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Classifications

    • AHUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A44HABERDASHERY; JEWELLERY
    • A44BBUTTONS, PINS, BUCKLES, SLIDE FASTENERS, OR THE LIKE
    • A44B15/00Key-rings

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  • Clamps And Clips (AREA)
  • Mutual Connection Of Rods And Tubes (AREA)
  • Supports Or Holders For Household Use (AREA)

Abstract

ABSTRACT OF THE DISCLOSURE
Two elements are hinged together by one end thereof and are detachably locked by the other ends to form the key holder. The detachable locking/includes in one embodiment, a cylindrical member having a slot therein and being screw threaded on the outer surface. The engaging ends of the ele-ment are kinked or misaligned and will enter the slots. A
closure nut is screw threadably engageable on the screw thread-ed outer surface of the cylindrical member thus closing the slot. The outer side of the nut is apertured to permit free rotation of the nut on the element but preventing axial dis-engagement of the element from the nut when engaged on the cy-lindrical member. Another embodiment is provided with detach-able locks at each adjacent pair of ends of the holder with the slots on one side being a relatively loose fit to permit the other ends to be displaced sideways from one another when the lock of the one ends are disconnected so that keys can be removed or replaced upon the holder.

Description

BACKGROUND GF THE INVENTION
This l~vention relat~s ~o new and useful improvements in holders for keys and the lil~e. Convent~onally cuch key rings or holders comprise split ~ing~ whic~ are difficul~ to manipu-late ;n order to remove or replace keys thereon.

Other ~ypes of key holders are Xnown ~Ut i~; S believed ~5 that the present device is of a simple and improved conStruction ~hich may readily be manufactured and manipulated during use.

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SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
-- , The present device consists of a holder for keys and -the like which comprises a pair of curved rod-like elements pivotally connected adjacent one end thereof and having de-tachable locking means connected adjacent the other ends there-of. Said detachable locking means includes a substantially -;
cylindrical member secured to the end of one of said elements and detachably secured to the end of the other of said elements.
Said last mentioned means includes a slot formed in said member extending from the end of said member adjacent said end of the other element along one side of said member, to a point spaced from said end. The outer wall of said member through which said slot is formed, is screw threaded and fastening means freely en-gage the other element and screw threadably engage the screw threaded outer wall of the member. Means are provided on the element to restrain displacement of the alement from the member when the fastening means is screw threadably engageable with said member.

Another aspect of the invention comprises the member both being detachably secured to/adiacent ends of the elements with sufficient wid~h of slot being provided so that when the locking means are disconnected at one end of the members, the ~wo mem-bers may be displaced sideways so that keys or the iike may be instalied or removed from the elements~

An object of the invention is to provide a device of the cnaracter herewithin described which is easily manipulated during use and yet which cannot become disconnected ina~ertently ~L3~'~9 ~: :
once the de-tachable locking means has been engaged.

Another object o~ the invention is to provide a de- ;
vice of the character herewithin described which is simple in construction~ economical in manufacture and otherwise well suited to the purpose for which it is designed~

With the foregoing objeots in view, and othar such objects and advantages as will become apparent to those skill~
ed in the art to which this invention relates as thi~ speci-fication proceeds, my invention consists essential1y in the arrangement and construction of parts all as hereinafter more particularly described, reference ~eing had to the accompany-ing drawings in which:

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS ~ ~~', .
Figure 1 iF a front elevation of one embodiment.

Figure 2 is an enlarged partially fragmented view of Figure 1 shown closed.

Figure 3 is an end view of the locking n~t per se. ~ ~;

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Figure 4 is a side view of Figu.e 30 ~-Figure 5 is a sectional view of Figure 4 showing ~-one end of the element therein.
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Figure 6 is an end view of Figure 1 shown closed.

Figure 7 is an end view of an alternative embodi~
ment~

Figure 8 is a top plan view of Figure 7.

; In the drawings like characters of reference indi~
cate corresponding parts in the different figures~

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DETAIBED DESCRIPTION
-Proceeding there~ore to describe the invention in de-tailt reference should first be made to Figures 1 through 6.

