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US 4,045,984 AGranted
Key holder
OwnerWallace McDonaldinventor
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Abstract
A key holder including at least a pair of spaced rigid plates having a stud extending therebetween pivotally mounting a key for movement between a stored position wholly between the plates and a use position extending beyond the perimeter of said plates. A pivotal L-shaped lever is positioned between the plates for contacting the key upon movement being imparted thereto to rotate the key from its stored to its use position.
Claims4
A key holder comprising
- a first rigid plate,
- a second rigid plate,
- key retaining means extending between said first and second plates for pivotally mounting a key for movement from a stored position wholly between said plates to a use position wherein a portion of said key extends outwardly beyond the perimeter of said plates, and
- an L-shaped lever pivotally mounted between said plates whose longer leg is a portion contacting and rotating a key mounted on said key retaining means from it stored to its use position, said longer leg including a series of holes for selectively receiving a pivot pin mounting said lever between said plates, and whose shorter leg normally extends beyond the perimeter of said plates for finger contact to pivot said lever.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.