Patent ID: 6681608
Filing Date: 2004-01-27
Classification: A44B,Y10T

Abstract:
A key ring opener assembly comprising:a key ring having end segments overlapping intermediate segments thereof; a key ring opener being connectable to said key ring and being generally a thin rigid piece with flat first and second sides for spreading apart a selected said end segment and a selected said intermediate segment of said key ring to allow keys and other objects to be placed on and off said key ring, said key ring opener being wedge-shaped and also having a tongue-like portion integrally protruding outwardly from a front end thereof, and further having a notch being disposed in said tongue-like portion and in said flat first side for spreading apart a selected said end segment and a selected said intermediate segment of said key ring, said notch also being disposed through an edge of said flat first side of said thin rigid piece, said thin rigid piece being tapered from a back end to said front end and having a hole being disposed through said flat first and second sides near said back end thereof; and a connector for connecting said key ring opener to said key ring, said connector including fastening rings and an endless chain with one of said fastening rings being disposed through said hole of said thin rigid piece and another of said fastening rings being connected to said key ring, and also including a male connector and a female connector being detachably connected to one another and connected to said fastening rings.