The holder comprises a pair of elements lO and 11 form~
ed preferably from round stock such as rod and curved as illus-trated so that when adjacent ends of the elements are placed to- ~
gether, a substantially ring-like construction is provided upon :
which keys 12 or the like may be retained~

In this embodiment, adjacent one ends 10A and llA are pivOtâlly connected together by means of pivot pin 13, so that adjacent other ends 10B and llB may be moved apart from one I another in the direction of doubled headed arrow 14.
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Means are provided to detachably secure sai~ other ~:
ends together, said means taking the form of a substantially~
:- cylindrical member 15 one end of which may be secured permanent-ly to one end 10B of the elements if desired.

However, preferably, the cylindrical member 15 is de~
tachably secured to both ends 10B and llB of the elements as illustrated~

Each end portion 10B and llB is provided with a pro-jecting portion 16 formed, in this embodiment, by distorting the ' ,, !.......... . . .. . ' ' :

37~91 length of the end pol~lon sideways to form a kinked end as clearly showil in Figure 2.

The outer ends 17 of ~he cylindrical member 15 are screw threade~ as illustrated by reference character 18 and are also provided with a slot 19 which extends from the outer end walls 20 to a point 21 spaced from these outer end walls and ex-tending through the side of the and portion 17 as ~`.lustrated in Figures 2 and 6~ A hollow bore 22 extends through the central portio.- o~ the member 15 and connects with ~he slots as illustrat-ed.

Retaining means are provided and take the form of a hollow nut component 23 internally ~crew threaded as at 24 and having a centrally apertured end plate 25 on one end thereof which is adapted to receive the substantially cylindrical ele-lS~ ments lO or ll so that the nut may be freely rotated thereon.

In operation, the necessary keys or the like ~2 are placed on the elements 10 or ll whereupon the other ends LOB and ~lB are moved towards one another and engaged within the slots 19 of the member 22.

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The nuts 23 axe then engaged over the screw threaded `~ ~
outer surfaces 18 of the ends of the member 22 and are tightened ~ ;
~hus retaining the kinked ends 16 within the slots with the kink- `
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~0~3749 ed ends Ol ~Lo~ec~ing porcions 1~ preventing the elements from being withdrawn through -the centrally formed aper~ures 26 of are the nuts because vf the diameter of these apertures which/just suffici~n. tG provide frae rotation of the nut on the elements 10 or 11.

Figures 7 and 8 show a similar construction with the exceptior. that ~h~ p~votal connection between ~he one ends lOA
and 11~ of ~he elements, is fc~.~ad by a similar locking assembly as sh~w~ in Figures ~ to 5 Howeve~ in this embodiment, Ihe loclcing assembly col ~`
lectively des~gnated 25, is provided with slots 19 which are slightly wider than the width of the ends lOA and llA of the alements so that when the upper locking assembly 27 is discon-nected, the two elements may be swung sideways from one another as clearly shown in Figure 7/ to permit the engagement or dis~
engagement of keys or the like upon the elements 10 or 11. -~
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ït wi~ of course be understood ~hat ~he ends lOA and LlA of the alements 10 and 11, in this embodiment, are provided with kinked ends such as illustrated by reference character 16, and as hereinbefore described with reference to the locking as- `~

semblies on the other ends lOB and llB~

Since various modifications can be made in my inven-~ 37~9 tion as herelnabove described, ar.d many apparently widely dif-ferent embodiments of same made within the spirit and scope of the claims without departing from such spirit and scope, it is intended that all matter contained in the accompanying specifi-cation shall be interpreted as illustrative only and not in a limiting sense.

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Claims

WHAT I CLAIM AS INVENTION:
(1. A holder for keys and the like comprising in combination a pair of curved rod-like elements, means pivotal-ly connecting adjacent one ends of the elements together and detachable locking means connecting adjacent other ends of the elements together, said detachable locking means including a substantially cylindrical member, means securing same to the end of one of said elements, and means detachably securing same to the end of the other of said elements, said last men-tioned means including a slot formed in said member and extend-ing from the end of said member adjacent said end of said other element along one side of said member, to a point spaced from said end of said member, the outer wall of said member through which said slot is formed, being screw threaded, an fastening means freely engaging said other element and screw threadably engaging said screw threaded outer wall of said member, and means on said other element restraining displacement of said other element from said member when said fastening means is screw threadably engageable with said member as aforesaid.

