Key holding apparatus
OwnerToshiichi Sugiyamainventor
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Abstract
At least one key body formed with tooth-like projections, and a grip section gripped in use are formed separately from each other. The key body is mounted to a hollow portion of the grip section so as to be extensible and retractable with respect thereto, by angular movement of sliding movement. In order to retain a plurality of key bodies compactly, the key bodies are mounted to a single grip section. Further, in order to prevent loss and burglary and to facilitate carrying, the grip section having the key bodies accommodated therein is detachably held in a key holder such as a bracelet, a buckle of a belt, or the like.
Claims1
A key holding apparatus, comprising:
- a grip section, having a pair of plates superimposed upon each other to define a hollow portion therebetween;
- at least one key body mounted to said grip section so as to be extensible from and retractable into said hollow portion;
- and
- a key holder in the form of a buckle having a belt fastener, wherein said key holder has an upper side, a lower side and a lateral side extending between opposite ends of the respective upper and lower sides,
- wherein said key holder has, at its inner periphery, a frame in which said grip section is fitted,
- wherein said lateral side of said key holder has an upper face with an inner edge provided with a latching element for retaining one end of said grip section,
- wherein the other ends of the respective upper and lower sides have respective inner peripheries formed respectively with engaging projections fitted in said hollow portion of said grip section,
- wherein said key holder further has a lower face plate provided at a bottom face of said frame,
- wherein one end of said grip section has an upper face provided with a projection engageable with said latching element, and
- said grip section holds two keys lying substantially in a common plane, with each key mounted to pivot about a respective one of two parallel axes so as to be extensible by rotation in mutually opposite directions.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.