Patent ID: 8661864

Claim:
An asset retention system, comprising: an elongate housing configured to receive a plurality of home keys and a visitor key; and an elongate slider coupled to the elongate housing and configured to selectively retain and release the plurality of home keys and the visitor key; wherein the elongate slider comprises a plurality of keyed holes corresponding to the plurality of home keys; wherein the plurality of keyed holes each comprise a narrowed portion configured to retain a mating concentric narrowed portion of an associated home key when the elongate slider is translated in a first direction and a widened portion configured to release the mating concentric narrowed portion of the associated home key when the elongate slider is translated in a second direction; wherein the plurality of home keys are selectively retained and released simultaneously in a direction perpendicular to a major surface of the elongate housing and the elongate slider; and wherein the elongate slider is translated via rotation of the visitor key.