Key holder
OwnerSumner B. MacDonaldinventor
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Abstract
A key holder for detachably holding a plurality of key rings with a member movable relative to a body to selectively uncover openings to key ring zones.
Claims7
A key ring device comprising a longitudinally oriented body having a first forward end and a second rear end, a movable slide member, said movable slide member being slidably mounted within a longitudinally oriented slot in turn provided in said body, said body further having a pair of spaced side plates parallel to each other and in part defining the lateral extent of said slot and in part forming said body, said body including a pair of arms outwardly extending from said first body end, said pair of arms having outer terminal ends positioned in Opposed separation to each other and in part forming an overall key zone with a sole key ring removal opening formed by the space between said opposed outer terminal ends of said arms, said movable slide member being mounted for selective longitudinal movement relative to said body and through said overall key zone and selectively in part defining with said body and said arms a pair of laterally opposed key ring positioning zones, said slide member including a forward terminal end and wherein said slide member is selectively movable between a first position in which said rings positioning zones are closed and a second position in which at least one of said ring positioning zones is open, said slide member terminal end disposed between said arm outer terminal ends in said first closed position so as to block said key ring removal opening and slidably longitudinally retracted at least partially into said body and towards said second body end in said second open position wherein said slide member no longer blocks said key ring removal opening, said slide member biased to said first closed position.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.