Lockable connection device with closed ring to hold an object, such as a key, dog tag, and the like

A connection device for holding an object, such as a key, dog tag, and the like, said connection device comprising:

• a ring having an end;
• and
• a body coupled with the ring at a connection location spaced from the end,
• said ring presenting a projecting ring portion defined between the connection location and the end, with the projecting ring portion cooperating with the body to define therebetween a space so as to accommodate the object,
• said body including an end-engaging portion spaced from the connection location,
• said end being engageable with the end-engaging portion of the body to secure the object on the projecting ring portion,
• said end extending along an axial direction of the ring,
• said end and said end-engaging portion of the body presenting complementally-shaped shoulders that extend at least substantially transverse to the axial direction,
• said shoulders operably contacting one another when the end engages the end-engaging portion of the body to thereby restrict movement of the end away from the body along the axial direction.

A connection device for holding an object, such as a key, dog tag, and the like, said connection device comprising:

• a ring having an end;
• and
• a body coupled with the ring at a connection location spaced from the end,
• said ring presenting a projecting ring portion defined between the connection location and the end, with the projecting ring portion cooperating with the body to define therebetween a space so as to accommodate the object,
• said body including an end-engaging portion spaced from the connection location,
• said end being engageable with the end-engaging portion of the body to secure the object on the projecting ring portion,
• said projecting ring portion including ring sections that converge away from the body to an apex spaced from the end such that an object received on the projecting ring portion is urged toward the apex when pulled away from the body.