Contoured socket head for a key

- Knox Company
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Description

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a key with a mating keybhead, the key and the mating keyhead configured in accordance with a preferred embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 2 is a left side view of the key with a mating keyhead of FIG. 1, the figure having a broken-out section to illustrate the mating keyhead, the right side view of the key with a mating keyhead being a mirror image of the left side view;

FIG. 3 is a bottom side view of the key with a mating keyhead of FIG. 1;

FIG. 4 is a top side view of the key with a mating keyhead of FIG. 1;

FIG. 5 is a handle end view of the key with a mating keyhead of FIG. 1;

FIG. 6 is a keyhead end view of the key with a mating keyhead of FIG. 1;

FIG. 7 is a perspective view of a locking pipe cap showing a socket configured in accordance with a preferred embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 8 is an end view of the socket of FIG. 8;

FIG. 9 is a partially sectioned side view of the socket of FIG. 8 taken along the line 9—9; and,

FIG. 10 is a perspective view showing the key and keyhead in close proximity to the socket.

The parts of the design have been shown separately for ease of illustration only.

The elements illustrated in dashed lines in the accompanying drawings are considered environmental and do not form a part of the claimed design.

Claims

The ornamental design for a contoured socket head for a key, as shown and described.

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Patent History
Patent number: D472434
Type: Grant
Filed: May 7, 2002
Date of Patent: Apr 1, 2003
Assignee: Knox Company (Irvine, CA)
Inventor: Dohn J. Trempala (Corona del Mar, CA)
Primary Examiner: Raphael Barkai
Attorney, Agent or Law Firm: Knobbe, Martens, Olson & Bear, LLP
Application Number: 29/160,270
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: D8/21; D8/387
International Classification: 0805;