Wearable wallet

• US 8,267,289 B2
• Filed: 09/26/2008
• Issued: 09/18/2012
• Est. Priority Date: 10/07/2007
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Jillann Tremblay Irvin
• Original Assignee: Jillann Tremblay Irvin
• Inventors: Irvin, JillAnn Tremblay
• Primary Examiner(s): Newhouse, Nathan J
• Assistant Examiner(s): Theis, Matthew
• Application Number:
  US12/284,984
• Publication Number:
  US 20090090753A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,453 Days
• Field of Search: 224/221, 224/218, 224/219, 224/222, 224/267, 224/220, 224/575, 224/578, 224/601, 224/677, 224/681, 224/250, 150/131, 150/110, 150/118, 150/108, 150/102, 150/101, 150/100, D32/43, D32/47, D32/50, D32/40, D32/41, 383/86, 383/26, 383/24
• US Class Current: 224/218
• CPC Class Codes: A45C 1/04 Purses to be worn at the belt or bracelet; Money-belts
• CPC Class Codes: A45C 13/30 Straps; Bands
• CPC Class Codes: A45C 2001/101 with means for carrying on the body
• CPC Class Codes: A45F 2005/006 comprising a suspension strap or lanyard
• CPC Class Codes: A45F 2005/008 Hand articles fastened to the wrist or to the arm or to the leg
• CPC Class Codes: A45F 5/00 Holders or carriers for hand articles; Holders or carriers for use while travelling or camping

Abstract

A wearable wallet has an elastic multi-part strap strung through two holes in the wallet, one hole in a cover flap over the wallet compartment opening and one hole in the bottom of the wallet back. The strap is composed of two conjoined loops forming an elongated “figure 8” where one loop is small and one loop is large. The small loop is just big enough to allow the large loop to be inserted through, causing the large loop to be divided into two parts. These two parts function as securing loops which can be variably proportioned and wrapped in a variety of useful ways, allowing the wallet to be easily reconfigured for wearing as a small purse dangling from a strap, as a wallet attached by elastic straps directly to an arm or hand or leg, or attached to a belt or some strap on clothing.

Claims

1. A wearable wallet comprising:

a wallet having at least one compartment;

a first loop threaded through a first aperture in said wallet, a second loop threaded through a second aperture in said wallet, said first and second apertures being located along an approximate centerline of said wallet;

said centerline selected from the group consisting of vertical centerlines and horizontal centerlines;

said first aperture and said second aperture functioning respectively as a first attachment point and a second attachment point;

said second loop threaded through said first loop, thereby forming a first securing loop between said first attachment point and said second attachment point;

a portion of said first loop further forming a second securing loop beyond said second attachment point; and

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said first securing loop and said second securing loop being variably configurable in relative size and orientation to provide a plurality of means for securing said wallet to a wearer.

2. A wearable wallet as described in claim 1 wherein said first loop and said second loop comprise a single strap of elastic material.

3. A wearable wallet as described in claim 1 wherein said first loop and said second loop are formed as a conjoined small loop and large loop, said small loop proportioned to allow threading therethrough by said large loop.

4. A wearable wallet as described in claim 1 wherein said first loop has an opening approximately ½

inch in diameter and said second loop is between approximately 4 inches and approximately 9 inches in diameter.

5. A wearable wallet as described in claim 1 wherein said first securing loop has two bands of material, which in combination with the single band of said second securing loop allows said wallet to be secured to a wearer with one, two or three bands of material.

6. A wearable wallet as described in claim 1 wherein at least one of said first loop and said second loop are composed of material from the group including fabric, elastic fabric, plastic, rubber, leather, and synthetic leather.

7. A wearable wallet as described in claim 1 wherein at least a portion of said first loop and said second loop are composed of elastic material no more than approximately 4 inches wide.

8. A wearable wallet as described in claim 1 further comprising a closure for releasably securing said compartment.

9. A wearable wallet as described in claim 8 further comprising:

a cover flap forming at least a portion of said closure;

a first surface and a second surface, said compartment being contained between said first and second surfaces;

said cover flap being attached to said second surface;

said first aperture located in said cover flap; and

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said second aperture located in said second surface.

