Key ring assembly
A key ring assembly includes a flexible wire whose two ends removably extend through a passage of a retainer and can be snapped to each other. One of the two ends of the flexible wire can be easily removed from the passage so as to extend through the keys and then re-inserted through the passage and connected to the other end of the flexible wire.
The present invention relates to a key ring assembly having flexible wire and a retainer so as to easily attach keys to the assembly or remove keys from the assembly.
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTIONA conventional key ring is simply a metal ring which includes two overlapped ends which are matched with each other tight due to its material mature so that when the user wants to attached keys to the key ring or remove keys from the key ring, he or she has to use nail inserted between the two overlapped ends and separate then apart slight and then move the keys through the gap between the two ends of the key ring. It is a common experience that the two ends of the key ring is so difficult to be separated by nail and maintained in separated status.
The present invention intends to provide a key ring assembly which includes a flexible wire whose two ends removably extend through a passage of a retainer. One of the two ends of the flexible wire can be easily removed from the passage so that keys are convenient to be attached to or remove from the flexible wire.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTIONThe present invention relates to a key ring assembly which comprises a retainer having a passage defined therethrough and a flexible wire whose a first end and a second end extend through the passage. The first end of the flexible wire has a protrusion extending radially therefrom so as to be engaged with a hole in the second end. The first end of the flexible wire has a first stop to stop the first end of the flexible wire from being pulling out from the passage of the retainer. The flexible wire extend through keys which can be easily removed by pulled the second end of the flexible wire out from the retainer.
The primary object of the present invention is to provide a key ring assembly which is easily to be operated to connect keys or remove keys from the assembly.
The present invention will become more obvious from the following description when taken in connection with the accompanying drawings which show, for purposes of illustration only, a preferred embodiment in accordance with the present invention.
Referring to
A flexible wire 20 has a first end and a second end, wherein both of the first and second ends of the flexible wire 20 extend through the passage 11. The first end of the flexible wire 20 has a ring 21 connected thereon and an aperture 22 is defined through the ring 21. The ring 21 is located beyond the retainer 10 and a stop 23 is connected to the ring 21 so as to form an enlarged section which is removably engaged with the recess 12 of the retainer 10 to stop the first end of the flexible wire 20 from being pulling out from the passage 11 of the retainer 10 in downward direction.
A protrusion 24 extends radially from the first end of the flexible wire 20 and located below the first stop 23. A hole 25 is defined through the second end of the flexible wire 20 so that the protrusion 24 is removably engaged with the hole 25 as shown in
When attaching a key 30 to the key ring assembly “A”, referring to
As shown in
While we have shown and described the embodiment in accordance with the present invention, it should be clear to those skilled in the art that further embodiments may be made without departing from the scope of the present invention.
Claims
1. A key ring assembly comprising:
- a retainer having a passage defined therethrough, and
- a flexible wire having a first end and a second end, the first end of the flexible wire having a protrusion extending radially therefrom and the second end of the flexible wire having a hole with which the protrusion is removably engaged, the first end of the flexible wire extending through the passage and having a stop so as to stop the first end of the flexible wire from being pulling out from the passage of the retainer.
2. The assembly as claimed in claim 1, wherein a recess is defined in a first end of the retainer and communicates with the passage, the stop is removably engaged with the recess.
3. The assembly as claimed in claim 1, wherein a ring is connected to the first end of the flexible wire and has an aperture, the ring is located beyond the retainer.
4. The assembly as claimed in claim 2, wherein a boss extends radially from the second end of the flexible wire and is located to contact an end surface of a second end of the retainer.
5. The assembly as claimed in claim 3, wherein a decoration rope is tied to the ring.
6. The assembly as claimed in claim 3, wherein a connector with a hooking device is connected to a connection member which is connected to the ring.
7. The assembly as claimed in claim 3, wherein a connection member is connected to the ring and a collar is connected to the connection member by a retractable cable which has one end connected to the connection member and the other end of the retractable cable retractably received in the collar.
Type: Application
Filed: Jun 4, 2007
Publication Date: Apr 17, 2008
Inventor: Hsu Tzu-Shun (Lu-Kang Town)
Application Number: 11/806,689