Personal accessory with quick-access

• US 6,601,622 B1
• Filed: 12/18/2001
• Issued: 08/05/2003
• Est. Priority Date: 12/18/2001
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: TBAC Investment Trust
• Original Assignee: TBAC Investment Trust
• Inventors: Young, Raymond Wallace
• Primary Examiner(s): Weaver, Sue A.
• Application Number:
  US10/025,542
• Time in Patent Office: 595 Days
• Field of Search: 150/131, 150/133, 150/134, 150/138, 150/139, 150/141, 150/145, 150/147-149, 206/39.4
• US Class Current: 150/138
• 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 11/18 Ticket-holders or the like
• CPC Class Codes: A45C 13/02 Interior fittings; Means, e.g. inserts, for holding and packing articles
• CPC Class Codes: A45C 2001/065 combined with card holders

Abstract

A personal accessory includes an outer cover and a pocket disposed within the body and accessible through an aperture through the outer cover. A holder includes a peripheral frame defining at least one window for receiving and holding a substantially flat object, the holder adapted to be inserted into and extracted from the pocket. A tether has a first end attached to the body at a point within the pocket and a second end attached to the holder, the holder rotatable around the second end of the tether when the holder is substantially extracted from the pocket. A quick release mechanism is selectively provided within selected pockets of the personal accessory and includes a corresponding plurality of pocket liners attached to a rigid sheet. Manual force applied to the rigid sheet forces substantially flat objects within the selected pockets outward from those pockets for rapid access and extraction.

Claims

1. A personal accessory comprising:

a body including an outer cover;

a pocket disposed within said body and accessible through an aperture through said outer cover;

a holder including a peripheral frame defining at least one window for receiving and holding a substantially flat object, said holder adapted to be inserted into and extracted from said pocket; and

a tether having a first end attached to said body at a point within said pocket and a second end attached to said holder, said holder rotatable fully extractable from said pocket about said second end of said tether when said holder is substantially extracted from said pocket.

2. A The personal accessory of claim 1 wherein said body includes an inner cover including at least one pocket for holding a substantially flat object comprising:

a slidable sheet disposed between said inner and outer covers of said body;

a lining attached to said inner cover and said slidable sheet to define a receptacle for receiving the substantially flat object; and

means for manually engaging said slidable sheet for projecting the substantially flat object from said receptacle for access.

3. The personal accessory of claim 1 wherein said personal accessory is selected from the group consisting of billfolds, tri-folds, pocketbooks and card folds.

4. The personal accessory of claim 1 wherein said substantially flat object comprises a plastic card.

5. The personal accessory of claim 1 wherein said tether comprises a metal ribbon.

6. The personal accessory of claim 1 and further comprising a sheet of substantially transparent material covering said window of said holder.

7. The personal accessory of claim 1 wherein said outer cover comprises a leather cover.

8. The personal accessory of claim 1 wherein said frame of said holder comprises a leather outer surface.

9. The personal accessory of claim 1 wherein said tether is attached along a substantial length of an inner lining of said pocket.

10. A personal accessory comprising:

a body including a pocket having an aperture defined through a surface of the body;

an ID card holder comprising a peripheral frame supporting sidewalls adapted to receive an ID card, at least one of the sidewalls being substantially transparent to define a window, the ID card holder adapted to be slidably inserted and extended from the pocket; and

a tether coupling the ID card holder and the body, the ID card holder fully extractable from the pocket and rotatable at a distal end of the tether with respects to the body when the ID card holder is extended from the pocket.

11. The personal accessory of claim 10 wherein the pocket is accessible through an aperture)defined through an outer cover of the body.

12. The personal accessory of claim 10 wherein the tether is flexible along a substantial portion of its length.

13. The personal accessory of claim 10 the tether is attached to the body along a substantial portion of its length.

14. The personal accessory of claim 10 wherein the tether is attached to the body at a point within the pocket.

15. The personal accessory of claim 10 and further comprising a second pocket including a card release mechanism.

16. The personal accessory of claim 15 wherein the card release mechanism comprises:

a slidable sheet forming a sidewall of the second pocket;

a lining attached to the slidable sheet and a pocket top of the second pocket to define a receptacle for receiving a card; and

a tab for manually engaging the slidable sheet for projecting the card from the receptacle for access.

17. The personal accessory of claim 15 wherein the second pocket is accessible through an aperture defined through an inner cover of the personal accessory.

18. The personal accessory of claim 10 wherein the personal accessory is selected from the group consisting of billfolds, wallets, pocketbooks, tri-folds and cardfolds.

19. The personal accessory of claim 10 wherein at least a portion of the tether comprises a metal ribbon.

20. The personal accessory of claim 10 wherein the body comprises an outer cover of leather.