IP Library Granted Patent US 10,094,144
Granted Patent B2
US 10,094,144 · App. 15/598,899 · Granted Oct 9, 2018

Systems and methods for a key cover with an integrated label

Inventors: Gregory M. Adelman (Boulder, CO); Peter Trench (Boulder, CO)
Assignee: Nite Ize, Inc.
E05B19/24G09F3/04B21D53/38B21D53/42E05B19/00E05B19/0088
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Patent No.
US 10,094,144
App. No.
15/598,899
Granted
Oct 9, 2018
Kind
B2
Abstract

A key cover includes a body, the body including an aperture, the aperture shaped for receiving a key. The key cover further includes a flap, the flap interconnected with the body, the flap shaped such that the flap is foldable to an interior area of the body, the interior area is larger than the aperture, and the aperture leads to the interior area.

Claims (21)

1. A key cover, comprising:

a body, the body including an aperture, the aperture shaped for receiving a key; and

a flap, the flap interconnected with the body, the flap shaped such that the flap is foldable to an interior area of the body, the interior area larger than the aperture, the aperture leading to the interior area, wherein the interior area of the body includes a receiver for receiving the flap, the receiver approximately sized to receive the flap, and the receiver is a recess in an interior surface of the body.

2. The key cover of claim 1 , wherein the aperture is smaller than a head of a standard key that the aperture is designed to receive, and the key cover and aperture flex to receive the standard key.

3. The key cover of claim 2 , wherein the flap folds along a joint toward the interior area.

4. The key cover of claim 3 , wherein the key cover is a singular piece of material.

5. The key cover of claim 4 , wherein the body includes an aperture for receiving a key ring.

6. The key cover of claim 1 , wherein the flap folds along a joint toward the interior area through the aperture.

7. The key cover of claim 6 , wherein the receiver is located directly adjacent to the aperture.

8. A cover for a head of a key, the cover comprising:

a body having a cavity, an outer surface of the cavity, and an interior surface of the cavity;

a tab, connected to the body via a joint, the tab oriented to fold about the joint; and

an aperture leading to the cavity, the tab foldable through the aperture of the body such that the tab rests proximate to the interior surface, wherein the interior surface include a recess for receiving the tab, the recess approximately the size of the tab.

9. The cover of claim 8 , wherein the tab and body are a singular piece of material.

10. The cover of claim 8 , wherein the cavity is similar in size to a standard key.

11. The cover of claim 10 , wherein the body is made of a stretchable material.

12. A method of identifying a key, the method comprising:

providing a key cover including a body having a cavity, an outer surface of the cavity, and an interior surface of the cavity; and a tab, connected to the body via a joint, the tab oriented to fold about the joint, an aperture leading to the cavity, the tab foldable through the aperture of the body such that tab rests proximate to the interior surface;

marking the tab with a writing instrument;

folding the tab such that it rests proximate to the interior surface of the cavity; and

inserting the head of the key into the cavity; wherein the folding is accomplished by setting the tab in front of the aperture and pushing the tab with the key, and wherein the inserting includes stretching the aperture over the head of the key.

Assignments (3)
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Jul 19, 2026
From: NITE IZE, INC.
To: NITE IZE, LLC
Reel/Frame 076014/0073 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Oct 25, 2017
From: ADELMAN, GREGORY M.; TRENCH, PETER
To: INKA, LTD.
Reel/Frame 043949/0991 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Oct 25, 2017
From: INKA, LTD.
To: NITE IZE, INC.
Reel/Frame 043950/0067 →
Continuity (2)
Provisional Application 62338247 · May 18, 2016
Related Publication 20170335601A1 · Nov 23, 2017
Cited By (1)
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