Key identification cover

A method of identifying an intended lock for a key to be inserted therein, comprising:

• providing a key cover having two substantially planar panels including key holder apertures and linked at their periphery by a hinge means including a key shank aperture;
• placing identifier means on at least one of said panels for identifying the lock for which the key is intended;
• inserting the shank of a key including a head and having a hole therethrough and a shank extending therefrom through said key shank aperture until said hinge means is adjacent the head of said key;
• folding said panels upwardly about the head of said key until said panels lie adjacent said key head and said key head hole and said key holder apertures are in substantial mutual alignment;
• and
• fastening said panels together at a single location removed from said hinge means.

A method of securing a key cover to a key, comprising:

• providing a key cover having two substantially planar and substantially parallel panels having aligned key holder apertures therethrough and linked at their bottoms and at least a portion of their sides, so as to define a pocket, by a hinge means including a key shank aperture;
• linearly inserting a key including a head having a hole therethrough and a shank extending therefrom between said parallel panels and into said pocket so that the shank of said key extends through said key shank aperture and the head of said key rests in said pocket;
• substantially aligning said key head hole with said key holder apertures;
• and mutually securing at least one of said panels and said key head.