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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 21, 2001
Filed:
Dec. 09, 1999
Applicant:
Inventors:
David C. Janssen, Whitefish Bay, WI (US);
Ronald J. McGuire, Wauwatosa, WI (US);
Assignee:
Strattec Security Corporation, Milwaukee, WI (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
E05B 1/904 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
E05B 1/904 ;
Abstract
A key assembly for mounting an electronic component in the head of the key. The electronic component is mounted in either an opening such as a bore or recess formed in the key head, or a carrier connected to the heel end of the key shank. In the former case, a closure member such as a plug or adhesively backed panel member is employed to close off the opening. In the latter case, the carrier is encapsulated within a plastic key head.