Key holder
US4521981A · kind A · utility
Assignee
Inventors
Key dates
| Filing date | May 2, 1983 |
| Grant date | Jun 11, 1985 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 2, 2003 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA44B15/005
- WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
The tag for attachment to hotel keys and the like is disclosed herein. The tag includes a base panel and an aperture frame portion defined by upwardly extending sidewall portions and inwardly extending peripheral flange disposed in spaced opposed relation to the outer edge portions of the base panel. A slot is provided through one of the sidewall portions of the flange for insertion and removal of a resiliently flexible card bearing advertising indicia and the like for display within the frame portion of said tag. The undersurface of said flange adjacent to the slot includes a shoulder adapted to engage the outer edge of said card for retaining the card within the frame. The upper surface of the base panel is of stepped construction having a lower lever disposed adjacent to and communicating with the slot and an upper surface level along the portion of the tag opposite the said slot. The step construction of the base panel causes the outer portion of the card to be deflected downwardly and thus tensioned as it is inserted into the frame of the tag and to thereafter release said tension so that the outer edge of the card will snap into engagement with said shoulder for retaining the…
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