US2006707A - Key holder - Google Patents

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Patented July 2, 1935 UNITED" STATES PATENT OFFICE I Y KEY HOLDER Samuel F. Bashara, Houston, Tex.

Application March 16, 1931, Serial No. 523,055

2 Claims. (Cl. 150-40) The invention relates to an improvement in which is suitably mounted in the casing or body keyholders in which the keys are adapted to be portion 2. Fig. 2 has been broken away to illusencased in a housing or container and to be extrate one form of connection for this pivot pin 4, tended therefrom when they are to be used. which includes a clip or cap screw 5 which is 5 An object of the invention is to provide a rubarranged for connection to the outer end of the 5 her key-holder which is of such construction that pin. In order to hold the pin in position in the it may be distorted in order to extend the keys body or casing so that it may be removed when therefrom. keys are to be inserted, this cap screw 5 is at- Another object of the invention is to provide tached. The keys 1 are arranged to pivot on a key-holder of resilient material in which the these pins 4 by a s of a opening su h as 8 10 keys are arranged to be pivoted but normally be which is usually provided in the head of the key. concealed therein. The body portion 2 is preferably moulded of Another object of the invention is to provide material of the desired configuration to retain a rubber key-holder which will expand when subthe keys and includes the two side portions 9 jected to pressure adjacent the ends thereof, and and II] which are preferably identical. These 15 by this same pressure the keys will be extended side portions 9 and H! are connected at the rear from the case. by means of the web portion II and are sepa- Other and further objects of the invention will rated on the front of the holder by a slot l2. be readily apparent when the following descrip- This slot l2 will appear normally as shown in tion is considered in connection with the accomfull lines in Fig. 2, and the keys I will be en- 20 panying drawing, wherein: cased within the housing as seen in Fig. 1. How- Fig. 1 is a central vertical section taken ever, when it is desired to extend the keys for through the key-holder and showing keys posiuse it is merely necessary to press on the body 2 tioned in the opposite ends thereof. at points such as M and I5. This pressure when Fig. 2 is a side elevation looking at the keyapplied, will distort the housing or casing so 5 holder of Fig. 1 from the left edge thereof, and that the lips defining the slot 12 will be separated showing in dotted lines the position of the case and a pressure will be exerted on the point l6 when it is distorted to extend the keys. on the head of the key. This pressure will cause Fig. 3 is a side elevation looking at the outside the key to move out through the slot ['2 and the of the key-holder. side portions 9 and 10 will be moved to the dotted 30 Fig. 4 shows a slightly modified form of the line portion of Fig. 2. The key can then be used invention in which a partition has been provided and when pressure is relieved from the points l4 intermediate the end of the key-holder. and I5 the casing will resume its normal posi- Fig. 5 is an edge view of the structure shown tion, and the key may be pushed back in through in Fig. 4. the slot l2 or the case again distorted for move- 35 Fig. 6 shows still another modification in which ment of the key. all of the keys are adapted to be retained on a Fig. 3 shows the outer surface I8 of the case single pivot pin. as being smooth. It is intended, however, that By having reference to Fig. 1 the key-holder suitable advertising, descriptive or ornamental is shown as comprising a body 2 which may be configuration, may be applied on this surface. 40 of moulded material which is more or less resil- Fig. 4 shows a modified form of the invention ient, and which will present a neat and pleasing in which the web portion l l is illustrated by the appearance. It has been found that different reference character II and is shown as having compositions of rubber and similar materials are been so positioned that one-half of it is on each suitable for this case, and the description will be side of the body. In this manner the slot I2 is 45 given in connection with a rubber case, but it is formed in two parts, one on each side of the intended that other materials may be employed body so that the keys in each end will be sepaif desired. The body 2 is of hollow construction rated. In this manner the keys at opposite ends in order to provide a key retaining chamber 3. will move from opposite sides of the housing and v This chamber may be of any desired length to the web ll crosses the body of the housing to 50 accommodate the size of keys to be disposed in form a partition such as I9. In general respects, the holder, and two smaller keys of a well known however, this form of the invention is the same type have been shown as positioned in the opas disclosed in the previous figures. posite ends of the holder. These keys are mount- Fig. 5 shows how the slot I2 is provided so ed on any suitable type of pivot pin such as 4, that it extends only part way down each side of 56 the key-holder. The key retaining pin 4 is provided in this modification the same as previously described.

Fig. 6 shows still another modification o1v the invention which is adapted to hold but one set 01' keys mounted on the single pivot 4 adjacent one end thereof. This form of the invention is identically the same as that described in connection with Fig. 1, except that it is smaller in size and the pivot pin at one end of the holder has been omitted.

Having described my invention, what I claim is:

1. A keyholder including a body of rubber or the like, said body being hollow with flat sides and an elliptical edge configuration, a slot formed partially around each end and down opposite sides for the entrance or removal of keys, and means carried by the body to retain keys therein.

2. A keyholder including a body of rubber or the like, said body being hollow with flat sides and an elliptical edge configuration, a slot formed partially around each end and down opposite sides for the entrance or removal of keys, means carried by the body to retain keys therein, and a transverse partition dividing the body into two sections.

SAMUEL F. BASHARA.

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