US1482673A - Key holdre - Google Patents

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F. A. BROWN Fab 5 KEY HOLDER Filed Aug. 24 i922 1tented l eh 5, lil n is a and DJ FRANK nascent, QT

Application filed August 52-3.,

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, FRANK A. BROWN, a citizen of the United States, residing at Kansas City, in the county of Jackson and tate of Missouri, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Key Holders; and I do hereby declare the following tube a full, clear, and exact description of. the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same.

The invention relates to a holder for keys which maybe carried in the pocket without causing excessive wear thereto and to the garment,'and which will enable the desired key to be readily selected when required to open a lock and which enables the readyidentification in the case of loss, since provision is had' for receiving a card containing the n me, address and other desired matter.

Ot or objects and advantages will be ap parent and suggest themselves as the nature of the invention is understood.

While the drawings illustrate an embodiment of the invention it is to be understood that in adapting the same to meet different conditions and requirements, various changes in the form, proportion and minor details of construction may be resorted to without departing from the nature of the invention.

Referring to the accompanying drawings forming a part of the application,

Figure l is a perspective view of a key holder embodyin the invention as it ap pears when close for convenience of carrymg in the pocket,

Figure 2 is a front view, extended, a Y

. Figure 3 isnasectional detail of a portion of the cover, the key plate attached thereto and the identifying card, and I Figure 4: is a detail perspective view of the key plate. I i

Corresponding and like parts are referred to in the following description and designated in the several views of the drawings by like reference characters.

The holder comprising a cover 1 which may be oi any suitable material, such as leather o teeitile which is flexible, yet sufficiently IIQ'lQiftO maintain a predetermined the cover being '8 are snrea Y readily select portions folding. secures the cover when the comp einental parts being apd to opposite portions thereof. A r golate 3 is attached to'the inner side of he cover adjacent an edge thereof and is provided along its outer edge with an inwardly disposed flange t in which is formed a plurality of openings 5 for the attachment the etc of a plurality of short chains 6 or like connections having snap hooks. 7 connected thereto by means of a swivel joint, whereby the keys 8 may be turned without twisting the chains or connections 6. An opening 9 is formed in the plate 3 and exposes a card 10 which is disposed between the plate 3 and cover 1 and upon which the .name and address of the owner appear for A transparent plate 13. ex-

identification, tends over the opening 9 and protects the card 10 and preferably secured to the cover 1 by the same taching the 3 thereto. Eyelets 12,02 other suitable fastening- .means, may be ern ployed attaching the plate 8 to the cover 1. The cover is oblong and. the key plate 3 is disposed 1 erioiediate the ends thereof so that end J one the cover may fold upon the plane 3 and keys 8 and enclose the same, as indicated most cle in Figure 1, whereby to i? packet for carrying in the po which will proton the same from rsults from rying keys in pocket wi out any coverapplied tn 3, l fhen the cover 1 as indicated Figure il the keys that w desired hey may ed. The snap hooks 7 enable thelreys to readilyap'plicdto or "nail; detached from. the holder and by reason of the swivel connection between the snap lioolr the connection. hey may hetiirned without twisting the connection.

V fhat XS claimed A key holder coin ing a flexible cover, a rigid iolete atac led to the inner side of the cov adjacent an edge thereof and the ends of the cover to admit of end portions of the cover. folding there over, said plate having n inwardly dis posed flange along its outer edge and having means employed for an. opening for exposing an identificaiiun card disposeu between 6116 plants and cover,

' and key'attaching means connected to said inwardly disposed flange, said key attaching means consisting of short chains having snap hooks connected to their free enda by means of swivel joints" In tfistimony whereof I aifix my signature in. presenae 01 two Witnesses.

FRANK A. BROWN.

Witnesses:

EARL E. BARKER,

Mrs M. D. CAMPBM

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