US1634115A - Key holder - Google Patents

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June 28, 1927. 1,634,115

I. NEWMAN KEY HOLDER Filed April 10. 1926 INVENTOR /V e w m a /1 ATTORNEY Patented June 28, 1927.

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. means to movably retain keys in such a way that they may be turned into various positions and be rotated axially while the cover is retained in theliand to facilitate the operation of the keys in locking and unlocking doors and the like, and whereby the keys I may-all be retained in proper position within'the folded cover or case for carrying.

In carrying out my invention I provide a support having a pin' or'bar upon which heads are. pivotally supported and within the heads disks are supported to rotate, which disks are provided with loops that extend through openings in the heads, whereby the disks may rotate in the heads, and keyholding members or hooks-are freely con-- neoted with the loops so that said members may move into Various positions on the loops beyond the heads, whereby the keys are free to move in various directions, as well as to rotate axially for use. The support is adapted to be attached to a foldable cover or case, such as a piece of leather or the like, to enclose the keys in an ordinarycway for carrying the keys snugly.

My invention comprises novel details of improvement that will be more fully hereinafter set forth and then pointed out in the claims. I 7

Reference is to be had to the accompanying drawings forming a part hereof, where- 1n Fig. 1 is a detail View on an enlarged scale of a key holder embodying my invention;

- Fig. 2 is a section on line 2, 2, in Fig. 1;

Fig. 3 is a substantially similar view illustrating a key in a different position;

Fig. 4 is a detail section on line 4, 4, in

Fig. 2;

Fig. 5 illustrates the head and disk of the key holder detached in perspective; and

Fig. 6 is an end View of the key holder folded for carrying the keys.

" Similar numerals of reference indicate corresponding parts in the several views.

The support '1 is shown in the form of a plate having spaced eyes or loops 2 coiled from the metal of the plate, which may be done by suitably cutting prongs or projections at the edge ofthe support, in which eyes a bar 'or rod 3 is secured. Spaces are provided-at 4 between the eyes 2. At 5 are heads which have spaced. lugs 6 provided with holes 7 that receive the rod 3, whereby the heads are journaled "on the rod to rotate back and forth thereon, with an eye 2 between two lugs. The spaced lugs'provide substantial strength to resist strains. The heads 5 are hollow and ,are provided with open1ngs5' in their transverse end portions 5, whereby inwardly extending flanges 5' are formed around said openings. At 8 are disks journaled within the heads 5 against the end flanges -5', which disks are provided with outwardly projecting loops 9 that extend through the openings 5 of the heads 5. The disk 8 and its loop 9 are formed integrally in a single piece of metal, providing strength to prevent the parts from being pulled apart duringuse. The openings 5" in the heads are wider than the loopswhich permits the loops to be readily inserted between the lugs 6 and through said openings, with the integral disks abutting the flanges 5', the disks being of greater diameter than the loops and the openings, which flanges prevent the disks from being pulled through the openings and rotatively retain the disks, the edges of the disks being guided by the flange portions 5 of the heads, whereby the loops may rotate completely around. At 10 are key retaining members or hooks, the inner loop-like ends of which are attached to the loops 9 of the disks 8 and are free within such loops, being retained therein by the heads 5 so that the members may swing freely in various directions relatively to the loops. With the members 10 in the loops 9 and against the heads 5 the disks 8 are rotatively retained in the heads 5, the disks also opposing the eyes 2. The keys 11 may be attached to the members 10 as illustrated by means of holes or eyes in the keys.

The support 1 may be attached to any desired cover or case 12, as by means of rivets 13. I have illustrated a cover or case of an ordinary form which may be of leather or other suitable material and is shown of the variety having a main portion to which the support 1 is attached and foldable portions 13, 13 to be folded over the enclosed keys and adapted to be retained closed by complemental snap fasteners, buttons or the like, indicated generally at 14.

By means of my improvement the keys I 10 the device.

Having now described my invention what I claim ,is:-

1. A key retainer comprising a bar, supporting means for the bar, heads 1ournaled 16 to rotate upon the bar and provided with end openings, disks journaled within the heads and having loops projecting through said openings, the openings in the heads being wider than the loops to permit the latter 2 0 to be pushed through the openings, the heads openings, the disks being .of greater diam-- having inwardly extending flanges at the eter than the openings and the loops and opposing the flanges to rotatively retain the 25 disks 0n the heads and prevent the disks from being pulled through the openings,

and key retaining members movably connected with the loops, whereby the heads and the keys may swing on the bar as an axis, the disks and the keys may be rotated axially and the members with the keys may swivel on the loops when the device is retained in the hand.v

'2. A key retainer comprising a bar, heads having spaced lugs journaled upon the bar and provided with end openings, the heads having inwardly extending flanges around said openings, disksjournaled within the heads and having integral loops extending through the openings and beyond the heads, the heads being of greater diameter than the openings and the loops and opposing the flanges to prevent the disks from being pulled through the openings andfor rotation relatively to the heads, and key retaining members loosely hung upon loops beyond the heads, whereby the members and the keys may swing in various positions and the disks with the keys may rotate axially when the device is held in the hand.

3. A key retainer comprising a support provided with spaced eyes, a. rod extending within said eyes and through the spaces between the eyes, heads having spaced lugs journaled upon the rod on opposite sides of a corresponding eye,, the eye keepin head in operative position on the m the heads having side flan es ando enings in their end portions, dis journalbd within the heads and uided for rotation by the said flanges, sai disks having 100 s extending through said openingsadapte to rotate thereln, and key retaining members journaled loosely upon said loops, whereby the heads may rotate on the rod and the disks with the retaining members and the keys may rotate relatiyely to the heads and the members may swing into various positions relatively to the heads.

4. A ke retainer comprising a plate provided wit spaced eyes at an edge, a bar in said eyes a foldable case to which the plate is secure with the bar adjacent to one edge of the case, heads having apertured lugs journaled upon the rod,'an eye of the support being located between the lugs of a head, the eye keeping the head in operative position on the rod, the heads having openings, disks journaled within the heads and provided with loops extending through the openings, and key retaining members loosely supported upon the loops, whereby the heads may rotate within and without the case and the disks may rotate within the heads, the key retaining members being adapted to swing in various directions upon the loops.

7 5. In a key retainer a head having an opening at one end and having an inwardly extending flange around said opening, a disk journaled within the head and opposing the flange, the disk being provided with an out- ISIDOR NEWMAN.

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