Patent ID: 8215625

Claim:
A key blank selector comprising a base being cylindrical and having a top; a side surface a platform protruding from the top of the base and having a plane surface; a side surface; and an outer thread formed around the side surface of the platform; a chamber being formed through the platform; a recess having a shape, being formed in the plane surface of the platform and communicating with the chamber; and a grip being formed around the side surface of the base; a template being soft and pliable, being made of lead and corresponding to and being detachably mounted in the recess of the platform and having a central portion; and a central mark being formed in the central portion and corresponding to the chamber; and a clamp being cylindrical, being detachably mounted around the platform of the base and having a side wall being formed around the clamp corresponding to and being mounted detachably on the platform of the base and having an inner surface; an inner thread being formed around the inner surface of the side wall to selectively engage the outer thread on the platform; and an outer surface; and an opening being formed through the clamp, corresponding to the chamber of the base and being smaller than the template, thereby allowing the central portion of the template to be revealed; and a grip being formed around the outer surface of the side wall of the clamp.