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Class 206/37.3 - Key frictionally retained in container


Subclass of Class 206 - Special receptacle or package
Definition: Subject matter wherein a key is held in position by pressure
No. of patents: 14
Last issue date: 01/17/2012


NumberTitleIssue Date
8096412Key remote control cover
A key remote control cover for covering the remote control portion of a remote control key to prevent inadvertent pressing of remote control buttons while handling the key includes a rigid main body portion having an interior, a closed first end, and an open second ...
01/17/2012
7232457Fluid warming cassette with a tensioning rod
A fluid warming cassette for use in a fluid warming system includes a first sheet and second sheet joined with a flexed tensioning rod to form a fluid container with a periphery in which the flexed tensioning rod is disposed to tension the fluid container. The fluid...
06/19/2007
6672118Apparatus and method for retaining keys
According to the preferred embodiments of the present invention, an apparatus and method for retaining keys is disclosed. The present invention provides a tensioning mechanism within the body of the key-retaining apparatus for "pinching" the shaft of a ke...
01/06/2004
6371286Device for holding a plurality of toothed blades of flanked keys that may be selected and pulled out one by one
A device for holding a plurality of toothed blades of flanked keys that may be selected and pulled out one by one. Each key has a groove with a preferably triangular section along the whole length of the edge resting against the bottom of the device for s...
04/16/2002
6273245Article holding assembly for a purse
An article holding assembly for a purse for conveniently storing a plurality of keys within a purse or other bag with the keys positioned in an easily accessed area within the purse. The inventive device includes a support case having a pocket member, a c...
08/14/2001
5621936Multi-purpose hand tool
A utensil is adapted to be held by a user and manipulated by the user's hand to operate on a workpiece. One feature of the utensil enables the user to gain mechanical advantage when locking and unlocking key-operated locking mechanisms by displacing a key...
04/22/1997
5259502Tool case
This invention relates to a tool case and in particular to one including a base container having two adjacent corners each formed with a hole, a first intermediate container disposed on the base container and having a corner with a hole and an adjacent co...
11/09/1993
5215190Multiple key container housing with selective key projection means
An open sided elongated and rigid key case is provided for receiving a plurality of laterally spaced apart longitudinally extending keys therein with the base ends of the keys supported from the case for pivotal movement of the keys between stored positio...
06/01/1993
5199560Key case with retractable keys
A key case (10) consisting of a first cover (12) and a second cover (28) that enclose a first and a second sidemember (14,26) that have sandwiched between them a lower and an upper leaf spring (18,20). The springs control and maintain the retracted and ex...
04/06/1993
5181605Key cover
This relates to a key cover for covering the head of a key. In one embodiment, the key cover is formed in two pieces, a cover member and a plug. In a second embodiment, the cover member and plug are pivotally connected. The cover member is provided with a...
01/26/1993
5083662Key cover
This relates to a key cover for covering the head of a key. The key cover is formed in two pieces, a cover member and a plug. The cover member is provided with a cavity for receiving the key head with the blade of the key passing through a slot in the und...
01/28/1992
4881636Floating separable key case
A key case having first and second generally planar wall portions each including a layer of a flexible material that may have a density substantially less than that of water so that the case will float; key retainers on each of the wall portions affording...
11/21/1989
4826002Key case
A key case for a key integrally having a tab to be gripped and a shaft to be inserted in a keyhole. The key case comprises a container capable of detachably containing the tab of the key, and having an opening through which the shaft of the key projects o...
05/02/1989
4646913Key pack
A key holder is for keys with standardized heads of about the same width as standard key blades. The key holder includes a casing which has a flat base wall and a plurality of parallel, spaced-apart, elongated key compartment side walls extending integral...
03/03/1987
 
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