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US 7,546,753 B1Granted
Key chain attachment and location apparatus and method
AssigneeCharm Zone, Inc.
InventorSylvia M. Kim
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Abstract
An apparatus is provided including a first member, a second member, a device for holding one or more keys, and an ornament. The ornament may be attached to a second end of the first member. The first member may be attached to the second member so that the first member pivots with respect to the second member. The device for holding one or more keys may be attached the second member. The apparatus may further include a spring and a ball, which help to retain the apparatus in a first state in which the first member is at a first angle with respect to the second member. The apparatus can be attached to a purse to easily locate keys.
Claims20
An apparatus comprising:
- a first member having a first end and a second end;
- a second member having a first end and a second end;
- a device for holding one or more keys;
- an ornament;
- wherein the ornament is attached to the second end of the first member;
- wherein the first end of the first member is attached to the first end of the second member so that the first member pivots with respect to the second member;
- wherein the device for holding one or more keys is attached to the second end of the second member;
- wherein the first member is substantially rigid so that the first member retains its shape when the first member is pivoted from a first orientation in which the first member is parallel to a substantial portion of the second member to a second orientation in which the first member is at a substantial angle with respect to the substantial portion of the second member;
- wherein the first member includes a first portion and a second portion, which are attached together to form the first member;
- wherein the first member is configured to be separated into the first portion and the second portion;
- wherein each of the first portion and the second portion is an elongated substantially rigid member, wherein when the first portion and the second portion are attached to each other, each of the first portion and the second portion retains its shape when the first member is pivoted from the first orientation in which the first member is parallel to the substantial portion of the second member to the second orientation in which the first member is at a substantial angle with respect to the substantial portion of the second member;
- wherein the first portion includes the first end of the first member and is attached to the first end of the second member so that the first member pivots with respect to the second member;
- and
- wherein the second portion includes the second end of the first member which is attached to the ornament.
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An apparatus comprising:
- a first member having a first end and a second end;
- a second member having a first end and a second end;
- a device for holding one or more keys;
- an ornament;
- wherein the ornament is attached to the second end of the first member;
- wherein the first end of the first member is attached to the first end of the second member so that the first member pivots with respect to the second member;
- wherein the device for holding one or more keys is attached to the second end of the second member;
- and further comprising
- a spring;
- a ball;
- wherein the first member is hollow and has a cavity;
- the cavity extending along a lengthwise direction of the first member between its first and second end;
- wherein the spring and the ball fit within the cavity of the first member;
- and wherein the spring and the ball help to retain the apparatus in a first state in which the first member is at a first angle with respect to the second member.
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A method comprising:
- attaching a first end of a first member to a first end of a second member so that the first member pivots with respect to the second member;
- attaching a device for holding one or more keys to the second end of the second member;
- and
- attaching an ornament to the second end of the first member;
- and
- wherein the first member is substantially rigid so that the first member retains it shape when the first member is pivoted from a first orientation in which the first member is parallel to a substantial portion of the second member to a second orientation in which the first member is at a substantial angle with respect to the substantial portion of the second member;
- wherein the first member includes a first portion and a second portion, which are attached together to form the first member;
- and further comprising
- configuring the first member to be separated into the first portion and the second portion;
- wherein each of the first portion and the second portion is an elongated substantially rigid member, wherein when the first portion and the second portion are attached to each other, each of the first portion and the second portion retains its shape when the first member is pivoted from the first orientation in which the first member is parallel to the substantial portion of the second member to the second orientation in which the first member is at a substantial angle with respect to the substantial portion of the second member;
- wherein the first portion includes the first end of the first member and is attached to the first end of the second member so that the first member pivots with respect to the second member;
- and
- wherein the second portion includes the second end of the first member which is attached to the ornament.
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A method comprising:
- attaching a first end of a first member to a first end of a second member so that the first member pivots with respect to the second member;
- attaching a device for holding one or more keys to the second end of the second member;
- and
- attaching an ornament to the second end of the first member;
- fitting a spring and a ball within a cavity of the first member;
- the cavity extending along a lengthwise direction of the first member between its first and second end;
- and wherein the spring and the ball help to retain the first member at a first angle with respect to the second member.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.