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Is a key holder patented?
Short answer: specific designs of a key holder have been patented many times, but "a key holder" as a general idea is not what is protected. What matters is the exact combination of features in your version.
What our index shows
- 79 US and WO patent publications since 2000 have a title matching “key holderorganizerrackhook” or a close variant (our index of 9.7 million patent families; one publication per family).
- Among the 77 best keyword matches we examined, 15 were published in 2020 or later, and the earliest was published in 2000.
- Most frequent assignees in those matches: NITE IZE INC (1), DRUST TYLER (1), PERLMUTTER THOMAS (1), STANSBERRY JUANITA (1).
- Most common patent classes (CPC subclasses): A45C (33), Y10T (33), A44B (25), A45F (15).
Counts come from keyword matching on titles and abstracts, so they are indicative, not a legal count. Some matches are different products that share a word.
14 real patent publications related to a key holder
- Eject-able key holder and organizer US-11202489-B2 2021 · DRUST TYLER
The invention relates to a key holding device with an ejectable platform that not only retrieves keys but also holds keys in an organized manner. The key holding device comprises a bottom case, a top cover, at least one key holder…
View on Google Patents - Systems and methods for a detachable key holder and organizer US-10028605-B1 2018 · NITE IZE INC
A key holder includes a key tag, the key tag attached to a key. The key holder further includes a device body, the device body including a slot, the key located in the slot of the device body and the key tag wrapping around the de…
View on Google Patents - Key holder—cell phone holder combination US-9369554-B2 2016 · STANSBERRY JUANITA
A key holder cell phone holder combination is provided. The key holder cell phone holder has a looped strap having a first end and a second end wherein the first end passes through a first and a second central opening on the main …
View on Google Patents - Key holder US-9024718-B1 2015 · MUSE DOROTHY
A key holder for house and car keys has a wall around a circular periphery and a rear chamber. The housing has upper chamber with a cover and an aperture at the front. A door encloses a lower chamber containing tools. A carousel, …
View on Google Patents - Key holder US-8251534-B2 2012 · BERMAN LEE
A key holder including an illumination means for illuminating a key shank, the key holder including first and second cooperating parts for accommodating the handle of the key therebetween, said first cooperating part including a f…
View on Google Patents - Tool for Opening a Split Ring Key Holder US-2010126242-A1 2010 · PERLMUTTER THOMAS
A tool for connecting items to and from a split ring key holder. The tool includes a blade having a distal end opposite a proximal end with an intermediate portion therebetween. The distal end has a generally wedge shape with a na…
View on Google Patents - Key Holder US-2007266530-A1 2007 · STEIN SANDRA
A key holder includes a U-shaped rod structure. The rod structure has first and second generally-straight parallel side rod sections that extend from opposite ends of an outwardly-bowed bridging rod section. A key hook is permanen…
View on Google Patents - Key holder US-2006027005-A1 2006 · GILL GURDIP
The invention provides a key holder that comprises: (a) a housing within which one or more keys can be held, wherein the housing has an inner surface and an outer surface and is provided with an opening that can be opened to allow…
View on Google Patents - Key holder US-2006044116-A1 2006 · MEHLER BRIAN
The present invention is an improved key holder. In particular, the present invention is directed to a key holder with a plurality of lights for illuminating and identifying keys or key rings attached to the key holder. A preferre…
View on Google Patents - Retractable silent key holder US-7032419-B2 2006 · BOOKER BRUCE WAYNE
A retractable key holder having an external housing and an internal housing pivotably secured at least partially within the external housing by pivot pins, a retractable transverse spring biased pin that extends through substantia…
View on Google Patents - Retaining arrangement for key holders US-6748629-B2 2004
A retaining arrangement retains a key holder of a type having a tag suspended from a ring with the ring also holding at least one key. The retaining arrangement includes a panel. A plurality of slots is defined by the panel. Each …
View on Google Patents - Key holder US-6334239-B1 2002
This disclosure is directed to a key and memo pad holder which includes a garment clip in the form of an alligator clip having a bar like jaw to which a main key loop is detachably connected. The main key loop includes a slidably …
View on Google Patents - Key holder with distributed keys through two moving cylinders US-6178793-B1 2001
Two cylinders with two holes at the ends, gripping in each other. Two key rings are installed in these holes. The outer cylinder key ring moves through a split in the inner cylinder. The upper side of outer cylinder is used to att…
View on Google Patents - Belt mounted key holder US-6290112-B1 2001
A holder for keys on rings has a belt retaining flattened loop through which a belt passes. The flattened loop has a front face formed by a short top leg and a longer bottom leg that is bent inwardly to resiliently engage the fron…
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What this means for your idea
Because patents cover specific combinations of features, the useful question is not “has a key holder been patented?” but “has my combination of features been described before?” Household products tend to differ in the mechanism (how something attaches, folds, dispenses or cleans) rather than the basic idea.
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First-look landscape. Not exhaustive. Not legal advice. This page lists keyword-matched publications from a limited database; it does not say whether any product is or isn't covered by a patent, whether a patent is still in force, or whether your idea is patentable. Consult a registered patent attorney or agent.