Integrated keychain assemblies that each include a keychain fob and a keychain holder for removably receiving and holding the keychain fob. In some embodiments the keychain holder is configured to hold a single instantiation of the keychain fob at a time and is useful, for example, for allowing a driver of a vehicle to conveniently stow a vehicle key fob while operating the vehicle. In some embodiments, the keychain fob includes a body having a mechanical-interlock structure and the keychain holder includes a receiver-base having a mechanical-interlock structure that provides a conformal mechanical interlocking fit that holds the keychain fob against gravity when the integrated assembly is in use. The body and the receiver-base include complementary magnetic-attraction elements that attract one another to hold the keychain fob in the conformal mechanical interlocking fit.
Integrated keychain assemblies for in-vehicle stowage of vehicular keys and key fobs while operating vehicles
04.02.2025
Patent
Elektronische Ressource
Englisch
IPC: | B60R Fahrzeuge, Fahrzeugausstattung oder Fahrzeugteile, soweit nicht anderweitig vorgesehen , VEHICLES, VEHICLE FITTINGS, OR VEHICLE PARTS, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR |
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