MODEL 'C' WATCHCLOCK KEYHOLDER

• US 3,640,108 A
• Filed: 08/13/1970
• Issued: 02/08/1972
• Est. Priority Date: 08/13/1970
• Status: Expired due to Term

• Current Assignee: Robert H. Cairns
• Original Assignee: Robert H. Cairns
• Inventors: Cairns, Robert H.
• Primary Examiner(s): Wolfe, Robert L.
• Application Number:
  US05/063,476
• Time in Patent Office: 544 Days
• Field of Search: 70/456-459,262,263,265 24/3F,3M,3K,10 211/6T,119.15 248/309 340/306 16/81,216,219
• US Class Current: 70/456.00R
• CPC Class Codes: G07C 1/20 Checking timed patrols, e.g. of watchman
• CPC Class Codes: Y10T 70/8676 Key holders

Abstract

A captive key on a chain with respect to a storage tube from which the key is temporarily removed for application to a watchman'"'"''"'"'s clock.

Claims

1. (A watchclock key station according to claim 1) for use in the actuation of watchmen'"'"''"'"'s clocks, a watchclock key station assembly comprising, in combination, a sleevelike body for vertical mounting, and a key-and-chain assembly for storage in said sleevelike body when not in use;

wherein said key comprises a shank and an operating tongue and said sleevelike body is a tube with a side slot at the top thereof for receiving said operating tongue of said key.

2. (A watchclock key station according to claim 1) for use in the actuation of watchmen'"'"''"'"'s clocks, a watchclock key station assembly comprising, in combination, a sleevelike body for vertical mounting, and a key-and-chain assembly for storage in said sleevelike body when not in use;

wherein a wall-mounting bracket is attached to said sleevelike body, with a slot in said bracket for receiving the head of a screw in a wall as a hidden mounting near the top of said sleeve body, and a second mounting screw at the bottom of said sleevelike body, said second mounting screw being hidden by said key-and-chain assembly when said assembly is stored in said sleevelike body.

3. (A watchclock key station according to claim 1) for use in the actuation of watchmen'"'"''"'"'s clocks, a watchclock key station assembly comprising, in combination, a sleevelike body for vertical mounting, and a key-and-chain and chain assembly for storage in said sleevelike body when not in use;

wherein (said) a weight is secured to one end of said chain, and said key is secured to the other end of said chain, said key-and-chain assembly being freely rotatable in said sleevelike body when said chain is extended.

4. (A watchclock key station according to claim 1) for use in the actuation of watchmen'"'"''"'"'s clocks, a watchclock key station assembly comprising, in combination, a sleevelike body for vertical mounting, and a key-and-chain assembly for storage in said sleevelike body when not in use;

wherein a bracket is provided to mount said sleevelike body on a wall and in spaced relation from said wall, and wherein the length of said key-and-chain assembly is essentially equal to the length of said sleevelike body.