US 5,209,089 AGranted

Key holder

OwnerLinden D. Nelsoninventor

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Abstract

A double ended key holder includes a first body portion, a second body portion, and joining and biasing mechanisms for engaging the first and second body portions together to form a key holder having openings on at least one end. The first body portion is configured to form one of the openings and has a gap which is hidden when the first and second body portions are biased together in an engaged position. The first and second body portions are joined for relative slidably movement between the engaged position and the open position. A transmitter may be included as part of the key holder for remote control of an automobile, garage door opener, security system or the like. Additional configurations of key holders are disclosed including a key holder having only a single body portion. The transmitter may be included as part of the single body portion. In each variant of the key holder, coded indicia indicative of the owner of the key holder and non-encoded data indicative of where the key holder may be returned, may be included.

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Dependent claims

A key holder comprising:

a first body portion having a first axis;
a second body portion;
said first body portion and said second body portion having an engaged position and an open position;
said first and second body portions being secured together for relative sliding movement between said engaged position and said open position along a second axis generally perpendicular to said first axis;
said first body portion having an opening therethrough for retaining a key ring, and an access to said opening;
said access being closed when said body portions are in said engaged position to prevent removal of a key ring, the relative movement of said first and second body portions into said open position for exposing said access to permit removal of a key ring;
and
means for biasing said first and second body portions along said second axis into said engaged position;
and
wherein one of said body portions includes coded data indicative of the owner of the key holder and non-encoded data independent of the owner of the key holder;
and
said second body portion further includes means for retaining a second key ring, said second key ring retaining means being positioned along said first axis, said second key ring retaining means being a rod having an aperture therethrough for receiving said second key ring.

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