The supporting body formally also houses in fluidtight manner a remote control operated by a further button to activate/deactivate an antitheft device on the vehicle.
Despite the compact design of the supporting body, known solutions of the type described above have aesthetic drawbacks. More specifically, the release button can only accommodate a relatively small trademark or logo, and, being located close to an edge of the supporting body, conditions the design of the key-holder as a whole.
What is more, a trademark or logo on the release button rotates together with the key about the hinge axis when the key rotates from the withdrawn position to the extracted position or vice versa.
It is an object of the present invention to provide a key-holder with a retractable key, in particular for a vehicle lock, designed to provide a straightforward, low-cost solution to the above problems, and which, in particular, is straightforward and compact.
According to the present invention, there is provided a key-holder as defined in claim 1.
A non-limiting embodiment of the invention will be described by way of example with reference to the accompanying drawings, in which:
Number 1 in Figure 1 indicates a key-holder comprising a retractable key 2, in particular for a vehicle lock (not shown).
Key-holder 1 comprises a supporting body 3 elongated in a straight direction 5 and defining a lateral recess 4, which is outwardly open and communicates with an outwardly open front cavity 6 of has fewer restrictions in terms of geometry and design, the Figure 4 and 5 variation provides for concealing slots 43, 44.
As will be clear from the above description, key-holder 1 is also relatively compact and easy to use.
Clearly, changes may be made to key-holder 1 as described herein without, however, departing from the scope of the present invention as defined in the accompanying Claims. In particular, device 30 may only lock key 2 angularly in the withdrawn position.
Also, head 32 and surface 33 need not necessarily be circular, as shown.
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