System, method and apparatus for securing and protecting keys and personal accessories
OwnerKaren E. Kearsleyinventor
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Abstract
An apparatus for securing and protecting small objects includes a shroud having a top opening and a bottom opening, a strap received through the top opening and having a first end and a second end, a mounting mechanism on the first end of the strap, and an object retaining mechanism on the second end of the strap for receiving an object. The shroud is slidable along the strap between a stowed position, where the shroud substantially covers the object, and an access position, where the object is positioned outside the shroud permitting access to the object.
Claims20
An apparatus for securing and protecting small objects, comprising:
- a shroud having a top opening and a bottom opening;
- a strap received through the top opening and having a first end and a second end;
- a mounting mechanism on the first end of the strap;
- and
- an object retaining mechanism on the second end of the strap for receiving an object;
- wherein the shroud is slidable along the strap between a stowed position, where the shroud substantially covers the object, and an access position, where the object is positioned outside the shroud permitting access to the object.
An apparatus for securing and protecting keys and other objects, comprising:
- a shroud having a top opening adjacent to one end and a bottom opening adjacent to another end opposite the top end;
- a strap receivable through the top opening and having opposed first and second ends, the first end being configured for coupling to a personal accessory and the second end being configured for coupling to at least one object;
- wherein the shroud is slidable along the strap between a stowed position, where the shroud substantially houses the object coupled to the second end of the strap, and an access position, where the shroud is located along the strap at a position where the object coupled to the second end of the strap is exposed from the shroud.
A method for securing and protecting keys and other objects, comprising the step of:
- attaching at least one object to a first end of a strap;
- coupling the strap to a shroud such that the strap is slidably received through an aperture in a top of the shroud;
- and
- attaching a second end of the strap to a personal accessory;
- wherein the shroud is movable towards the first end of the strap to enclose the at least one object within the shroud;
- and
- wherein the shroud is movable towards the second end of the strap to expose the at least one object.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.