Key with identifying system
OwnerSergio F. Roblesinventor
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Abstract
A key includes a stem connected to a head and an identification system positioned within the head. The head has two opposing surfaces and an aperture that forms a visible area. The aperture extends along the opposing surfaces and interior walls of the aperture connect the opposing surfaces. The identification system is configured to be positioned within the aperture and includes a cover and an identification card that carries a key identification. When inserted, the cover extends across the visible area within the aperture so that the key identification is visible.
Claims37
A key, comprising:
- a stem;
- a head unitarily connected to the stem, the head having two opposing outer surfaces and an aperture having interior walls and forming a visible area, the aperture extending along the opposing surfaces with the interior walls connecting the opposing surfaces;
- a tab extending into the aperture from a first one of the interior walls, the tab having a terminal end that is spaced from a second interior wall opposite the first wall;
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- an identification system positioned substantially within the aperture, the identification system including a cover and an identification card that carries key identification, the cover comprising a transparent sleeve having an open end to receive the identification card and configured to be slidable over the terminal end of the tab.
A key having an identification system, said key comprising a head portion having opposing first and second sides for gripping by a user, and a stem portion integrally connected to said head portion and shaped to operate a lock, said head portion having an aperture formed therethrough, said aperture defined by walls extending from the first side of said head to the second side, said aperture comprising one or more projections extending from a first aperture wall into said aperture, each of the one or more projections terminating at a free end that is spaced from a second aperture wall opposite the first wall, said one or more projections being adapted to receive said identification system over said free ends.
A key having an identification system, said key comprising a head portion having opposing first and second sides for gripping by a user, and a stem portion integrally connected to said head portion and shaped to operate a lock, said head portion having an aperture formed therethrough, said aperture defined by walls extending from the first side of said head to the second side, said aperture comprising one or more projections within said aperture, said one or more projections extending from at least one of said walls, said one or more projections comprising a plurality of rails on said at least one wall, the rails extending from said at least one wall in the same plane as that of the key head and having edge surfaces that form a space between said surfaces and the walls of the aperture, so that the identification system can be inserted into the aperture and on said rails to display said information on either or both opposing sides of said key head.
A method of making a key with an identification system, said method comprising the steps of:
- providing a key with a head portion connected to a stem portion;
- forming an opening through the head portion;
- forming one or more projections in said opening, each integrally connected to said head portion and extending from a first side of the opening toward a second side of the opening opposite the first side, a terminus of each of the one or more projections being within said opening and spaced from the second side of the opening;
- said one or more projections being adapted to have attached thereto said identification system.
A key, comprising:
- a stem;
- a head connected to the stem, the head having two opposing surfaces and an aperture that forms a visible area, the aperture having a rectangular shape and extending along the opposing surfaces, a pair of short interior walls and a pair of long interior walls of the aperture connecting the opposing surfaces, an elongate rail extending along one of the long interior walls, a pair of projections extending from the long interior wall on opposite ends of the elongate rail, each projection being spaced from the adjacent short interior wall and an end of the elongate rail;
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- an identification system positioned within the aperture and including a cover and an identification card that carries key identification, the cover extending across the visible area within the aperture.
A key, comprising:
- a stem;
- a head connected to the stem, the head having two opposing surfaces and an aperture that forms a visible area, the aperture extending along the opposing surfaces and interior walls of the aperture connecting the opposing surfaces;
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- an identification system positioned within the aperture and including a cover and an identification card that carries a key identification, the cover extending across the visible area within the aperture;
- wherein the aperture has a rectangular shape having a pair of short interior walls and a pair of long interior walls, and wherein the aperture comprises a pair of first rails that extend along the long interior walls and a pair of second rails that extend along the short interior walls, the first and second rails receiving the identification system in a snap-fit manner.
A key having an identification system, said key comprising a head portion having opposing first and second sides for gripping by a user, and a stem portion connected to said head portion and shaped to operate a lock, said head portion having an aperture formed therethrough, said aperture defined by walls extending from the first side of said head to the second side, said aperture comprising one or more projections within said aperture, said one or more projections extending from at least a first one of said walls but not extending across the aperture to a second one of said walls generally opposite the first wall, said one or more projections being adapted to receive said identification system, said identification system comprising an identification member for marking with information that identifies the key, and a pair of transparent outer members between which said identification member is located so that said information is visible, said members adapted to cooperate with said one or more projections so as to be retained in said aperture, wherein said outer members are press fitted into said aperture and retained therein by said one or more projections.
A key having an identification system, said key comprising a head portion having opposing first and second sides for gripping by a user, and a stem portion connected to said head portion and shaped to operate a lock, said head portion having an aperture formed therethrough, said aperture defined by walls extending from the first side of said head to the second side, said aperture comprising one or more grooves within said aperture, said one or more grooves extending from at least one of said walls, said one or more grooves being adapted to receive said identification system, said identification system comprising an identification member for marking with information that identifies the key, and a pair of transparent outer members between which said identification member is located so that said information is visible, said members adapted to cooperate with said one or more grooves so as to be retained in said aperture, wherein said outer members are press fitted into said aperture and retained therein by said one or more grooves.
A key having an identification system, said key comprising a head portion having opposing first and second sides for gripping by a user, and a stem portion connected to said head portion and shaped to operate a lock, said head portion having an aperture formed therethrough, said aperture defined by walls extending from the first side of said head to the second side, said aperture comprising one or more projections within said aperture, said one or more projections extending from at least one of said walls in the same plane as that of the key head, said one or more projections having edge surfaces that form a space between said surfaces and a wall of the aperture so that the identification system can be inserted into the aperture and on said one or more projections to display said information on either or both opposing sides of said key head, wherein an edge surface of said one or more projections and a wall of said aperture are each beveled to form a channel between said beveled surfaces to facilitate attachment of said identification system to said one or more projections.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.