US1764451A - Key holder - Google Patents

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GJ HOLMES KEY HoL bER Jime 17;

F; 1ed Se t. 19, 1921 x" ATTORNEY F 9 BY Thisinvention relates to keyholdersof the I I type which comprise a case enclosing a series of the device shown in Fig, 4.

' June 17,51930 {silence A. HOLMES, on nnwmoiv, MAssAoHUsnTtrs;lfiiss'reivon, fen vin' snii -,.A ssiein,='v a i mnivms, TO UNITED-CARR nnsrnnnn CORPORATION, on CAMBRIDGE, inAs'sflic zrn f SE'ITS, ACORIPORATION on MASSACHUSETTS? KEY 11013313]; I Y:

of hooks, the hooks being so anchored or fastened to the case that they have considerable 15 freedom of movement-and each hook being adapted to hold one or more keys.

* 1 The invention aims to improve devices of i this characterwith a view tofacilitating the 7' placing .of the keys in the holder or their re-' moval therefrom while still providing. a construction in which the keys will besecurely heldagainst accidental release.- p

, The nature of the invention will be readily 'funderstood from the following description f when read inconnection with the accompany- Wing drawings, and the novel features will be particularly pointed out in the appended fclaims. 1 In the drawings; V

Figure 1 isa front elevation showing a key- ,1 V holder embodying this invention, the case forthe holder being open;

Fig; 2 is a, perspective view showing, on a of'the holder shown in, Fig. 1;

oneof the keyholding hooks and the means i for supportingthe same Fig. 41s a side v ew showing a difierent arrangement'for anchoring the hooks in the case I p 1 Fig. 5 is a perspective view of the swivel for supporting the hook shown in Fig. 4;

and 1 Fig.6 is a front View of the upper portion v: Referring first to Fig'sb'l, 2 and 3 the ,holder there shown comprises 'a caseusually 'Inade' of leather and consisting of a central panel 2 with flaps 3 and at each side of it,

these flaps being adapted to be folded over the central panel and secured in this position I by a snap fastener; Loosely fastened to the upper margin of this central panel is a series of hooks 5 each adapted to hold a key. The fastening means for the hooks comprises a i metal base plate 6 which is riveted to the case and is provided at its opposite ends with out- Y wardly turned lugs or ears 77 1n which a 50 pivot pin 8 is secured. Several angular hold- 'Applicationifiled September 19,}19571 feasts larger, scale, certain details of construction 1 Fig; '3 is a perspective explodedviw of ers=9 are: pivoted on this pin sidebyjsid'e so that eachholder canswin outwardlylaway s from the case. Each holder includesa platform through which a hole 11 is punched, as best shown in Fig. 3 torreceivethershank of ja- Tshap ed swivel f12 the' -headiof the lswivelrestiiigon-'the*platfor1n.l -Oneof'the hooks 5 extend's throughjthe howl-31in the; l Vswiveljand is loosely fastefiedto' the holder 603 9 by this member. 'QThelhooksfthus are sus pended from the swivels and l the freedom I f of movement desiredriinfusing the keys "is thus provi ded; g l I s e As 3 above indicated, T the hooks are of? unique construction. 1 Each hook preferably is'made ofspring wire,and it incluoles an'eye a whichds connected to the swivel l2anda I loop b'whichis designed'tofholdone or more 1 keys. In Ordertope'rmitQ the introduction-- or removal of" the keysi-each' loop niay @lbe' openedatone sideya ndfor thisipurp'ose itin-Q:

eludes a 'Usshaped "catch o "and a curved ce-- length of wire of whibhathehook 'is made;

operating latch; d,-""both"i the :parts' and being formed in thei end portionsf'of the} Normally the'latchd i s held'in the. c atchciby the resiliency of the fwire and the keys are securely fastened in the 160 by tthes n k i p bers, Preferablyarelatively stiif wireis, i on any'key would be necessary in order" to usedfor thi's purposefso that a heavy strain straighten out the hook's'ufiicientlyto rele 7 the latch 03 from'its' catch 0; Suchga straight- ,ening' action alsois strongly resistedsbythe I V fact that the extremity? of the "latchiiis bent outwardly justi'abovethe catchfc, as clearly shown-.in ther.vdrawings.'filmy accidental-res lease of the keys thus is vpractically impos-r,

siblei At the same time this construction has l i thefadvantage of 'being easily operated to place a -keyzon aihookortofrernoveitthere I h fromfandazthe method of-roperation" is' 0b1-7 vious at a jglance.;--t The invention therefore i avoidsan ob'jectionable[feature of 5 Certain prior". constructions in some" 20f "which the method vof operation; is obscure; ,sorne of;

them also being svery difficult to operate f if? i V In the construction shown 4=, 5 and 621116 sainehook 5lis':employed but the hooks are s'uspended ffrom:swivels which are cong' 1,99

structed and mounted in a different manner. Each swivel l'consists of a tubularor hol low stud somewhat like that used in snap fasteners but in which the head has been fiattened and punched to receive the eye of the hook 5. In this construction, also, the base plate 15 which is riveted to the central panel E2 of the leather case is provided with an in c-l ined' platitomn 16 having a series of holes punched in it to receivetheentire set of swivels 14:, the shank of each swivel extending through the platform while the base or flange form. The mountingof the platform in an inclined position, as shownin Fig. '4, is preferred for the reason that it appears'to produce freer swivellirggmovementozf the hooks and their keys relatively to the base 15.

, ries of key supporting hooks, each having'a keyholding loop, a catch and a releasable latch cooperating with saidcatc'h and normally held inen-gagement therewith by the resiliency of the key holding loop; and means for securing said hooks tosaid case but pen eye portion of the hook is swivelled. GEORGE A.

' portion. of the swivel lies behind thefiplat mitting them to have considehable freedom otmovenient relatively to the case. I I, :2. In akey holder comprising a case; a series of key supporting hooks, each of said hOOks being made of spring wireand having an attaching eyeiand a loo for holding a key, each hook also including a'catch and a latch cooperating With said catch, both said catch and latch losing iiltegralwiththe loop and the latch normally being held'in the catch by the resilience of the loop and having an outwardly bent extremity immediately beyond-the catch; and meansfor engaging the eyes of said hooks and anchoring them to said casebnt permitting them to swing and swivel freely relatively to the case.

,3. in .a key holder comprisin acase; a sehaving an eye a, a key holding loop I), a U- shaped catch .0 and a curved cooperating latch d,b,o tl1 parts 0 (and 01 being formed in the end portions of vthe length of wire of which the hook is made; and means cooperating-with vthe eye portions of the hooks to secure them to the case while permitting them to swing freely relatively to the case. v

e. In a key holder comprising a case; a

, series of 'key supporting hooks, each of said 'ries of key supporting wire hoo s, each hook V

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