Key container
US6588638B1 · kind B1 · utility
Assignee
Inventors
Key dates
| Filing date | Feb 1, 2001 |
| Grant date | Jul 8, 2003 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Feb 1, 2021 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB60R2011/0047
- WIPO fieldTransport
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A key container mountable to the body of a vehicle includes a body and a removable cover. The body has a forward flanged end and a storage portion that may be inserted through an opening defined in the vehicle body. The flanged end has at least one hole adapted to receive a fastener for mounting the flanged end to the outside surface of the vehicle. An internal chamber for storing keys or other items is defined in the storage portion, and the chamber can be accessed through an access opening defined in the flanged end. The removable cover covers the access opening and the fasteners when the cover is coupled to the flanged end. A locking mechanism is coupled to the cover for locking the cover to the body of the key container at any orientation about its central axis.
Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Objective bibliographic and citation counts.