(2) The invention according to Claim 1 in which said fastening means takes the form of a nut having an apertured end plate on one side thereof.

(3) The invention according to Claim 2 in which said means on said element restraining displacement of said element includes a portion adjacent said one end of said other element being displaced axially from said element, said portion engaging within said slot whereby said nut restrains endwise movement of said element from said member when said nut is engaged with said member.

(4) The invention according to Claim 3 in which said projection is formed by distorting said portion to form a kinked end to said element.

(5) The invention according to Claim 1 in which said cylindrical element is detachably secured to said end of said one element.

(6) The invention according to Claim 2 in which said cylindrical element is detachably secured to said end of said one element.

(7) The invention according to Claim 3 in which said cylindrical element is detachably secured to said end of said one element.

(8) The invention according to Claim 4 in which said cylindrical element is detachably secured to said end of said one element.

(9) The invention according to Claims 1, 2 and 3 in which said means for connecting adjacent one ends together also comprises detachable locking means connected adjacent said one ends of said elements, said detachable locking means including a substantially cylindrical member, means securing same to the end of one of said one elements and means detachably securing same to the end of the other of said one elements, said last mentioned means including a slot formed in said member extending from the end of said member adjacent said end of said one ele-ment, along one side of said member to a point spaced from said end, the outer wall of said member through which said slot is formed, being screw threaded, and fastening means freely engag-ing said other element and screw threadably engaging said screw threaded outer wall of said member and means on said element re-straining displacement of said element from said member when said fastening means is screw threadably engageable with said member as aforesaid, the width of said slot being sufficient to permit rotational displacement of said other ends of said ele-ments one from the other when said other ends are disconnected, whereby keys and the like may be installed and removed from said elements.

(10) The invention according to Claims 4, 5 or 6 in which said means for connecting adjacent one ends together also comprises detachable locking means connected adjacent said one ends of said elements, said detachable locking means including a substantially cylindrical member, means securing same to the end of one of said one elements and means detachably securing same to the end of the other of said one elements, said last mentioned means including a slot formed in said member extending from the end of said member adjacent said end of said one ele-ment, along one side of said member to a point spaced from said end, the outer wall of said member through which said slot is formed, being screw threaded, and fastening means freely engag-ing said other element and screw threadably engaging said screw threaded outer wall of said member and means on said element re-straining displacement of said element from said member when said fastening means is screw threadably engageable with said member as aforesaid, the width of said slot being sufficient to permit rotational displacement of said other ends of said ele-ments one from the other when said other ends are disconnected, whereby keys and the like may be installed and removed from said elements.

(11) The invention according to Claims 7 or 8 in which said means for connecting adjacent one ends together also comprises detachable locking means connected adjacent said one ends of said elements, said detachable locking means including a substantially cylindrical member, means securing same to the end of one of said one elements and means detachably securing same to the end of the other of said one elements, said last mentioned means including a slot formed in said member extending from the end of said member adjacent said end of said one ele-ment, along one side of said member to a point spaced from said end, the outer wall of said member through which said slot is formed, being screw threaded, and fastening means freely engag-ing said other element and screw threadably engaging said screw threaded outer wall of said member and means on said element re-straining displacement of said element from said member when said fastening means is screw threadably engageable with said member as aforesaid, the width of said slot being sufficient to permit rotational displacement of said other ends of said ele-ments one from the other when said other ends are disconnected, whereby keys and the like may be installed and removed from said elements.
CA281,324A 1977-06-24 1977-06-24 Holder for keys and the like Expired CA1043749A (en)

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Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
CA281,324A CA1043749A (en) 1977-06-24 1977-06-24 Holder for keys and the like
GB2013678A GB1581976A (en) 1977-06-24 1978-05-17 Holder for keys and the like
DE19782826465 DE2826465A1 (en) 1977-06-24 1978-06-16 HOLDER FOR KEY AND DGL.
JP7692378A JPS5434998A (en) 1977-06-24 1978-06-24 Holder for key

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Cited By (1)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
US5974845A (en) * 1999-02-04 1999-11-02 Ceramate Technical Co., Ltd. Key ring

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