Easy access credit card holder

• US 20050011776A1
• Filed: 07/14/2003
• Published: 01/20/2005
• Est. Priority Date: 07/14/2003
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Richard R. Nagel
• Original Assignee: Richard R. Nagel
• Inventors: Nagel, Richard R.
• Application Number:
  US10/437,703
• Publication Number:
  US 20050011776A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 206/39
• CPC Class Codes: A45C 11/182 Credit card holders

Abstract

A card case which will make credit card selection easy while providing for neat card storage and reducing the likelihood of dropping cards on the floor or onto a counter top.

Claims

1. A fold over card case comprising:

a. a folded over case having two opposing openings therethrough and a post which is inserted through said openings

b. a case cover may be made of leather, plastic, heavy cloth or such other materials, which when folded, will be stiff enough to hold the basic shape of the case while remaining resilient enough to be comfortable in a persons pant or shirt pocket

2. A notch in any card, photo, or sample designed to hold items such as the following in a case as described in claim 1:

a. Such articles as a credit card, a paint swatch, a building siding sample, a carpeting sample, a photograph, a wallpaper sample, a clear plastic sleeve into which any of the foregoing items could be inserted, All such items having a notch in one edge which is constructed in such a manner that the notch, which when one of the aforementioned objects is inserted into any of the afore mentioned cases, said notch will embrace the post in said case in such manner as to hold the object firmly enough to prevent its falling out of said case unless intentionally pulled off the post by the user

b. A notch in the approximate shape of a key hole is believed to be the best notch configuration for the applications tested although it is recognized that other shapes may be better for certain applications, such determination to be made for future applications as they come into being.

3. A punch to cut the notch in such items as credit cards, photographs, identification cards, drivers licences, and Social Security cards and other items as described in claim 1.

A hand punch similar in design to those used by train conductors to punch railroad tickets will be suitable with some modification comprising:

a—

The cutting die will be in the shape of a key hole

b—

The handle grips should be lengthened to give increased leverage to the user.

4. A punch press with a key hole shaped punching die will enable more rapid and less physically tiring work than a hand punch

5. Keyhole shaped posts can be utilized in the basic manufacturing of the credit card itself so that no additional labor would then be required to create a card with the key hole molded into it at the factory