Patent ID: 9060571
Filing Date: 2015-06-23
Classification: A44B,E05B,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A cufflink having a key functionality, comprising: a decorative head having front and back sides and a grippable peripheral portion; an elongate shaft having first and second opposed ends, said first end of said elongate shaft being attached to said back side of said decorative head; an elongate bar pivotally connected to said elongate shaft adjacent to said second end, a locking mechanism, said elongate bar being pivotally movable between a first locking position in which said elongate bar is longitudinally aligned with said elongate shaft and a second locking position in which said elongate bar is substantially perpendicular to said elongate shaft, said elongate bar having at least one key feature at a distal end thereof; and wherein when said elongate bar is longitudinally aligned with said elongate shaft in said first locking position, said decorative head, in combination with said elongate shaft and said elongate bar provides a key functionality such that when said at least one key feature is inserted into a lock and a user grips said grippable peripheral portion of said decorative head and rotates said decorative head, torque is applied to said elongate bar thus rotating it and said at least one key feature to unlock the lock.