US2121440A

US2121440A - Key ring hook

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Publication number: US2121440A
Application number: US167165A
Authority: US
Inventors: William N Morrison
Original assignee: Individual
Current assignee: Individual
Priority date: 1937-10-04
Filing date: 1937-10-04
Publication date: 1938-06-21
Anticipated expiration: 1955-06-21

Description

June 21, 1938. w. N. MORRISON KEY RING HOOK Filed Oct. 4, 1957 Patented June 2l, 1938 UNITED STATES KEY RING Hoort` William N. Morrison, `Los Angeles, Calif.

Application October 4, 1937, "Serial No. 167,165

5 claims. (01.124443) My invention relates to a key ring hook and has for its principal object to provide a relatively simple, practical and inexpensive hook adapted to receive and hold in suspended position a key ring and said hook being provided with simple of construction` andarrangement of parts that will be hereinafter `more fully described and claimed and illustrated in the accompanying drawing in which:

Fig. 1 is a prospective viewwof my improved key ring hook and showing the same applied to a belt.

Fig. 2 is a rear elevational view of thehook` in position on a belt.

Fig. 3 is a vertical section taken on the line of 3 3 of Fig. 2.

Fig. 4 is a horizontal section taken on the line l--il of Fig. 3 and showing" the prong carrying member that secures the hook to a belt or article of clothing, in` retracted or open position.

The main body portion I0 of my improved key ring hook is formed in a single piece from thin resilient sheet metal and said body comprises a vertically disposed front wall end, from the lower end of which extends upwardly a hook II;- that is adapted to receive and support a suspended key ring, as illustrated in Fig. 1.

Projecting rearwardly `or toward the front plate IU from the sides of the hook It, at the upper end thereof, are short ears I2 and normally positioned between said ears and bearing against the rear face of the upper end of hook II is the lower portion of a narrow strip of metal I3 that is cut from the intermediate portion of the front wall l0 and which is bent outwardly to provide aresilient keeper that prevents the key ring from being accidentally disengaged from the hook.

To reinforce and add rigidity to the front plate I portions of the metal therein to the sides of the resilient keeper I3 are pressed forwardly to form vertically disposed ribs I4.

From the upper end of the front plate I0 the metal forming the body of the hook extends downwardly immediately to the rear of said front wall to form a rear wall I5 and normally the lower "end of this rear wall bears against the lower portion of front wall I0, due to the resilience of the metal from which the body is formed. The lower end of this rear wall I5 terminates adjacent the lower end of the front wall and from this point the metal is bent upwardly to form a secondary rear wall I5 that terminates approximately midway `between the upper and lower ends ofthe wall I5.

`Prongs I'l project forwardly from the upper portions of the said edges of the secondary wall I6 andthese `prongs are positioned immediately adjacent the vertical edges of the rear wall I5 and when `the hook is applied for use they project into the belt or portion of the clothing that is positioned between the walls I0 and I 5, thereby rmly securing the hook to the belt or clothing. The upper portion of the secondary rear wall I6 normally flexes against the rear face of rear wall I5.

In order to eX the upper portion of the wall I5 away from wall I5 so as to bring the prongs Il to the rear of theopening between the walls Iland I5, as illustrated in Fig. 4 and thus permit the hook to be applied to or removed frorrr agbelt or article of clothing, a short lever I8 is provided atoneend, `with a portion I9 bentat right angles to said lever and this bent portion extends through a horizontally disposed slot 20 that is formed in the upper portion of secondary rear wall I6. Formed integrally with the end of the bent portion -IQ and positioned between the walls I5 and I6 is a plate 2I that occupies a position substantially parallel with the main body 4portion i8 of the lever.

When the lever is turned into position so that the plate 2I is parallel with the walls I5 `and I6, the upper portion of said wall I6 lies immediately adjacent the rear wall I5 and thus the prongs I'I project forwardly beyond the side edges of wall I5, so as to engage the belt or clothingto which the hook is applied. Thus when the hook is properly applied to a belt' or article of clothing it is practically impossible for the hook to be disengaged from the belt or clothing until the lever is actuated to withdraw the prongs I'I from the belt or clothing.

