Key holder

Claim 1

A key ring holder comprising a longitudinally oriented and substantially enclosed housing including a longitudinally extending body having intermediate sidewalls and terminating at opposite ends in a rear end and a front end wherein said front end terminates in a front edge face, are opening only for receipt of a key ring proximal to said front edge face extending through said body thickness, a passage longitudinally oriented within said body, said passage opening at said front edge face and extending between said front end and said opening such that said key ring is both solely received and removed from said opening through said passage, a longitudinally oriented post supported by said housing and longitudinally slidably movable between a first closed position wherein said passage is obstructed to block the removal or receipt of said key ring therein and a second open position wherein said passage is substantially unobstructed to freely permit the removal or receipt of said key ring therein, said post terminating in a forward face which is flush with said front edge face in said first position, said post including actuation means to retract said post to said second open position, and means for normally biasing said post to said first position.