Key attachment
OwnerWayne L. Chubbinventor
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Abstract
A key attachment for affixing identifying information to a key in which a handle has a recess therein and the head of the key is retained in the recess, with the shank of the key projecting outwardly from the handle. A sheet with the identifying information is disposed on the top of the key in the handle, and a clear cover is disposed on top of the sheet and is locked to the handle. The means for retaining the key head in the handle may be a filler piece in the recess having a cutout conforming to the shape of the head of the key, a post or rivet interconnecting the key and the bottom of the recess, a layer of malleable material in the recess in which the head of the key is embedded, or a layer of material in the recess having a high coefficient of friction against which the head of the key is held under pressure.
Claims11
A key attachment for affixing identifying information to a key, comprising a handle having a body with a bottom, and side, top and botton walls joined to said bottom and defining a recess in the handle for receiving the head of the key, means in said recess for holding the head of the key in a substantially fixed position relative to said handle, one of said walls of said handle having an opening through which the shank of the key extends, a sheet on which the identifying information is placed adapted to fit in said recess on top of the head of the key, a cover having a transparent portion through which the sheet with identifying information thereon is visible, cover securing means disposed on opposite sides of said cover, and recess means in the inner side of opposite walls for receiving said securing means for locking the cover onto said body.
A key attachment for affixing identifying information to a key comprising a body having a recess therein, means engageable with a portion of said key, a sheet on which the identification information is placed adapted to fit in said recess, a cover having a transparent portion through which said sheet with identifying information is visible, said sheet being disposed on top of said means when a key is affixed to said attachment, a second means for attaching said cover to said body, and a filler piece disposed in said recess, a flexible strap extending outwardly from said filler piece, an enlarged end disposed on said flexible strap, and a hole in said filler piece for receiving said enlarged end after said enlarged end and a portion of said flexible strap have been passed through a hole in the key, said enlarged end being held in said hole in said filler piece between the bottom of said recess and said cover.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.