Patents
US 9506496 B2: Lockable connection device with closed ring to hold an object, such as a key, dog tag, and the like
- Granted
- 2016-11-29
- Filed
- 2013-10-23 application 14061223
- Type
- Utility · 33 claims
- Elsewhere
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Abstract
A connection device is operable to hold an object, such as a key, dog tag, and the like. The connection device broadly includes a ring and a body. The ring includes a ring end and is coupled to the body at a connection location spaced from the end. The ring presents a projecting ring portion defined between the connection location and the ring end. The projecting ring portion cooperates with the body to define therebetween a space so as to accommodate the object. The body includes an end-engaging portion spaced from the connection location. The ring end is engageable with the end-engaging portion of the body to secure the object on the projecting ring portion.
Source: PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 (ipg161129.xml).
Assignees
| Assignee | Type | Place | Also on furp.org | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| AHA CO., LTD. 8 patents | Foreign company or organization | Lenexa, KS | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
Inventors
| Inventor | Place | Patents | Person page | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Douglas D. Danforth, Jr. | Prairie Village, KS | 5 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 | |
| Warren V. Moore | Lenexa, KS | 13 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 | |
| David R. Peck | Olathe, KS | 6 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 | |
| Dale W. Sass | Gardner, KS | 8 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 | |
| Tracy Hockenhull | Lenexa, KS | 8 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 | |
| Craig Evink | Coon Rapids, MN | 1 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 | |
| Scott Lefebvre | Zimmerman, MN | 1 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 | |
| David R. Maroney | Cedar, MN | 3 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
CPC categories
| Subclass | Category | First group | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| F16B | Devices for fastening or securing constructional elements or machine parts together, e.g. nails, bolts, circlips, clamps, clips or wedges; joints or jointing | F16B45/035 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
| A44B | Buttons, pins, buckles, slide fasteners, or the like | A44B15/00 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
| A45C | Purses; luggage; hand carried bags | A45C11/321 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
| A47G | Household or table equipment | A47G29/10 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
| Y10T | Technical subjects covered by former us classification | Y10T24/45026 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
Cooperative Patent Classification, as currently assigned (one row per subclass).
Assignments and security interests
| Recorded | What | From | To | Reel/frame | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013-10-23 | Assignment Assignment of assignor's interest | HOCKENHULL, TRACY signed 2013-10-22 MOORE, WARREN V. signed 2013-10-22 DANFORTH, DOUGLAS D., JR. signed 2013-10-23 EVINK, CRAIG signed 2013-10-23 LEFEBVRE, SCOTT signed 2013-10-23 MARONEY, DAVID R. signed 2013-10-23 PECK, DAVID R. signed 2013-10-23 SASS, DALE W. signed 2013-10-23 THE DYNAMIC GROUP, INC. signed 2013-10-23 | AHA LLC LENEXA, KS | 31463/306 | ECORSEXC, file of 2026-09-25 |
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