Coupling member for the suspension of a key ring
OwnerHeinz Wolterinventor
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Abstract
A coupling member for attachment of a key ring provided with an eye arranged in the vicinity of one end for the attachment of a key ring and having at the opposite end a mouth which can be opened by one-hand operation against spring biasing. The mouth is formed by jaws which come together in tong-like manner and which have an opening cross section. The latter, the interior inner space of the mouth and the eye are arranged one in back of the other on a longitudinal axis of the coupling member.
Claims10
In a coupling member for attachment of a key ring, provided with an eye or the like arranged in the vicinity of one end for the attachment of a key ring, and having at an opposite end a mouth formed by two tong jaws which jaws come together in tong-like fashion and which jaws project out beyond a housing-like middle piece, the mouth having an interior space and defining an opening cross-section, the opening cross-section, the interior space of the mouth and the eye being arranged one behind the other on a longitudinal axis of the middle piece, the improvement comprising
- one common pivot pin mounted in said middle piece,
- both of said tong jaws are pivotally mounted on said one common pivot pin,
- return spring means for spring-biasing said jaws into a closing position thereof,
- means comprising actuating surfaces which are mounted between said eye and said mouth and pressably-in transversely to said longitudinal axis of the middle piece for displacing said jaws in an opening direction against said spring-biasing.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.