Patent · US Expired

Illuminating casing for receiving a handle of a key

US6132058A · kind A · utility

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14Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateApr 28, 1999
Grant dateOct 17, 2000
Priority date
Expiry dateApr 28, 2019

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
  • CPC primaryY10T70/8757
  • WIPO fieldCivil engineering
  • WIPO sectorOther fields

Abstract

An illuminating casing for receiving a handle of a key includes a lower shell and an upper shell wherein a top extends laterally from the peripheral wall of the lower shell so as to define a chamber for receiving the handle. A light is disposed beside the top and a battery is disposed between the top and the upper shell which has a button disposed thereto. The top has a tongue extending therefrom and has an inclined surface forward of the bottom of the lower shell. The handle of the key has an aperture defined therethrough so that when the handle is inserted into the chamber, the tongue is pushed slightly by the handle, and when the handle slides over the tongue, the distal end of the tongue is securely engaged with the aperture of the handle.

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