US2714479A

US2714479A - Emergency key holder for apparel belts

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Publication number: US2714479A
Application number: US301659A
Authority: US
Inventors: Zeitzew Edward
Original assignee: Individual
Current assignee: Individual
Priority date: 1952-07-30
Filing date: 1952-07-30
Publication date: 1955-08-02
Anticipated expiration: 1972-08-02

Description

Aug. 2, 1955 E. ZEITZEW EMERGENCY KEY HOLDER FOR APPAREL BELTS Filed July 50, 1952 INVENTOR.

United States Patent 'ENIERGENCY KEY HOLDER FOR APPAREL BELTS Edward Zeitzew, Philadelphia, Pa. Application July 30, 1952, Serial No. 301,659 1 Claim. (Cl. 224-26) My invention relates to a new and useful emergency key holder for apparel belts and has for one of its objects to provide a relatively inexpensive and small article to be worn on a persons belt to hold an extra key or keys inserted and removed through openings that are normally closed by the belt when the latter is projected therethrough for connecting the holder to said belt.

In many instances a person inadvertantly locks his or her car or house door with the key or keys inside and inaccessible, making it necessary to break a window or lock to be later repaired, wait for someone having a duplicate key or employ a locksmith to pick or otherwise actuate the lock, any of which is time wasting, annoying and often expensive. Therefore, another object of this invention is to provide an emergency key holder which can be carried in a safe place on a belt about a persons body which belt is employed as a utilitarian or ornamental item in connection with dresses, slacks, trousers, shorts or swimming trunks and the like, to eliminate aggravation, expense and/ or loss of time due to misplacement or loss of the key or keys which are normally being used.

Often a person carries an extra key on another bunch which may be lost, has an extra key which may be left in the car or house or attempts to hide the key outside which may be discovered and the car or house robbed. It is, therefore, another object of the present invention to provide a key holder which may be applied to a persons belt and left there so as to always be accessible in any emergency. This implies that a person should have a key holder and extra key for each belt and the device is especially advantageous for salesmen and travelers.

A further object of the invention is to provide a key holder of the kind herein described which may be produced from metal, plastics, leather or other appropriate materials in any suitable configuration, in various colors, plain or ornamental and have initials or insignia of any kind thereon suited to the demands of the purchasing public or the desires of the manufacturers.

A still further object of this invention is to produce a key holder for application to a persons belt which may be constructed as an integral unit or formed of a number of sections subsequently assembled to provide a complete article.

With the above and other objects in view this invention consists of the details of construction and combination of elements hereinafter set forth and then designated by the claim.

In order that those skilled in the art to which this in vention appertains may understand how to make and use the same I will describe its construction in detail, referring by numerals to the accompanying drawing forming a part hereof, in which:

Fig. 1 is an isometric view of a belt with a key holder comprising my invention shown thereon.

Fig. 2 is an enlarged perspective view thereof looking towards the front thereof.

2 Fig. 3 is a section on the line 3-3 of Fig. 2 with a pair :of keys therein.

Fig. 4 is a section on the line 4-4 of Fig. 3 with the addition of a part of .a belt illustrating the manner of closing the openings through which the keys are. inserted .in and removed from the holder.

Fig. 5 he section similar to Fig. 4 after the holder has been removed from the belt, turned over and tilted .for removal of a key or keys.

Fig. 6 is a section on the keys and belt.

In carrying out my invention as herein embodied 10 represents the emergency key holder to be mounted on any apparel belt 11 having, preferably, a tapered tongue 12 at one end for attachment to a belt buckle 13 of any type and style.

The emergency key holder comprises a. relatively small container constructed from metal, plastics, leather or other appropriate materials or combinations of different materials and consisting of a back wall 14, a front wall 15, side walls 16 which, when the holder is on a belt in use, become top and bottom walls, and end walls 17. The container may be of any desirable configuration and size and, preferably, the depth thereof between the front and back walls is sufiicient to hold two keys, for example an extra house door key and one extra automobile door key, although it can be made to hold only one key or more than two keys or made deep enough to receive and hold various types of keys some of which may be quite thick.

In each end wall 17 is formed a slot 18 contiguous the back wall 14 whereby said slots are directly in line with each other for the passage of the belt 111 and for the ingress and egress of the keys 19. Actually it is preferred that the slots 18 be so located that the back wall 14 forms one of the boundaries of each slot whereby only the thickness of said back wall is between the belt and clothing which said belt supports or is an ornamental accessory to while the space between the plane of the slots or belt is sufiicient to provide a chamber to hold the key or keys.

In practice, the holder while off of the belt is turned until the front wall 15 is in a generally underneath position at which time a key or keys can be inserted through either of the slots 18 and will drop into the key chamber portion of the holder below said slots as shown in Fig. 4. The belt 11 is then projected through the: slots between the back wall 14 and the keys in the holder and will close said slots to prevent accidental displacement of the keys and when the belt is fastened the key holder is securely retained on the person. Whenever it is necessary or desirable to remove a key for use in an emergency, or otherwise, the belt is unfastened and the key holder slipped from said belt. Said key holder is then turned until the back wall 14 is in the generally underneath location and slightly tilted, Fig. 5, at which time the then lowermost key will slide out through the then bottom slot and after the key has been used it can be immediately replaced and the key holder returned to its mounting upon the belt for safe keeping upon the person until another emergency arises.

From the foregoing it will be apparent that I have provided an exceedingly simple, economical and compact emergency key holder which will safely keep one or more extra keys always on the person constantly ready for immediate use when the occasion arises.

Of course I do not wish to be limited to the exact details of construction herein shown and described as these may be varied within the scope of the appended claim without departing from the spirit of my invention.

Having described my invention what I claim as new and useful is:

An emergency key holder comprising a key container the line 6-6 of Fig. 4 without vfunction as a support for said key including front back, side and end walls, said end walls having access slots parallel with and contiguous the back wall as the only ways whereby keys may be passed into and out of said container, incombinatio'n with an'apparel belt of a size to snugly fit and close said access slots and container When the latter is assembled on said belt, the front wall of the key container being spaced a distance from the plane comaccess may be had only when the key container and belt are disconnected.

References Cited in the file of this patent UNITED STATES PATENTS Ross May 20, 1924 Kelly May 26, 1925 Kasting Sept. 3, 1929 FOREIGN PATENTS Germany Nov. 9, 1950-