Key holder
OwnerAlfred Kartinianinventor
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Abstract
A key holder comprising in combination a housing and a ring member, the housing having a resilient tongue which may be depressed so as to provide an opening through which the ring member may be inserted. The ring member is provided with a slit which permits keys to be attached and detached, said slit being inaccessible when the ring member is assembled to the housing, whereupon keys can be attached to or detached from the ring member only when the latter has been separated from the housing.
Claims9
A key holder comprising a housing having a bottom wall, side and end walls, and a top wall, said top wall comprising a resilient tongue normally in abutting relation to one of said end walls but adapted to be depressed to a second position wherein an opening is provided between said tongue and said one end wall, said one end wall being positioned between said side walls in spaced relation thereto so as to define slots on opposite sides of said one end wall, and a ring member comprising a first portion having a lateral dimension greater than the distance between said side walls, and a generally rectangular shaped second portion being dimensioned so as to extend through said slots beneath said one end wall, said ring member being readily releasable from said housing by depressing said tongue and removing said rectangular portion through the aforesaid opening provided thereby, said rectangular portion having a slit extending therethrough for permitting keys to be attached and detached, said slit being covered by said one end wall when said ring member is attached to said housing whereby keys can only be attached to and detached from said ring member after the latter has been separated from said housing.
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