Portable electronic device integrated with a key

摘要

A key having a gripping portion, the key is left protruding so that torque can be applied by the key user. The gripping portion includes a gripping portion structure. The gripping portion structure further includes an electronic device having a plug connectable to a plug receptacle of electronic appliance. The electronic device integrated in the gripping portion structure. Along at least one side of the gripping portion structure disposed an elongated slot which is wide enough to be used as a key ring receptacle where the key ring, can pass through. The key gripping portion have a freedom of movement for the key user to move the key around the key ring and also a freedom of movement to cross the key ring to either direction, inwardly or outwardly for enabling comfortable access of the plug of the electronic device to be connected to the plug receptacle of electronic appliance.

主权项

1. A key held by a key-ring, said key having a blade which slides into a keyway of a lock and distinguishes between different keys, and a key gripping portion, so that torque can be applied by the key user, said key gripping portion comprising: a gripping portion structure; an electronic device housing; an electronic device housed by said electronic device housing, said electronic device having a plug connectable to a plug receptacle of an electronic appliance, said electronic device integrated in said electronic device housing; wherein, along at least one side of said gripping portion structure disposed an elongated slot which is wide enough to be used as a key ring receptacle where the key ring, can pass through; wherein said electronic device housing is pivotally connected to said gripping portion structure and said electronic device housing rotates around a pivot axis at an upper portion of said gripping portion structure; and wherein said gripping portion structure is formed of two curved arms where lower ends of the arms are connected to said blade; upper ends of said arms are separated from one another via a cylindrical element connected between them; said cylindrical element defines the pivot axis around which said electronic device housing can pivot to an open or a closed position.