Patent ID: 8028556

Claim:
A key ring apparatus configured to provide visual evidence of tampering in the event that tampering occurs, said key ring apparatus comprising: a main loop member including a first end portion having a first diameter and a second end portion for placement adjacent to the first end portion with an open space therebetween, the second end portion having a diameter which is substantially equal to the first diameter, each of said first and second end portions having a respective groove formed circumferentially therein and a respective sleeve alignment indicator thereon adjacent the groove; and a tubular sleeve member having a hollow passage formed therethrough to receive the end portions of the main loop member, said tubular sleeve member having a pair of spaced-apart crimping location indicators thereon to suggest crimping areas for applying a crimping tool thereto; wherein when the sleeve member is slidably installed on the main loop member, the ends of the sleeve member are alignable with the sleeve alignment indicators to correspondingly align the crimping location indicators of the sleeve member with the underlying grooves of the main loop member.