FR2658555A1 - IMPROVED KEY FOR OFFICE FURNITURE. - Google Patents

Abstract

Improved key for office furniture of the type which consists of a body and a key bit (2), characterized in that the body consists of a handle head (1), a key holder (3) and means (4, 8, 9) of mechanical connection between the two so that they can rotate between them.

Description

IMPROVED KEY FOR OFFICE FURNITURE.

  We already know that in offices all people inside and outside move quickly from one place to another without paying attention to small obstacles that cause tearing of clothes and painful blows. One of these small obstacles, if not the most important, is the keys that protrude from cupboards, tables and drawers, often at knee height and

  far from the usual vision of the passerby.

  Upon impact of the person with the key, the person suffers and the key suffers which can damage the lock, or the key can break if the bit is left inside without taking into account the great difficulty

that presents its extraction.

  The applicant solved this problem by developing an improved key for office furniture, comprising a body and a bit, characterized in that

  the body consists of a head-handle, a holder

  bit and mechanical means of connection between

  two, so that they can rotate between them.

  Figure 1 is a perspective view of a key

subject of the invention.

  Figure 2 is an elevational view in section

  partial view of a practical embodiment of the invention.

  Figure 3A is a schematic view of the area belonging to the headgrip with the bit holder of a

  another practical embodiment of the invention.

  Figure 3B is an enlarged sectional view

of a detail of figure SA.

  We see in Figure 1 a key with a head-

  handle (1), a bit (2) and a bit holder (3>.

  Normally, the head-handle (1) and the bit holder (43) are made of synthetic material and the bit (2> is made of

  more resistant, for example, metallic.

  An elbow (4) is provided which is preferably of the same material as and forms a whole with the head-handle (1> and the bit holder (3), so that, by the nature of the synthetic material and / or by the size of the elbow (4),

  if there is an effort or shock on the handle-head (1),

  it can bend relative to the bit holder.

  It can be seen in FIG. 2 that the head-handle (1) comprises two arms (5) in which holes (6) have been made, for example, blind, a reduced part (7) of the bit holder (3) which carries lugs (8) fitting between the two arms (5) of the handle-head (1) and the lugs (8) in the holes (6), so that the two

  elements can rotate between them.

  In FIG. 3 A, the handle head (1) and the holder

  bit (3) are paired by their combined shapes and they are assembled by a pivot pin (9), by

example, metallic.

  The embodiment of Figures 3 A and 3 B have the disadvantage compared to the previous ones that the

  additional part of the pin (9).

  However, this embodiment also has advantages, since the pin (9) gives greater robustness

to the key during its rotation.

  The pin (9) can be an elastic pin

  or a torsion spring so that once the head-

  handle (1) will have turned relative to the bit holder (3),

  the handle-head (1) returns to its initial position.

  It is also specified that the head-handle (1) and the bit holder (3> preferably have a determined position, which is why, for example, the arms of the head-handle are provided (FIG. 3> lugs (10 a) which fit into receptacles (l Ob) of the bit holder

(3).

  3 - This same function can be fulfilled by small magnets placed in conjunction with each other and other conventional means for preferably positioning the two elements (1, 3) between them without preventing them from rotating between them.

Claims (3)

  -1 Advanced key for office furniture, comprising a body and a bit <2), characterized in that the body consists of a handle head (1), a bit holder (3) and mechanical means (4 , 8,9), of junction between   two so that they can rotate between them.   -2 Improved key for office furniture, according to claim 1, characterized in that the mechanical means consist of an elbow (4) formed between the   head-handle (1> and the bit holder (3).   -3 Improved key for office furniture, according to claim 1, characterized in that the mechanical means   is a flexible area between the handle head and the holder   bit. -4 Advanced key for office furniture, according to one   any one of claims 1 to 3, characterized in that   the mechanical means are made of a more elastic material than the rest of the key.   -5 Improved key for office furniture, according to claim 1, characterized in that the mechanical means comprise two arms (5) which project from the head-handle and on which holes have been made (6) in which are housed for pivot pins (8) which   are located on the bit holder (3).   -6 Improved key for office furniture, according to claim 1, characterized in that the mechanical means consist of a pin forming a joint   (9) between the handle-head (1) and the bit holder (3).   -5- -7 Advanced key for office furniture, according to one   any one of claims 1, 5 and 6, characterized in   that there are retaining means in a preferred position   between the handle head and the bit holder.   -8 Improved key for office furniture, according to claim 7, characterized in that the retaining means consist of lugs (10 a) and a receptacle <l Ob) combined in the head-handle (1) and the bit holder (3).   -9 Improved key for office furniture, according to claim 7, characterized in that the means for   retainers are formed by magnets.   -10 Advanced key for office furniture, next   any one of claims 6 to 9, characterized in   what the mechanical means of connection consist of   an axis of rotation formed by a torsion spring.