Systems and methods for a detachable key holder and organizer
AssigneeNite Ize, Inc.
InventorDaniel Haarburger
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Abstract
A key holder includes a key tag, the key tag attached to a key. The key holder further includes a device body, the device body including a slot, the key located in the slot of the device body and the key tag wrapping around the device body from the slot to an outer portion of the device body, the outer portion of the device body including an attachment point for the key tag, the key tag attached to the outer portion of the device body and under sufficient tension to prevent the key from sliding out of the slot.
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A key holder comprising:
- a key tag, the key tag adapted to be attached to a key;
- a device body, the device body including a slot, the key adapted to be located in the slot of the device body and the key tag wrapping around the device body from the slot to an outer portion of the device body, the outer portion of the device body including an attachment point for the key tag, the key tag attached to the outer portion of the device body and under tension to prevent the key from sliding out of the slot, wherein the attachment point is a peg and the key tag includes an aperture for interfacing with the peg, the peg has a notch, and the key tag has a key attachment system, the key attachment system including a receiving aperture having a narrowed portion and a neck and tabbed end, the tabbed end sized to fit through the receiving aperture but not the narrowed portion, the neck sized to slide into the narrow portion, wherein, to attach the key, the neck and tabbed end are adapted to be first passed through a key aperture in the key and then through the receiving aperture and subsequently slid to the narrowed portion.
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A method of holding a key, the method comprising:
- providing a key tag and a key;
- attaching the key tag to the key;
- providing a device body, the device body including a slot and an attachment point on the outer portion of the device body;
- placing the key into the slot;
- wrapping the key tag from the slot around the device body to the attachment point, such that the key tag provides tension to hold the key in the slot, wherein the attachment point is a peg and the key tag includes an aperture for interfacing with the peg, peg has a notch, and the key tag has a key attachment system, the key attachment system including a receiving aperture having a narrowed portion and a neck and tabbed end, the tabbed end sized to fit through the receiving aperture but not the narrowed portion, the neck sized to slide into the narrow portion, wherein, to attach the key, the neck and tabbed end are first passed through a key aperture in the key and then through the receiving aperture and subsequently slid to the narrowed portion.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.