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US 5,181,605 AGranted
Key cover
AssigneePliant Plastics Corporation
InventorsThomas R. Bishop, Richard A. Thom, Frank L. Breveglieri
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AssigneePliant Plastics Corporation
InventorsThomas R. Bishop, Richard A. Thom, Frank L. Breveglieri
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This relates to a key cover for covering the head of a key. In one embodiment, the key cover is formed in two pieces, a cover member and a plug. In a second embodiment, the cover member and plug are pivotally connected. The cover member is provided with a cavity for receiving the key head with the blade of the key passing through a slot in the underside of the cover member. A plug is then readily insertable into the top of a cavity in overlying relation to the key head disposed within the cavity of the cover member and locked in place with the cover member. The interlock between the plug and the cover member is one wherein the plug cannot be readily removed unless the cover, for all practical purposes, is locked in place on the key. This permits the key cover to be individually applied to a key without materially disassociating the key from its respective lock.
A key cover for a key of the type including an elongated blade and a wider head, said key cover comprising a body having a cavity therein for receiving a key head, said body also having an opening into the cavity through one end thereof, said opening being configured to receive a key head, and a slot at an opposite end thereof in communication with the cavity for receiving a key blade, means pivotally mounting a plug to the body adjacent to the opening, said plug being configured to fit snugly in the opening and be pivoted into the opening and means for securing the plug in the opening.
A key cover for a key of the type including an elongated blade and a wider head, said key cover comprising:
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