Locked/unlocked indicator fo a key
OwnerTheodore K. Hunterinventor
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Abstract
A locked/unlocked indicator for a key that shows whether a person has locked a door lock or any type of lock. It has a base member having a window formed in its top surface that communicates with a channel formed in its bottom surface. A slide member has a thumb tab that extends upwardly through the aperture that allows it to be slid back and forth between a position that indicates whether the door lock is locked or unlocked. The bottom of the slide member is a spring member that has curved lips on its front and rear end that make an audible sound when the slide member reaches both the locked and the unlocked position. The base member has adhesive on its bottom surface for attachment to the head member of a key.
Claims11
A locked/unlocked indicator for a key that shows whether a person has locked a door lock or not comprising:
- a base member having a top surface, a bottom surface, a front wall, a rear wall, a left side wall, a right side wall, a length L1, a width W1 and a thickness H1;
- a channel is formed in said bottom surface of said base member and said channel extends from said left side wall to said right side wall;
- said channel has a height H2 and a width W2 and W2 is less than W1;
- a window is formed in said top surface of said base member and said window extends downwardly until it connects with said channel;
- an elongated spring member having a top surface, a bottom surface, a length L2, a left end, a right end and a thumb tab that extends upwardly from said top surface of said spring member at a point intermediate said length L2;
- said spring member is slidably received in said channel and said thumb tab extends upwardly through said window a predetermined height H3 above said top surface of said base member;
- an elongated cover panel having width less than W2 and a length L3 is removably positioned under said spring member to close said channel;
- and visual signal means on said top surface of said spring member to indicate whether a person has locked a door or not.
A locked/unlocked indicator for a key that shows whether a person has locked a door lock or not;
- a base member having a top surface, a bottom surface, a front wall, a rear wall, a left side wall, a right side wall, a length L1, a width W1 and a thickness H1;
- a channel is formed in said bottom surface of said base member and said channel extends from said left side wall to said right side wall;
- said channel has a height H2 and a width W2 and W2 is less than W1;
- a window is formed in said top surface of said base member and said window extends downwardly until it connects with said channel;
- an elongated spring member having a top surface, a bottom surface, a length L2, a left end, a right end and a thumb tab that extends upwardly from said top surface at a point intermediate said length L2;
- said spring member is slidably received in said channel and said thumb tab extends upwardly through said window a predetermined height H3 above said top surface of said base member;
- an elongated cover panel having width less than W2 and a length L3 is removably positioned under said spring member to close said channel;
- and audible signal means for indicating if a door lock has been locked or unlocked.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.