Connection device for holding an object, such as a key, dog tag, and the like

A connector ring operable to removably connect items that each present an item opening, said connector ring comprising:

• a body including first and second ring portions, with each of the ring portions being configured to extend through the item opening of a corresponding item,
• said first ring portion including a wire coil that presents a longitudinal coil axis,
• said wire coil being defined by wire sections and including an overlapped coil segment along which the wire sections extend axially alongside one another to restrict movement of the corresponding item along the coil axis,
• said body being configured such that the wire sections are yieldably shiftable away from each other along the overlapped coil segment to define a space through which the corresponding item can move along the coil axis,
• one of said wire sections turning off axis relative to the other wire section at a location to form an offset end portion that extends away from the overlapped coil segment, with the wire sections being configured for prying engagement by the corresponding item generally at the location to facilitate shifting of the wire sections away from one another along the overlapped coil segment.