Patent ID: 7650770

Claim:
A key apparatus for attachment to a key ring of the type including a resilient, elongated material having a first and a second end and coiled into one or more loops, said key ring apparatus comprising: a key body having a blade, a grip, a bridge section on top of said grip section and an aperture for engaging said key ring; and first and second ribs located on opposite sides of said bridge and extending substantially from said aperture to the top of said key, for spreading the loops of said key ring so that it can be accepted in said aperture in said grip section, said first and second ribs including first relatively sharp leading edges, wherein said first relatively sharp leading edges initiates the opening of said key ring loops which progressively spread wider as the loops progress along said first or second ribs until the key ring is spread sufficiently such that one end of said key ring can pass through the aperture in said grip; and wherein said first and second ribs define second relatively sharp leading edges opposite said first relatively sharp leading edges, said second relatively sharp leading edges initiating the opening of said key ring loops which progressively spread wider as the loops progress along said first or second ribs until the key ring is spread sufficiently such said key ring can be removed from said aperture in said grip.