Patents Assigned to C.E.A. S.p.A.
  • Patent number: 5501090
    Abstract: Housing (1, 20) for lodging conventional flat keys or keys of a special kind (2, 2a, 2b'-2b", 2c, 2d), in a safe but removable way. The laminar housing (1, 20) is realized by elastically flexible plastic material s of a type and form like a rectangular "credit card", and it is provided with a central opening (5, 21) whose peripheral edge (10, 22) defines a space for lodging a key or more superimposed keys. At the site of the opening (5, 21), elastic seizing elements (7--7) may project out of the housing (1, 20) acting on the lateral fins of the heads (3, 3a, 3b, 3c) or on the stems (4, 4a, 4c, 4d) of the keys.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 25, 1994
    Date of Patent: March 26, 1996
    Assignee: C.E.A. S.p.A.
    Inventor: Mario Mattiuzzo