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US 8,505,348 B2Granted
Key with spring-loaded window breaker
OwnerLaurent Colasseinventor
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Abstract
A multipurpose key for use by vehicle operators in the case of emergency. In addition to conventional key electronics, the key including a glass-breaking spike, an open slot cutter for cutting seat belts and the like, and may also include a light, an alarm, and other functions. The multipurpose key is formed as a single key unit so as to be always available in the ignition slot of the vehicle in case of emergency. A key portion may be separable from the glass-breaking spike portion.
Claims20
A multipurpose key, comprising:
- a vehicle key rigidly fixed within a key housing;
- and
- a glass-breaking portion within a housing including a spring-loaded spike for breaking vehicular glass, wherein the key housing and the housing of the glass-breaking portion are rigidly fixed with respect to one another so as to form a single unitary object key unit, wherein the combined vehicle key and its key housing and the glass-breaking portion within its housing form a single unitary key unit having dimensions of:
- a length of between about 2-3 inches (5-8 cm), a width of between about 1-1.5 inches (2.5-3.3 cm), and a thickness of between about 0.375-0.75 inches (0.9-1.9 cm).
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A multipurpose key, comprising:
- a vehicle key rigidly fixed within a key housing;
- and
- a glass-breaking portion within a housing including a spring-loaded spike for breaking vehicular glass, wherein the key housing and the housing of the glass-breaking portion are rigidly fixed with respect to one another in a primary configuration so as to form a single unitary object key unit, and wherein the glass breaking portion and its housing are selectively separable from the vehicle key and its key housing.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.