Universal backup handcuff key
US5638713A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Apr 9, 1996 |
| Grant date | Jun 17, 1997 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 9, 2016 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10T70/873
- WIPO fieldCivil engineering
- WIPO sectorOther fields
Abstract
A round and flat molded device not readily identifiable as a handcuff key, which can be hidden under a wrist watch or behind a standard shirt button of a law enforcement officer or security person and which can be silently retrieved and utilized by bending the key portion partially out of the surrounding molded support ring structure with the use of the thumb, index finger and middle finger.
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