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US 12,185,798 · App. 18/099,889 · Granted Jan 7, 2025

Lanyard fob

Inventor: Steven Altepeter (East Grand Forks, MN)
A44B15/005A45F5/00A45F2005/006A45F2200/0558
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Patent No.
US 12,185,798
App. No.
18/099,889
Granted
Jan 7, 2025
Kind
B2
Abstract

A lanyard fob having a fob and a lanyard. The fob having a front housing and a rear housing, wherein the front housing is configured to rotate about the rear housing, wherein the rear housing includes a first pocket and a second pocket. The lanyard having a first end and a second end, wherein the first pocket is configured to receive the first end and the second pocket is configured to receive the second end. The first end is permanently fixed within the first pocket and second end is configured to removably slide within the second pocket such that the lanyard fob is operable between an open position and closed position.

Claims (16)

1. A lanyard fob comprising:

a fob having a front housing and a rear housing, wherein the front housing is configured to rotate about the rear housing, wherein the rear housing includes a first pocket and a second pocket;

a lanyard having a first end and a second end, wherein the first pocket is configured to receive the first end and the second pocket is configured to receive the second end; and,

wherein the first end is permanently fixed within the first pocket and the second end is configured to removably slide within the second pocket such that the lanyard fob is operable between an open position and closed position

wherein the rear housing includes a circular track which enables the rotation of the front housing about the rear housing, and the circular track includes grooves configured to provide stop points along the circular track to control the rotation between the front housing and the rear housing.

2. The lanyard fob of claim 1 , wherein the lanyard is rigid and flexible.

3. The lanyard fob of claim 1 , further comprising a power button configured to activate a LED bulb flashlight.

4. The lanyard fob of claim 1 , wherein the first end and the second end of the lanyard is comprised of a bulbous shape and the first pocket and the second pocket have a corresponding bulbous shape to receive the bulbous shape of the first end and the second end.

5. The lanyard fob of claim 1 , wherein the front housing is configured to rotate about the rear housing up to a predetermined angle of 45 degrees.

6. A method of securing keys or elements to a lanyard fob comprising steps:

(a) providing the lanyard fob, wherein the lanyard fob comprises a fob having a front housing and a rear housing, wherein the rear housing includes a first pocket and a second pocket, and a lanyard having a first end and a second end, wherein the first pocket is configured to receive the first end and the second pocket is configured to receive the second end, wherein the rear housing includes a circular track having grooves;

(b) rotating the front housing about the rear housing, via the circular track, such that the second pocket is exposed;

(c) positioning the lanyard fob to an open position such that the second end of the lanyard is free and not engaged with the second pocket;

(d) threading on the keys or elements onto the second end of the lanyard;

(e) positioning the second end of the lanyard into the second pocket; and,

(f) rotating the front housing about the rear housing such that the second pocket is in a closed position; and wherein the grooves provide stop points along the circular track to control the rotation between the front housing and the rear housing.

Continuity (2)
Provisional Application 63304219 · Jan 28, 2022
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