Key chain
Souvenir key rings from Namibia (carved corozo )
A key fob is an item that is associated with a single key or a bunch of keys. The key fob is not to be confused with a lanyard or lanyard , in which the key is worn around the neck.
Main areas of use
Leisure:
- Key rings are partly made in-house (→ Scoubidou ).
- Key rings are suitable as collectibles .
- Distribution as a souvenir or fan article .
Function:
- They make it easier to assign the key to the appropriate lock by including a (room) number, a name or a designation.
- They make it easier to find the key by increasing the size of the entire object and thus its visibility or by emitting an acoustic signal when the person searching makes a noise (whistling) (→ key finder ).
- They can serve as tools or electrical devices, e.g. B. pocket knife , flashlight , bottle opener or screwdriver .
- Floating key rings protect keys in the maritime sector from being drowned if they have fallen into the water.
- Very large or very heavy key rings are used to prevent accidental insertion of sensitive keys. For example, safe keys should be returned to the designated place immediately after use. In many places, toilet keys are still given out with bulky pieces of wood as tags at gas stations.
- Sometimes elevators are requested with a special key, e.g. B. is deposited with a specific person and should be returned after use. In order to prevent keys that have fallen out of hand from fitting into the gap between the elevator and the shaft wall, some are fitted with bulky key fobs.
- Recovering lost keys: Various providers sell key rings with an individual number. Anyone who finds it will be asked by an inscription on the tag to put the key in a post box or to drop it off at a certain point. After sending it to the provider, he can use the number to determine the owner and send the key back to him.
Optics:
- In this category, the key fobs have the shape of a person, an animal, an object, or a picture of these is printed on the key fob. Such key fobs are often available as merchandising items or as corporate advertising, that is, the company name (company) and / or the company logo is printed on them.
See also
Web links
Commons : Keychains - collection of pictures, videos and audio files
Wiktionary: Keyrings - explanations of meanings, word origins, synonyms, translations