To accomplish the withdrawal of the prongs from the belt or clothing in order to permit the hook to be applied to or withdrawn from the belt or clothing, `the upper end of lever I8 is engaged and swung rearwardly and downwardly,

thus moving the plate 2l into position at right angles to the walls l5 and I6 and such action moves the upper portion of wall I6 away from wall l5 and consequently withdraws the prongs l1 from the belt or clothing that is positioned between the walls l0 and I5.

Thus it will be seen that I have provided a key ring hook that is relatively simple in construction, inexpensive of manufacture and very effective in performing the functions for which it is intended. The entire structure is composed of only two pieces of thin sheet metal and the device is very compact and in nowise interferes with the proper functioning of the belt or clothing to which the hook is attached.

It will be understood that minor changes ini the size, form and construction of the various parts of my improved key ring hook may be made and substituted for those herein shown and described, without departing from the spirit of my invention, the scope of which is set forth in the appended claims.

l claim as my invention: i

l. A key ring'hook comprising front and rear walls connected at their upper ends, ahook projecting upwardly from the lower portion of the front wall, a secondary rear wall projecting upwardly from the lower portion of the rst mentioned rear wall, prongs projecting forwardly from the upper portions of the side edges of said secondary rear wall, there being a slot formed in the upper portion of said secondary rear wall, a lever fulcrumed in said slot and a plate carried by the lower end of said lever and positioned between said rear wall and said secondary rear wall.

2. A key ring hook formed from resilient sheet metal and comprising front and rear walls connected at their upper ends, a hook projecting upwardly from the lower portion of the front wall, a tongue out from the intermediate portion of the front wall, the upper portion of which tongue is connected to the upper portion of the front wall, the lower end of which tongue bears against the upper end of said hook, a secondary rear wall projecting upwardly from the lower portion of the first mentioned rear wall, the upper portion of which secondary rear wall normally bears against the rear face of the rst mentioned rear wall, prongs projecting forwardly from the upper portions of the side edges of said secondary rear wall and a lever mounted for operation on the upper portion of said secondary rear wall for moving the upper portion thereof away from the first mentioned rear wall.

3. A key ring hook formed from thin resilient metal and comprising front and rear walls, means on the front wall for receiving and holding a key ring, a secondary rear wall projecting upwardly from the lower portion of the first mentioned rear wall, prongs projecting forwardly from the upper portions of the side edges of said secondary rear wall, which prongs project past the said edges of the first mentioned rear wall, the upper portion of which secondary rear wall normally bears against the rear face of the rst mentioned rear wall, a means mounted for operation on the upper portion of said secondary rear wall for moving the same away from the first mentioned rear wall.

4. A key ring hook formed from thin resilient sheet metal and comprising front and rear walls, means on the front wall for receiving and holding a key ring, a secondary rear wall projecting upwardly from the lower portion of the first mentioned rear wall, prongs projecting forwardly from the upper portions of the sides of said secondary rear wall, the upper portion of which secondary rear wall normally bears against the rear face of the first mentioned rear wall, a means carried by the upper portion of said secondary rear Wall for moving the same and the prongs carried thereby rearwardly with respect to the first mentioned rear wall.

5. A key ring hook formed from thin resilient sheet metal and comprising front and rear Walls, means on the front wall for receiving and holding a key ring, a secondary rear wall projecting upwardly from the lower portion of the first mentioned rear wall, prongs projecting forwardly from the upper portions of thev sides of said secondary rear wall, the upper portion of which secondary rear wall normally bears against the rear face of the first mentioned rear wall and a lever fulcrumed on the upper portion of the secondary rear wall for moving the upper portion thereof and said prongs rearwardly with respect to the first mentioned rear wall.

WILLIAM N. MORRISON.