US4286641A
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Combination business card and key storage device
Assignee: Individual
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Filing: 1979-11-13
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Granted: 1981-09-01
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Expires: 1999-11-13
Abstract
Abstract An enclosure for storing one or more keys in singular compartments, said enclosure being sized and shaped as a conventional credit card but used as a business card with the business card information printed on one side of the enclosure. The enclosure is planar shaped and rectangular and includes a clear, plastic face having one or more slits, which are appropriately sized for permitting the insertion or removal of a key through the slit into the enclosure. The enclosure may further include a diagonal heat seal which seals two flexible sheets together to form two separate compartments, one for each key. An alternate embodiment can accommodate up to four keys with two on each side, utilizing four separate key compartments with a slit in the exterior wall for access to each compartment.
Inventors
- 👤 Joe L. Watson
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-10-25 11:29
CPC Classifications
A; A45; A45C; A45C11/00; A45C11/32; A45C11/325
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 7
Claim 1
Independent Claim
137 words
An improved key holder device, comprising: an enclosure having a first outer surface and a second outer surface joined together around their periphery, one of said surfaces including a receiving means for inserting a key into said enclosure; said enclosure including at least two substantially rectangular flexible sheets; said substantially rectangular flexible sheets including a first seal around the peripheral edges of said substantially rectangular flexible sheets and a second seal along a diagonal of said substantially rectangular flexible sheets dividing said first outer surface into a first substantially triangular compartment and a second substantially triangular compartment; said first substantially triangular compartment and said second substantially triangular compartment each having a wide end and a narrower end; said receiving means including a slit formed in the wide end of at least one of said substantially triangular compartments.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
137 words
An improved key holder device, comprising: an enclosure having a first outer surface and a second outer surface joined together around their periphery, one of said surfaces including a receiving means for inserting a key into said enclosure; said enclosure including at least two substantially rectangular flexible sheets; said substantially rectangular flexible sheets including a first seal around the peripheral edges of said substantially rectangular flexible sheets and a second seal along a diagonal of said substantially rectangular flexible sheets dividing said first outer surface into a first substantially triangular compartment and a second substantially triangular compartment; said first substantially triangular compartment and said second substantially triangular compartment each having a wide end and a narrower end; said receiving means including a slit formed in the wide end of at least one of said substantially triangular compartments.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
27 words
An improved key holder device as set forth in claim 1, wherein: said first seal is a heat seal; and said second seal is a heat seal.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
34 words
An improved key holder device as set forth in claim 1, wherein: said enclosure is the size and shape of a business card, and includes an external surface suitable for receiving printed indicia thereupon.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
26 words
An improved key holder device as set forth in claim 1, wherein: said second outer surface of said enclosure is opaque for receiving printed indicia thereon.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
135 words
An improved key holder device comprising: a first rectangular flexible sheet and second and third rectangular flexible sheets, all of similar size, laminated together with the said first sheet interposed between the said second and third sheets and all three said sheets heat sealed on their outer peripheries and on a diagonal line between two opposite rectangular corners, thereby dividing said sheets into first and second substantially triangular compartments between said first and second sheets and into third and fourth substantially triangular compartments between said first and third sheets, said second and third sheets each having two laterally disposed slits parallel to the short sides of the said rectangular sheets and each slit being spaced inwardly from its adjacent short side, each slit thereby providing access to one of the four said substantially triangular compartments.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
135 words
An improved key holder device comprising: a first rectangular flexible sheet and second and third rectangular flexible sheets, all of similar size, laminated together with the said first sheet interposed between the said second and third sheets and all three said sheets heat sealed on their outer peripheries and on a diagonal line between two opposite rectangular corners, thereby dividing said sheets into first and second substantially triangular compartments between said first and second sheets and into third and fourth substantially triangular compartments between said first and third sheets, said second and third sheets each having two laterally disposed slits parallel to the short sides of the said rectangular sheets and each slit being spaced inwardly from its adjacent short side, each slit thereby providing access to one of the four said substantially triangular compartments.
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