An Improved Key Ring Combined with other Useful Articles.
Year: 1895

page_text: Date of Application, 17th July, 1895-Accepted, 17th Aug., 1895
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
An Improved Key Ring Combined with other Useful Articles.
I, WENZEL SCHNEIDER, of 27 Graben, Prague, in the Austrian Empire,
Merchant, do hereby declare the nature of this invention and in what manner the
same is to be performed, to be particularly described and ascertained in and by the
following statement :-
My invention relates to the combination of a tooth pick, cigar cutter, button hook,
or the like articles to a key ring, so formed as to be in the nature of a puzzle; the
whole forming one combined implement for the pocket.
In further description of the invention, reference is made to the accompanying
drawings, in which Fig. 1 is an elevation showing the puzzle or key ring A, with the
cigar cutter (serving also as a toothpick) B, and button hook C, both pivoted upon
one of two eyes formed in the key ring. The pivot employed is formed as a brass
eyelet z, with top and bottom flanges, and the eyelet is passed through an eye formed
at one end both of the cigar cutter B, and the button hook C (as shown in the
elevations of those articles in Figs. 5 and 6) and riveted over, as indicated in Fig. 1
and the side elevation Fig. 3, so as to combine the articles B and C with the key
ring A, in the manner shown in Figs. 1 and 2.
Fig. 4 is an elevation of the key ring only, from which it will be seen that the
larger eye b, which receives the brass eyelet z is slotted through as indicated by
the opposite openings and r¹. A similar but single slot is cut through the
eyelet, as indicated by the elevation and plan Fig. 7, and also through the button
book C at 3, (Fig. 5), and the cigar cutter B at 1, (Fig. 6); so that when the
latter articles are all turned in the position shown in Fig. 1, with the said
single slots coinciding with the opening in the key ring A, the bow or handle
of the key k is inserted through the said opening as shown. When the cigar
cutter B and button hook C are turned to the position shown in Fig. 2, the
slotted openings 2, 3, and then coincide with the slot in the key ring A,
which allows the key k to be passed securely on to the key ring A. as indicated
in Fig. 2.
It will be noticed that the arms B and C must be turned in different positions (as
indicated by the arrows S and S', Fig. 1) in order to put keys on or to take them
off the ring A, and as only one opening r or r¹ is shown at a time, the manner of
doing so is in the nature of a puzzle.
The smaller eye 6 in the key ring A (Fig. 4) is used in connection with the cigar
cutter B, Fig. 6, which is formed with a bevelled or knife edge d, ground upon one
edge, the position of which corresponds to the eye b', so that when the end of a cigar
is placed therein and the cutter B is turned upon its pivot z, the knife edge cuts off
the end of the cigar. This cutting edge may be formned upon the button hook C, if
desired, or the end of B may be made to suit some other purpose than a tooth pick,
or additional arms may be added as required.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said inven-
tion, and in what manner the same is to be performed, I declare that what I
claim is ;-
1. The combination of a puzzle key ring with one or more arms pivoted thereto
adapted to serve some useful purpose and by their relative position to open or close
an opening at the pivotal position in the key ring by means of which keys are
inserted and retained upon the said key ring, substantially as and for the purpose
herein described and shown in the drawings.

page_text: 2. A key ring A formed with two eyes b and 6', having a slotted entrance r
and into the ring through one of the eyes, combined with one or more arms
adapted for some useful purpose pivoted by means of an eyelet z to the slotted
eye aforesaid, the said eyelet and the said arm or arms having each a slotted
opening as and which can be turned to coincide either with the slotted entrance
or r, substantially as and for. the purpose herein described and shown by the
drawings.
Dated this 17th da
T.1 1005
FAIRFAX & WETTER,
433 Strand, London, Agents for the Applicant.