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US 2018/0252002 A1Published application
Magnetic key assembly
OwnerDavid Frank BORENSTEINinventor
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Abstract
Magnetic keys, bow caps and key components are described. In one aspect, the present application describes a key. The key includes a blade and a bow connected to the blade. The bow is for applying torque to the blade. The bow defines a key ring aperture located near a top of the bow. The top is the portion of the bow furthest from the blade. The key also include a magnet fixedly coupled to the bow by placement within the key ring aperture to provide a magnetic field on at least one side of the key.
Claims20
A key comprising:
- a blade;
- a bow;
- and
- a magnet fixedly coupled to the bow to provide a magnetic field on at least one side of the key, the magnet positioned to allow the key to be optionally coupled to an adjacent key having a similarly-positioned magnet and protruding from the bow beyond a planar surface of at least one side of the key to allow the key to be pivoted in relation to the adjacent key having a similarly-positioned magnet without interference between planar surfaces of the keys when the magnet is in contact with the similarly-positioned magnet.
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A bow cap for a key, the bow cap comprising:
- a body portion defining a bow slot for receiving a bow of a key, and
- a magnet fixedly coupled to the body portion to provide a magnetic field on at least one side of the bow cap, the magnet positioned to allow the key to be optionally coupled to an adjacent key received in another bow cap having a similarly-positioned magnet and protruding from the bow cap to allow the key to be pivoted in relation to the adjacent key without interference between body portions of the bow caps when the magnet is in contact with the similarly-positioned magnet.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.