How many times have you broken your fingernail or jabbed that metal ring into your finger when trying to put a new key on your key ring? Me = a lot. From the Stockholm, Sweden-based design firm of DDG comes Freekey, The Press-to-Open Key Ring.
The piece is made of a flat metal three-loop ring with one conveniently placed bump in the middle loop. That bump creates leverage when you press the top ring down allowing you to slip keys on and off. It’s simple, yet useful, and makes you wonder why someone didn’t invent it ages ago.
[via Gizmodo]
Courtney Cox on 03.27.2012 at 17:57 PM
I feel so stupid for not having thought of this myself!
This is how design SHOULD be: simple and effective.
Great work these guys have done. I’m impressed.
Bill Murray on 03.27.2012 at 20:26 PM
Where can I buy three or four of these?
Jaime on 03.27.2012 at 20:37 PM
I found them here: http://www.connox.com/categories/accessories/personal-things/drosselmeyer-free-key.html
Lucas on 03.28.2012 at 03:55 AM
Wow, finally! Cheers to DDG! I’ve seen their site, and their ‘nutcracker’ also caught my attention.
Oliver on 03.28.2012 at 07:42 AM
graet … so simple – bought!
Tyler on 03.28.2012 at 09:01 AM
3 words. Excellent. Effective. Clever.
This is a great product and like Courtney Cox mentioned, this is how design SHOULD be: simple and effective.
Well done. Going to purchase 1 now.
Ada on 08.29.2012 at 17:50 PM
Found these at http://www.freekey.ca
Paul on 03.19.2013 at 17:19 PM
Wow, i would say this is revolutionary idea. Why PRESS-TO-OPEN system is not so widespread. Mu nails are hurting when taking of a key from ordinary (Chinese of course)key ring.