Patent ID: 8820130

Claim:
A retractable key comprising: an upper halfshell and a lower halfshell which are assembled to form a casing; and an insert deployment module configured to be mounted in said casing, said insert deployment module comprising: an insert which is mounted in the casing so as to be able to pivot between a retracted position and a deployed position, a pushbutton which projects axially from the upper halfshell in order to be depressed axially by a user and which comprises a rotation prevention means which engages with a corresponding rotation prevention means of the casing, these rotation prevention means guiding the pushbutton in axial translation, and an elastic return element, a first end of which is attached to the insert and a second end of which is attached to the pushbutton in order to force the insert to pivot toward the deployed position when the pushbutton is depressed, wherein said insert deployment module comprises a retaining means borne by the pushbutton which engages with a complementary retaining means of one halfshell of the casing, these retaining means being configured so as to allow the pushbutton to move in axial translation, and wherein the complementary retaining means retains the insert deployment module on the one halfshell of the casing when the casing is opened or disassembled.