Clip suspension device for keys and the like

Claim 1

The method of carrying elements such as keys, ''''pocket'''' watches and the like on the clothed human body comprising the steps of: a. attaching by clipping a resilient clip suspension member to which said elements are attached to the waist band of an article of clothing covering the lower portion of the human body; b. placing the elements on the inside of the article of clothing between the article and the human body; c. suspending the elements from the suspension member on the inside of the article of clothing in an elongated, natural hollow formed in the surface of the human body at or near the boundary between the iliac and hypogastric regions of the lower human abdomen directly between the anterior superior iliac spines; and d. providing said suspension member with a lower extension to which said elements are attached, said lower extension extending down and angularly away from the plane formed by said clip and toward the body, thereby assisting the natural contours of the body in positioning said elements in the desired anatomical regions; whereby the suspended elements are out of sight and are carried in such a manner as to cause no discomfort to the user during normal activity or to create no unsightly bulge.

Claim 2

The method of carrying elements such as keys, ''''pocket'''' watches and the like on the clothed human body comprising the steps of: a. attaching by clipping a resilient clip suspension member to which said elements are attached to the waist band of an article of clothing covering the lower portion of the human body; b. placing the elements on the inside of the article of clothing between the article and the human body; c. suspending the elements from the suspension member on the inside of the article of clothing in an elongated, natural hollow formed in the surface of the human body at or near the boundary between the iliac and hypogastric regions of the lower human abdomen directly between the anterior superior iliac spines; and d. providing said suspension member with a lower extension to which said elements are attached, said lower extension extending down and angularly away from the plane formed by said clip and toward the body, thereby assisting the natural contours of the body in positioning said elements in the desired anatomical regions; whereby the suspended elements are out of sight and are carried in such a manner as to cause no discomfort to the user during normal activity or to create no unsightly bulge.