10. A wearable wallet as described in claim 1 wherein the distance between said first attachment point and said second attachment point is in the range of approximately 1 inch and approximately 4 inches.

11. A wearable wallet as described in claim 1 wherein said first and second apertures are reinforced with rigid edge reinforcements such as grommets.

19. A wearable wallet as described in claim 1 wherein said small loop and said large loop are physically separate and each affixed to said wallet.

22. A wearable wallet as described in claim 3 further comprising:

a closure for releasably securing said compartment;

a cover flap forming at least a portion of said closure;

a first surface and a second surface, said compartment being contained between said first and second surfaces;

said cover flap being attached to said second surface;

said first aperture located in said cover flap;

said second aperture located in said second surface; and

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said small loop and said large loop being respectively threaded through said first and second apertures and protruding from said wallet.

12. A wearable wallet comprising:

a wallet having at least one compartment with an opening along the top edge of said wallet and a cover flap capable of folding over and covering said opening;

said wallet having a first surface and a second surface, said compartment being contained between said first and second surfaces;

said cover flap being attached to said second surface;

a first aperture located in said cover flap approximately over the center of said opening;

a second aperture located in said second surface and in proximity to the center of the bottom edge of said second surface;

said first aperture and said second aperture being located along an approximate vertical centerline of said wallet;

a strap formed as a conjoined small loop and large loop, said small loop proportioned to allow threading through by said large loop;

said small loop threaded through said first aperture to protrude out of said wallet;

said large loop threaded through said second aperture to protrude out of said wallet and the protruding portion of said large loop threaded through said small loop, thereby forming a first securing loop between said small loop and said second hole, and a second securing loop beyond said small loop, and,

said first securing loop and said second securing loop being variably configurable in relative size and orientation to provide a plurality of means for securing said wallet to the wearer.

13. A wearable wallet as described in claim 12, wherein said second surface is used in combination with said first and second securing loops to secure said wallet to the wearer.

14. A wearable wallet as described in claim 12 wherein said small loop has an opening approximately ½

inch in diameter and the portion of said large loop protruding from said second hole is between approximately 4 inches and approximately 9 inches in diameter.

15. A wearable wallet as described in claim 12, further comprising a closure for releasably securing said cover flap to said first surface.

16. A wearable wallet as described in claim 12 wherein:

a mechanical closure from the group including zippers, hook and loop fasteners, snaps, buttons, magnets, and springs is used instead of a cover flap to secure said opening; and

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said first aperture is located in proximity to the top edge of said second surface.

17. A wearable wallet as described in claim 12 wherein said first aperture is located in said second surface and in proximity to the top edge of said second surface.

18. A wearable wallet as described in claim 12,

further comprising a bottom surface located between said first and second surfaces and positioned opposite said closure flap;

wherein said first aperture is located in said second surface and in proximity to the center of said closure flap; and

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said second aperture is located approximately in the center of said bottom surface.

20. A wearable wallet as described in claim 12 wherein at least one of said small loop and said large loop are composed of material from the group including fabric, elastic fabric, plastic, rubber, leather, and synthetic leather.

21. A wearable wallet comprising:

a wallet having at least one compartment with an opening along a top edge of said wallet and a cover flap capable of folding over and covering said opening;

said wallet having a first surface and a second surface, said compartment being contained between said first and second surfaces;

said cover flap being attached to said second surface and having a means for closure between said cover flap and said first surface;

a first aperture located in said cover flap approximately over the center of said opening;

a second aperture located in said second surface and in proximity to the center of the bottom edge of said second surface;

said first and second apertures being located along an approximate vertical centerline of said wallet;

said first and second apertures being reinforced with grommets;

a fabric elastic strap formed as a conjoined small loop and large loop, said small loop proportioned to allow threading through by said large loop;

said small loop threaded through said first aperture to protrude out of said wallet; and

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said large loop threaded through said second aperture to protrude out of said wallet and threaded through said small loop, thereby forming a first securing loop between said small loop and said second hole and a second securing loop beyond said small loop, said first securing loop and said second securing loop being variably configurable in relative size and orientation to provide a plurality of means for securing said wallet to a wearer.