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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8146736 | Key organizing device Key organizing device including housing, cover, and slider. Housing includes cavity, two housing ends, end opening, back wall, and slider opening. Housing ends are spaced apart in longitudinal direction. End opening is located at one housing end. Back wall is locate... | 04/03/2012 |
| 7377145 | Key case A key case includes a top plate slidably mounted on two rails on a bottom plate, and a key is movably received in a space between the two rails. A first block is connected to an end of a blade portion of the key and has a stop which is engaged with a push member on ... | 05/27/2008 |
| 7127922 | Key unit holder A key unit is received within a key unit receiving cavity in a housing and is pivotally connected to the housing for pivotal movement between a first position in which it is substantially within the key cavity and a second position in which it extends outwardly from... | 10/31/2006 |
| 7021852 | Article holder An open ring-like device for holding articles such as plastic cards and keys is formed so that its ends are opposed to one another and includes tips at the ends. The distance between the tips is less than the thickness of an article. Articles can be inserted into th... | 04/04/2006 |
| 6892558 | Key holder with automatic ejection A key holder is provided that includes an upper housing connected to a lower housing, such that the upper and lower housings together form a key housing. A turn table for receiving a key having an end portion is attached to the key housing. The turn table is movable... | 05/17/2005 |
| 6474123 | Electronic key device An electronic key device has a housing, a substrate unit, a battery holder, a key passage, and a key. A lock pin provided on the battery holder is biased toward the key by a spring. A distal end of the pin enter the key passage for retaining or locking th... | 11/05/2002 |
| 6237756 | Key storage device Conventional keys can be stored in a flat panel for carrying in a person's pants pocket or purse. Each key is stored in a flat slot extending from one edge of the panel. A push-button on the panel can be moved along the panel surface to push the key out o... | 05/29/2001 |
| 5621936 | Multi-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 |
| 5487291 | Key holder case with easy access feature An improved key holder case with easy access feature is provided, which consists of a housing for carrying at least one key therein. A structure is for easy accessing at least one key from the housing, so that at least one key will extend out from the hou... | 01/30/1996 |
| 5232086 | Container device for a plurality of toothed key blades placed side by side, that may be selected and pushed outside one by one A container for keys placed side-by-side. The container includes a sliding slide with a series of recesses for receiving the head of the keys. The slide is connected with a rack assembly which is in driving engagement with a pinion and a knurled wheel com... | 08/03/1993 |
| 5228563 | Key case A key case which ejects and retracts keys comprises a housing, a mounting block disposed inside the housing, and a bail for holding keys attached to the mounting block. The mounting block contains two arms which extend into and slidingly engage internal g... | 07/20/1993 |
| 5215190 | Multiple 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 |
| 4951819 | Flexible key case A flexible key case is provided which contains an upper end portion, a lower end portion with an opening, and a sidewall extending between the upper and lower end portions. The sidewall has a longitudinal slot and defines a cavity that is accessible throu... | 08/28/1990 |
| 4941569 | Key case having a swing-out flat key The invention relates to a rectangular key case having a swing-out flat key, so that the key can be integrated into the case in a space-saving manner. The case contains a key receiving space formed as a two-legged receiving shaft which, viewed over its le... | 07/17/1990 |
| 4934521 | Key case A key case is provided which contains an upper end portion with an opening, a lower end portion with an opening, and a sidewall extending between the upper and lower end portions and defining a cavity that is accessible through the opening of the upper en... | 06/19/1990 |
| 4826002 | Key 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 |
| 4706803 | Key selector device A key selector device which comprises a switch means to be secured in the vicinity of the lock to be opened, and having an inners protrusion formed for pushing one of the actuating rods movably secured in alignment on the upper wall of a box, in order to ... | 11/17/1987 |
| 4697698 | Credit and identification card holder The case (10) is for the purpose of storing credit or identification cards (K). Each card is located on its own slide (25) and each slide can be individually advanced out of the case. For this purpose, slots (15) are provided in the case, through which th... | 10/06/1987 |
| 4646913 | Key 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 |
| 4307590 | Receptacles for keys A receptacle for a key comprises a casing defining an interior space for receiving a key. The casing is formed at one end with an opening through which the key can be introduced into the interior space, with its operating portion first, and at its opposit... | 12/29/1981 |