Key holder with key ejecting means
OwnerJohn V. Girimontinventor
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Abstract
A key holder capable of compactly storing and selectively ejecting a multiplicity of flat keys. The key holder is provided with an actuator and an ejector assembly for moving the keys outwardly from each side, thus ejecting only the desired key from the holder. Stored keys are prevented from undesired movement by use of a divider and the prickly side of a Velcro strip. The key holder is capable of handling keys of various lengths, with its top and bottom cover members made from either hard plastic material or from metal.
Claims17
A key holder comprising a pair of spaced covers, a post located between and connected to said covers with said post being adapted to carry a pair of keys, an ejector assembly spaced from said post, movable means carried on an outer surface of one of said covers with said means being integrally connected to said ejector assembly by a member extending through an elongated slot in said one cover, said ejector assembly comprising a pair of disc-like elements having different diameters and being concentrically stacked on said member, the keys being located between a side of said one cover and said ejector assembly when carried on the post and said slot being spaced from said post and being angled toward said side of the cover in a direction away from the post, whereby movement of said means will produce a corresponding movement of said discs with each disc thus engaging and pivoting an individual key about its post from a stored position within the holder to an ejected position so that an end of the key projects outwardly from the said side of the cover and whereby the larger disc will eject its key to a position farther from the holder than the smaller disc.
A holder comprising a pair of spaced covers, a pair of posts located between and connected to said covers at one end thereof, each of said posts adapted to carry a pair of pivotally mounted elongated members, an ejector assembly spacially located between said posts, movable means carried on an outer surface of one of said covers with said means being integrally connected to said ejector assembly by a member extending through an elongated slot in said one cover, said ejector assembly comprising a pair of disc-like elements having different diameters and being concentrically stacked on said member, said slot being V-shaped with the apex thereof being adjacent to, but spaced from, each of said posts and each leg of the V-shaped slot being angled toward a different side of said cover in a direction away from said posts, whereby movement of said means will produce a corresponding movement of the ejector assembly which thus engages and pivots a pair of elongated members about their post from a stored position within the holder to an ejected position, wherein an end of each said ejected elongated member a different distance projects outwardly from a side of said one cover member.
An elongated key holder comprising a pair of spaced covers, a pair of posts located between and connected to said covers with each of said posts being adapted to carry a key, an ejector disc spaced from said posts, movable means carried on an outer surface of one of said covers with said means being integrally connected to one surface of said ejector disc by a member extending through a V-shaped slot in said one cover, said slot being spaced from each of said posts, each leg of said V-shaped slot being angled approximately 50.degree. from the elongated center line of said one cover member, the inner surface of said other cover member being provided with a V-shaped recess, said recess being of the same size as said V-shaped slot and aligned therewith, said member having a terminal end portion projecting from the other surface of said ejector disc and being of a length and a dimension to be carried within said recess, an alongated helical spring having one end attached to an anchor post and the other end attached to said member, said anchor post located close to one end of said holder and being positioned between said one end and the V-shaped slot at a point offset from a line extending along the length of each leg of said V-shaped slot, said ejector disk having a notched recess facing said anchor post, a tab positioned within said notched recess and being secured to said member, said other end of said spring being attached to said tab, thereby maximizing the relative length of said spring, whereby movement of said means along either leg of said V-shaped slot will produce a corresponding movement of the ejector disc which thus engages and pivots one of a pair of laterally positioned keys about its individual spot from a stored position within the holder to an ejected position so that an end of the key projects outwardly from a side of the cover, said spring causes the ejector disc to return to its initial position of rest adjacent the apex of said V-shaped slot regardless of which leg said means was moved along.
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