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US 8,225,696 B2Granted
Method of manufacturing a pocket tool
AssigneeKeyport, Inc.
InventorJosh Downes
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Abstract
A key conversion workstation converts conventional keys, in their many shapes and sizes, into a key assembly having a standardized head that can be used, among other uses, within a key organizing device.
Claims8
A method of manufacturing a standardized pocket tool for a universal organizer, comprising:
- providing an elongated pocket tool having a working end and a gripping end along a longitudinal axis;
- machining the gripping end into a mounting stub having a mounting feature, the mounting stub having a predetermined thickness, a predetermined width, and a maximum length relative to the longitudinal axis;
- providing a first mounting plate having a first mating feature and a second mounting plate having a second mating feature, the first mating feature dimensioned to mate with the second mating feature;
- positioning the mounting stub between the first mounting plate and the second mounting plate such that the mounting feature of the mounting stub is aligned with the first mating feature of the first mounting plate and the second mating feature of the second mounting plate;
- engaging the mounting feature with the first and second mating features;
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- integrating the first mounting plate with the second mounting plate to secure the mounting stub within an integrated mounting head.
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