FR2781834A1 - Holder retaining key in lock comprises strip of flexible material with clips on both ends for attaching to key and handle - Google Patents

Abstract

The holder (1) is made from a flexible material, e.g. plastic injection-moulded in one piece, or a metal, and has an elastic clip (2, 4) on each end for attaching to the door handle (3) and key (5). The body of the holder measures about 5.7 cm long by 1 cm wide. In variants of the design the holder is made as an integral part of the handle, or can be made from two sliding components which allow it to be lengthened or shortened.

Description

-1 - The present invention relates to a device for

keep a key in his lock.

  The keys to the interior door of the accommodation most often fall when the doors are slammed or even after several opening and closing movements. The keys may therefore be lost, for example when vacuuming, or more seriously young children may swallow them. There is currently

no solution.

  The device according to the invention overcomes these drawbacks. According to a first characteristic, it in fact comprises a body making it possible to connect the door handle and the key by a clip provided at each of its two ends. The attachments allow the handle and key to function normally. The whole, body and

  fasteners, keep the key in the lock.

  According to particular embodiments - the attachments of the handle and the key can be

closed or partially open.

  - the device of the invention can be integrated from the manufacture of the handle so that it is no longer an accessory

  but part of the handle.

  - the device can be removable from the handle and / or the

key or fixed.

  The accompanying drawings illustrate the invention Figure 1 shows in section, the device of the invention. Figures 2 and 3 show in section, variants of

these measures.

  With reference to these drawings, the device comprises a body (1), the top clip (2) (2) of which is fixed to the body of the handle (3). The bottom clip (4) is fixed around

  of the body of the key (5) and holding it in its housing (6).

  The top (2) and bottom (4) clips are sufficiently open to allow them to be clipped onto the

  body respectively of the handle (3) and of the key (5).

  By way of nonlimiting example, the body and the fasteners can be made from a single material, from plastic material in a single injection molding operation. The body and attachments can still be

  each made in different materials.

  In the embodiment according to FIG. 2, the top (2) and bottom (4) fasteners are full, for example, in the case in particular where they are made of elastic fabrics. In the embodiment according to FIG. 3, and by way of nonlimiting example, the entire device, body (1) and fasteners (2) and (4), are made of rod, plastic or metal, and not in solid material. The top (2) and bottom (4) fasteners have sufficient opening to allow their passage slightly in force around the bodies of the handle (3) and

of the key (5).

  According to a variant not illustrated, the attachment from the top of the device is integrated into the body of the handle. This device will then be put in place as soon as the handle is manufactured. The device is no longer an accessory of the

  handle but part of it.

  According to another variant not illustrated, the body of the device is movable relative to the top and bottom fasteners to allow the fasteners to follow the

  movements of the handle and the key.

  According to a variant not illustrated, the body is composed of two sliding parts one inside the other allowing the body to lengthen or retract according to the

  distance between the handle and the key.

  By way of nonlimiting example, the inside diameter of the top clip will have dimensions of the order of 2.1 cm and 1 cm for the width. The inside diameter of the bottom clip will have dimensions of the order of 1.1 cm and 1 cm for the width. The body of the key will have dimensions of around 5.7 cm for the length and 1

cm for width.

  The device according to the invention is particularly

  intended to keep the keys in their housing.

  3 - According to a variant not illustrated, and by way of example, the top (2) and / or bottom (4) fasteners are closed and made of elastic materials to allow their passage around the

  body of the handle (3) and / or of the key (5).

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Claims (6)

  1) Device for holding the keys in their housing characterized in that it comprises a body (1) o are located at the top end a fastener (2) which is fixed to the body of the handle (3) of the door , and at the bottom end a clip (4) which attaches to the body of the key (5) returned to its housing (6).   2) Device according to claim 1 characterized in that the top ties (2) and bottom (4) are open to allow them to enter slightly in force around   bodies respectively of the handle (3) and of the key (5).   3) Device according to claim 1 characterized in that the top fasteners (2) and / or the bottom (4) are fe r mé e s.   4) Device according to claim I characterized in that the top (2) and bottom (4) fasteners are made of elastic materials to allow their passage around the   body of the handle (3) and of the key (5).   ) Device according to any one of   previous claims characterized in that the body   of the device (1) is movable relative to the fasteners of the top (2) and bottom (4).   6) Device according to any one of   previous claims characterized in that the   device is integrated as soon as the handle is manufactured, the top clip (2) is then an integral part of the handle (3).   7) Device according to any one of   previous claims characterized in that the body   is made up of two sliding parts, one inside the other   to allow the body to lengthen or retract.