Protective holder for a thin-walled card, particularly a bank card, credit card or the like
First Claim
1. A holder for a card, said holder comprising a front piece (1) and a rear piece (12) attached to each other to form three closed peripheral side edges, a fourth open edge (8), a receiving space (3) for the card and a receiving opening (5) for insertion of the card in the receiving space (3), wherein one of the front piece (1) and the rear piece (12) is provided with an outwardly extended raised portion (9) in the vicinity of the receiving opening (5), said raised portion (9) providing a recess (11) in the open edge (8) and extending over a portion of the open edge (8), the recess (11) being open toward the receiving space (5).
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Abstract
The protective holder for a thin-walled card, advantageously for an identification card with a magnetic strip or chip, has a front and rear piece attached to each other at three closed peripheral side edges so as to form a receiving space with an open edge for the card and a receiving opening at the open edge. A recess is provided in the open edge of the front or rear piece so that on insertion of the card, particularly the card with the magnetic strip, the card does not come into contact with the opening edge and is not scratched by it in the vicinity of the recess. A raised portion in the form of a ramp rising toward the open edge is provided in the piece having the recess in the vicinity of the open edge and the recess is provided under that raised portion so that no weakening of the holder occurs because of a decrease in the wall thickness of the front or rear piece. Clamping elements can be provided attached to the front and rear piece inside the receiving space to hold the card inserted in the holder. An inclined protruding portion can be connected to the piece not having the recess at the open edge to guide the card during insertion.
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- 1. A holder for a card, said holder comprising a front piece (1) and a rear piece (12) attached to each other to form three closed peripheral side edges, a fourth open edge (8), a receiving space (3) for the card and a receiving opening (5) for insertion of the card in the receiving space (3), wherein one of the front piece (1) and the rear piece (12) is provided with an outwardly extended raised portion (9) in the vicinity of the receiving opening (5), said raised portion (9) providing a recess (11) in the open edge (8) and extending over a portion of the open edge (8), the recess (11) being open toward the receiving space (5).
- 12. A holder for a card with a magnetic strip, said holder comprising a front piece (1) and a rear piece (12) attached to each other to form three closed peripheral side edges, a fourth open edge (8), a receiving space (3) for the card and a receiving opening (5) for insertion of the card in the receiving space (3), wherein one of the front piece (1) and the rear piece (12) is provided with an outwardly extended raised portion (9) in the vicinity of the receiving opening (5), said raised portion (9) providing a recess (11) in the open edge (8) and extending over a portion of the open edge (8), the recess (11) being open toward the receiving space (5) and being dimensioned and positioned to protect the magnetic strip on the card from damage when the card is inserted in the receiving opening.
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