Pocket card holder with money clip

• US 5,520,230 A
• Filed: 08/16/1994
• Issued: 05/28/1996
• Est. Priority Date: 01/22/1991
• Status: Expired due to Term

• Current Assignee: Yancey Sumner III
• Original Assignee: Yancey Sumner III
• Inventors: Sumner, Yancey III
• Primary Examiner(s): Weaver, Sue A.
• Application Number:
  US08/291,556
• Time in Patent Office: 651 Days
• Field of Search: 150/137, 150/147-149, 206/38, 206/39.3, 206/39.5, 206/39.6, 206/39.7
• US Class Current: 150/147
• CPC Class Codes: A45C 1/06 Wallets devices for the prevention of theft or loss of wallets A45C13/185; for holding keys A45C11/32; Notecases
• CPC Class Codes: A45C 11/182 Credit card holders
• CPC Class Codes: Y10T 24/44923 Clasp, clip, or support-clamp cut or shaped from a single sheet of resilient, uniformly thick, planar material

Abstract

A thin flat device having a money clip on one side together with two channels on the reverse side to accommodate rigid plastic cards and the like.

Claims

1. A one-piece holder having a size and shape adapted to securely and simultaneously retain both flexible, foldable paper currency and rigid plastic cards, said one-piece holder comprising:

a longitudinally extending base having a first substantially planar surface and a second, opposed substantially planar surface, two opposed longitudinally extending side edges and two transversely extending end edges, said two end edges extending between respective ends of said longitudinally extending side edges,

a resilient retaining member integrally formed with said base, said resilient retaining member extending from one of said two transversely extending end edges over said first substantially planar surface, said resilient retaining member being biased toward said first substantially planar surface,

a leading edge of said resilient retaining member being continuously curved for avoiding snagging and tearing of clothing, and

two substantially rigid retaining members integrally formed with said base, said two substantially rigid retaining members each including a first portion extending from said second, opposed substantially planar surface, defining a plane extending substantially perpendicular to said second, opposed substantially planar surface, and a second portion extending from said first portion, defining a plane extending substantially perpendicular to said first portion and extending substantially parallel to said second, opposed substantially planar surface,

said second portion of said two substantially rigid retaining members terminating in continuously curved edges extending over said second, opposed substantially planar surface for avoiding snagging and tearing of clothing, and

said two substantially rigid retaining members defining a retaining channel between said second, opposed planar surface and said two substantially rigid retaining members for receipt of at least one rigid plastic card therebetween.

2. A one-piece holder according to claim 1, wherein a separation distance between said first portions of said two substantially rigid retaining members is less than a width of said at least one rigid plastic card to be held therebetween so as to securely hold the at least one rigid plastic card when inserted between said first portions of said two substantially rigid retaining members.

3. A one-piece holder according to claim 2, wherein said two substantially rigid retaining members are spaced inwardly from said two transversely extending end edges.

4. A one-piece holder according to claim 3, wherein said two substantially rigid retaining members are spaced inwardly from said two opposed longitudinally-extending side edges.

5. A one-piece holder according to claim 1, wherein said two substantially rigid retaining members are spaced inwardly from said two transversely extending end edges.

6. A one-piece holder according to claim 1, wherein said two substantially rigid retaining members are spaced inwardly from said two opposed longitudinally-extending side edges.

7. A one-piece holder having a size and shape adapted to securely and simultaneously retain both flexible, foldable paper currency and rigid plastic cards, said one-piece holder comprising:

a base having a first substantially planar surface and a second, opposed substantially planar surface, two opposed longitudinally extending side edges and two transversely extending end edges, said two end edges extending between respective ends of said longitudinally extending side edges,

a resilient retaining member integrally formed with said base, said resilient retaining member extending from one of said two transversely extending end edges over said first substantially planar surface, said resilient retaining member being biased toward said first substantially planar surface,

a leading edge of said resilient retaining member being continuously curved for avoiding snagging and tearing of clothing, and

two substantially rigid retaining members integrally formed with said base, said two substantially rigid retaining members each including a first portion extending from said second, opposed substantially planar surface, and a second portion extending from said first portion, defining a plane extending substantially parallel to said second, opposed substantially planar surface,

said second portion of said two substantially rigid retaining members terminating in continuously curved edges extending over said second, opposed substantially planar surface for avoiding snagging and tearing of clothing, and

said two substantially rigid retaining members being spaced apart for receiving at least one rigid plastic card in a flexed condition to hold the at least one rigid plastic card between said two substantially rigid retaining members.

8. A one-piece holder according to claim 7, wherein a separation distance between said first portions of said two substantially rigid retaining members is less than at least one rigid plastic card to be held therebetween so as to hold the at least one rigid plastic card when inserted between said first portions of said two substantially rigid retaining members for a firm grip of the at least one plastic card between said first portions of said two substantially rigid retaining members.

9. A one-piece holder according to claim 8, wherein said two substantially rigid retaining members are spaced inwardly from said two transversely extending end edges.

10. A one-piece holder according to claim 9, wherein said two substantially rigid retaining members are spaced inwardly from said two opposed longitudinally-extending side edges.

11. A one-piece holder according to claim 7, wherein said two substantially rigid retaining members are spaced inwardly from said two transversely extending end edges.

12. A one-piece holder according to claim 7, wherein said two substantially rigid retaining members are spaced inwardly from said two opposed longitudinally-extending side edges.

13. A one-piece holder having a size and shape adapted to securely and simultaneously retain both flexible, foldable paper currency and rigid plastic cards, said one-piece holder comprising:

a base having a first substantially planar surface and a second, opposed substantially planar surface, two opposed longitudinally extending side edges and two transversely extending end edges, said two end edges extending between respective ends of said longitudinally extending side edges,

a resilient retaining member integrally formed with said base, said resilient retaining member extending from one of said two transversely extending end edges over said first substantially planar surface, said resilient retaining member being biased toward said first substantially planar surface,

a leading edge of said resilient retaining member being continuously curved for avoiding snagging and tearing of clothing, and

two substantially rigid retaining members integrally formed with said base and extending along substantially an entire length of said two opposed longitudinally extending side edges,

said two substantially rigid retaining members each including a first portion extending from said second, opposed substantially planar surface, defining a plane extending substantially perpendicular to said second, opposed substantially planar surface, and a second portion extending from said first portion, defining a plane extending substantially perpendicular to said first portion and extending substantially parallel to said second, opposed substantially planar surface,

said second portion of said two substantially rigid retaining members terminating in continuously curved edges extending over said second, opposed substantially planar surface for avoiding snagging and tearing of clothing, and

said two substantially rigid retaining members defining a retaining channel between said second, opposed planar surface and said two substantially rigid retaining members for receipt of at least one rigid plastic card.