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Key assembly for vehicle ignition locks

  • US 6,367,299 B1
  • Filed: 12/09/1999
  • Issued: 04/09/2002
  • Est. Priority Date: 08/26/1993
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. A method of making a key assembly or a lock, said method comprising the steps of:

  • providing a key having a heel end;

    positioning a transponder adjacent the heel end of said key;

    molding a carrier of a first plastic material around said transponder and the heel end of the key to complete the transponder to the heel end of the key and to cover the transponder and the heel end of the key with the first plastic material; and

    molding a second plastic material over the carrier to form an outer shell over said transponder and the carrier.

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