Keychain

A key with a simple text label keychain

A keychain is a small chain, usually made from metal or plastic, that connects a small item to a keyring. The length of a keychain allows an item to be used easier than if connected directly to a keyring. Some keychains allow one or both ends the ability to rotate, keeping the keychain from becoming twisted while the item is being used.

A keychain can also be a connecting link between a keyring and the belt of an individual. It is usually employed by personnel whose job demands frequent use of keys, such as a security guard, prison officer, janitor, or retail store manager. The chain is often retractable, and therefore may be a nylon rope instead of an actual metal chain. The chain ensures that the keys remain attached to the individual using them, makes accidental loss less likely, and saves on wear and tear on the pockets of the user.

A keychain can also be a short chain used to link together a number of keys or other items.

Keychain items

Items commonly attached via a keychain or keyring include:

  • Bottle openers
  • Compasses
  • Digital sound recorders
  • Electronic games
  • Flashlights
  • Laser pointers
  • Logos, slogans, or phrases
  • Keyrings
  • Mace (spray)
  • Memo pads
  • Monkey's fist
  • Ornamental or decorative items
  • Personal sirens
  • Pill boxes
  • Photos (photo holders)
  • Rabbit's feet
  • Religious items (e.g., crosses)
  • Tape measures
  • Text labels
  • Thermometers (analog and digital)
  • Tools (e.g., Swiss Army knives)
  • Security tokens
  • USB flash drives
  • Vehicle remote keyless system
  • Watches and stopwatches
  • Whistles

Keychain collections

Kurt Meadows is considered to have the largest collection of unduplicated keychains including 24,810 items.

Computer keychains

By analogy to the physical object, the terms keychain and keyring are often used for software that stores cryptographic keys. Mac OS X uses a password storage system called Keychain. GNU Privacy Guard stores known keys on a keyring.


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GNU Privacy Guard stores known keys on a keyring. In fact, Whirlpool sells more of its appliances under the "Kenmore" name than under its own "Whirlpool" brand. Mac OS X uses a password storage system called Keychain. Whirlpool also manufactures under the Kenmore label, (manufactured for Sears, Roebuck and Company). By analogy to the physical object, the terms keychain and keyring are often used for software that stores cryptographic keys.
. Kurt Meadows is considered to have the largest collection of unduplicated keychains including 24,810 items. The JCWP was part of a statewide initiative to provide affordable homes to families in Benton Harbor, Detroit and various other Michigan communities.

Items commonly attached via a keychain or keyring include:. In Benton Harbor, 24 new homes were built through Harbor Habitat for Humanity. . Whirlpool also sponsored many homes in the Jimmy Carter Work Project in the summer of 2005. A keychain can also be a short chain used to link together a number of keys or other items. Whirlpool donates a clothes washing machine, clothes dryer, refrigerator, and stove to every Habitat for Humanity house. The chain ensures that the keys remain attached to the individual using them, makes accidental loss less likely, and saves on wear and tear on the pockets of the user. Whirlpool Corporation is a principal supporter of Habitat for Humanity, a non-profit organization dedicated to building low-cost, affordable housing.

The chain is often retractable, and therefore may be a nylon rope instead of an actual metal chain. Whirlpool received a 100% rating on the Corporate Equality Index released by the Human Rights Campaign starting in 2004, the third year of the report. It is usually employed by personnel whose job demands frequent use of keys, such as a security guard, prison officer, janitor, or retail store manager. . A keychain can also be a connecting link between a keyring and the belt of an individual. The machines are produced for sale primarily in North America and Australia. Some keychains allow one or both ends the ability to rotate, keeping the keychain from becoming twisted while the item is being used. The washing machine plant produces about 20,000 top-loading washing machines per day, or a total of about 4.8 million per year.

The length of a keychain allows an item to be used easier than if connected directly to a keyring. Whirlpool's seminal product was the clothes washing machine, which in the United States is today manufactured in Clyde, Ohio. A keychain is a small chain, usually made from metal or plastic, that connects a small item to a keyring. In North America, Whirlpool Corporation is headquartered in Benton Harbor, Michigan and manufacturers appliances in the states of Arkansas, Indiana, Michigan, Mississippi, Oklahoma, Ohio, and Tennessee. Whistles. Whirlpool has about 68,000 employess worldwide and manufactures appliances under a variety of brand names listed below. Watches and stopwatches. Whirlpool Corporation (NYSE: WHR) is the largest United States home appliance maker (second-largest worldwide, after Sweden's AB Electrolux).

Vehicle remote keyless system. Speed Queen Mexico (but not Speed Queen in the United States). USB flash drives. Roper (appliances). Security tokens. Polar (appliances). Tools (e.g., Swiss Army knives). Laden (France).

Thermometers (analog and digital). KitchenAid. Text labels. KIC (in South Africa). Tape measures. Inglis (appliances) (now Whirlpool Canada). Religious items (e.g., crosses). Gladiator GarageWorks.

Rabbit's feet. Estate (appliances). Photos (photo holders). Consul (appliances). Pill boxes. Brastemp. Personal sirens. Bauknecht.

Ornamental or decorative items. Whirlpool. Monkey's fist. Memo pads. Mace (spray).

Keyrings. Logos, slogans, or phrases. Laser pointers. Flashlights.

Electronic games. Digital sound recorders. Compasses. Bottle openers.