US1715752A - Combined key and license container - Google Patents

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Jufie 4, 1929.

s, D. GRIFFIN ET AL COMBINED KEY AND LICENSE CONTAINER Filed Aug. 26, 1926 F010 LIVES.

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Patented June 4, 1929. v I 1,715,752

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

STEPHEN D. GRIFFIN AND PERCY M. GRIFFIN, F ALBANY, NEW YORK, ASSIGNORS OF ONE-THIRD TO GEORGE J. RUOFF, OF G-LOVERSVILLE NEW YORK.

COMBINED KEY AND LICENSEE CONTAINER.

Application filed August 26, 1926. Serial No. 131,604.

Our invention relates to key containers carryinga part of the separable fastener, may made of leather or fabric. be provided with a transparent window.

In many jurisdictions it is required that Whileiwe have shown three pocket sections persons operating an automobile upon the it is of'course obvious this number may be inpublic highways'thereof shall have in their creased or decreased. The pockets in the end possession while so doing, various licenses, pocket sections preferably open along their identification cards and the like, failure to inner sides so that the contents thereof cando so making them liable to certain penalties. not escape when the container is properly One object of our invention is to provide folded.

1 an improved, handy, compact container for The inner surface of the keyholdingsection the keys which are generally required in 5, at a point or points near the cover flap 6, is e I order to make possible the regular operation provided with means, as the looped straps 7, of an automobile, and to so mount them therewhereby a flexible key holding loop (or loops) in that any one of them may be left pro- 8, may be secured to the section, and in the 15 jecting from the container when it is closed, cover flap 6 is formed an opening 9 through and be readily available for use, as when the which a key on one of the loops 8 may be key to the ignition circuit is to be inserted in passed and so remain outside the container its appointed place, while the other key or when the same is closed, as illustrated by Fig. keys are fully protected by the closed con- 2. The lower part of the section5is provided 20 tainer and are thereby prevented from con with a pocket, or pockets 10 in which the keys tacting with and jangling against the instrumay be inserted so as to restrain them from ment board or other object when supported moving sideways and so working out of the from the projecting key. container when it is closed.

A further object of our invention is to A combined key and license container ar- 25 eliminate the danger of a person inadvertranged and constructed substantially as illusently operating an automobile without havtrated and described is a handy, compact deing in his possession those credentials which vice which will hold the keys securely, while are required by law. permitting any one of them to be left pro- .The manner in which we have aecomjecting in position for use. By combining a plished our objects is illustrated in the accard or license holder with our improved key companying drawings, in which: container we have produced a device the use ig. 1 is a plan view of our lmproved comwhereof will eliminate the probability of inbined keys and license container when comadvertent disobedience to some of the laws pletely opened out. which govern operators of automobiles.

35 Fig. 2 is a perspective view of the same ile we now prefer to make our imwhen closed, one of the keys projecting thereproved device substantially as illustrated, we from so as to be readily availablefor use. I do not Wish to be limited to the precise struc- Referring to the drawings, especially Fig. ture and arrangement shown as numerous 1, thereof, it will be seen that in its entirety changes may be made without going beyond 40 our invention comprises a key container, and the scope of the appended claims.

a card or license container,combined into a We claim:

single device. The key container part com-' 1. In a device ofthe character described, a

prising the section 5 one end of which. terbody portion including a central section and minates in a cover flap 6, to which is secured foldable side sections adapted to be lapped one part of a separable fastener, the other end over said central section, anintermediate secof the section 5 joining onto a pocket section tion forming a continuation of the central sec- 3, to the back of which is secured another part tion and connected with one end thereof, said of the aforesaid separable fastener. Other intermediate section being adapted to be foldpocket sections, 2, and 4, join onto the s des ed over said side sections, a closure flap carof the section 3. Each pocket section is prefried by the intermediate section and adapted erably provided with a transparent window to be attached to the central section, and key through which the contents of thepocket will supporting means carried on the inner faceof be visible, and if desired both the front and the intermediate section, said closure flap hayback of the pocket sections other than the one ing an elongated opening through which said key supporting ed when the dev 2. In a device body portion includin g 5 ble of being arra-n intermediate section ext one of the body sections,

108 is closed.

mensions to fold over said section, a 010 flap forming part of the inter on the inner face of 1 pockets formed mediate section,

means is adapted to be extendthe character described, a

foldable sections capaged one upon'the other, an ended from one endof and of uniform disure mediate section,

said intera plurality of key supporting means can be extended when the device is closed.

In testimony whereof we have affixed our signatures; 4

STEPHEN n. GRIFFIN. PERCY M. GRIFFIN.

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