US1965472A

US1965472A - Key holder

Info

Publication number: US1965472A
Application number: US612876A
Authority: US
Inventors: Norman E Shook
Original assignee: Individual
Current assignee: Individual
Priority date: 1932-05-23
Filing date: 1932-05-23
Publication date: 1934-07-03
Anticipated expiration: 1951-07-03

Description

N. E. SHOCK KEY HOLDER July 3,. 1934.

Filed May 25, 19:52

I N VENTOR. War/71w; 56/100 /r,

ATTORNEY.

Patented July 3, 1934 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE Claims.

One of the prime objects of the invention is to design a key holder from which any selective key can be projected, so that it can be readily grasped and turned to position for readily inserting in a lock for looking or unlocking.

Another object of the invention is to provide a key holder having luminous thumb rests and identifying indicia for designating certain keys, so that the desired key can be projected without sorting or trying.

A further object is to provide a very simple,

neat, and practical key holder which can be readily manufactured and assembled, the various parts being made up of stampings so that mass productions can be secured with resulting economy in production.

With the above and other objects in view, the present invention consists in the combination and arrangement of parts, hereinafter more fully described, illustrated in the accompanying drawing, and particularly pointed out in the appended claims, it being understood that changes may be made in the form, size, proportion, and minor details of construction, without departing from the spirit, or sacrificing any of the advantages of the invention.

In the drawingv Fig. 1 is a side view of my key holder.

Fig. 2 is also a side view, with the side wall broken away and showing one of the keys projected upwardly.

Fig. 3 is a top plan view.

Fig. 4 is a detail side view of one of the division plates.

Fig. 5 is a plan view thereof.

Fig. 6 is a detail side view of one of the project ing levers. I

Fig. 7 is a plan view thereof.

Fig. 8 is a transverse sectional view through the I of the key, and when the owner desires to use 95 holder.

In using a conventional key holder or ring, considerable time is required to select the proper key to fit the lock to be unlocked, and when the ring or holder is used by a person other than'the owner, the proper key can be found only by the fit and try method.

There are at present on the market a number of designs of key holders, each of which is designed to contain the keys within the confines of the case or holder, thereby providing a neat, compact structure in which the keys are held in an orderly manner, eliminating wear and tear of the owners garment pockets, and doing away with the jingling and noise occasioned by loose keys; however, none of these designs with which I am familiar provide key identifying means, as well as means for projecting the desired key, and I have therefore designed a holder from which the proper key can be selected and projected without removal of gloves or mittens, where, from the 50 nature of the climate, gloves or mittens must be worn.

Referring now more specifically to the drawing in which I have shown the preferred embodiment of my invention, the numeral 5 indicates a case or holder in which a number of keys 6 are secured, said holder comprising spaced apart side and bottom walls bent on the line '7 to provide a structure, U-shaped in cross section, the bottom wall being shorter than the side walls to provide open ends, said wall limiting the downward swing of the projecting levers and keys, as hereinafter described.

Spaced apart division plates 8 are provided in the holder, and the key members 6 are interposed between said plates, said keys being pivotally mounted on a transversely disposed, internally threaded sleeve member 9 which is mounted in the holder, and a screw 10 serves to secure said sleeve in position.

A similar sleeve and screw arrangement 9 and 10 respectivelyis mounted in the opposite end of the holder, and projecting levers 11 are pivotally mounted thereon, said levers being formed as clearly shown in Figs. 6 and 7 of the drawing, the

upper ends projecting slightly beyond the edges of the division plates, and are-turned to form thumb rests-12 to facilitate manipulation, each rest being suitably'treated with luminous paint,

and has provided thereon suitable identifying in dicia such as H -for house, G for garage,

A for automobile, etc. The lower end or leg 13 of the lever projects at an angle from the main body, the end being rounded to engage the edge his house key, he merely places his thumb on the rest marked H, (shown in dotted lines in Fig. 2) moving the lever to position as shown in solid lines in the same figure; this movement swings the leg 13 upwardly forcing the free end of the selected key out of the holder and to position where it can be readily grasped.

Stops 14 are provided on each of the division plates and limit the swing of the lever 11, these stops being formed by punching and turning a strip or section 15. so that it spans the passage between the plates.

It will, of course. be understood that the leg and thumb rest of each projecting lever is disposed at a different angle, and further, that the stops 14 are staggered, so that the thumb rests will be properly spaced and to provide clearance.

I wish to direct particular attention to the fact that the upper edges of the division plates lie in a plane slightly below the top edge of the holder, so that the thumb rests do not project beyond the holder.

From the foregoing description it will be ob vious that I have perfected a very simple, practical, and convenient key holder of neat appearance, which has no projecting comers or edges, and from which any selected, identified key can be projected.

What I claim is: I

1. A key holder comprising a rectangular housing, a key pivotally mounted in one end thereof, an ejection lever pivotally mounted in the opposite end and at a point intermediate its ends, one end projecting beneath the free end of the key,

and a luminous thumb rest on the other end of said lever and adapted to be actuated for positively projecting the free end of the key out of said housing.

2. A key holder comprising a housing, keys pivotally mounted in one end thereof, ejection levers pivotally mounted in the opposite end and at a point intermediate their ends, one end of said levers engaging the free ends of the keys, an exposed thumb rest on the opposite end oi each lever and provided with identifying indicia thereon, said levers positively ejecting the free ends of the keys when the thumb rest is actuated, and means on said holder for limiting the travel of said levers.

3. A key holder comprising sides and bottom walls, division plates mounted in said holder in spaced apart relation keys pivotally mounted in one end of said holder, ejection levers pivotally mounted in the opposite end and at a point intermediate their ends, one end projecting beneath the free ends of the keys, a thumb rest on the opposite end of said levers and provided with identiiying indicia thereon, said levers positively ejecting the free ends of the keys when actuated, and stops for limiting the travel of said levers.

4. A key holder comprising side and bottom walls, division plates mounted in said holder in spaced apart relation, keys pivotally mounted in the end of said holder and interposed between said plates, levers pivotally mounted in the opposite end and also interposed between said plates, each lever engaging the free end of one of said keys, indicating thumb rests on the levers and flush with the upper edges of the division plates, and stops on said plates tor limiting the ejecting movement of said levers.

5. A key holder comprising a housing, spaced apart division plates mounted therein, keys pivotally secured in one end of the housing and in terposed between said plates, levers pivotally mounted in the opposite ends of the housing and projecting beneath said keys, a thumb rest on each lever and provided with identifying indicia thereon, said levers positively projecting a selected key as the lever is actuated.

NORMAN E. SHQOK.