Wallet composed of steel fabric

• US 8,820,368 B2
• Filed: 01/16/2012
• Issued: 09/02/2014
• Est. Priority Date: 12/13/2005
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Paul Stwart-Stand
• Original Assignee: Paul Stewart-Stand
• Inventors: Stewart-Stand, Theo
• Primary Examiner(s): Mathew, Fenn
• Assistant Examiner(s): COLLADO, CYNTHIA FRANCISCA
• Application Number:
  US13/350,986
• Publication Number:
  US 20120111953A1
• Time in Patent Office: 960 Days
• Field of Search: 150/131, 150/132, 150/133, 150/138, 150/139, 150/151, 150/145, 150/147, 340/10.1, 340/568.7, 340/572.1, 340/572.8
• US Class Current: 150/131
• 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 13/00 Details; Accessories
• CPC Class Codes: A45C 2001/065 combined with card holders
• CPC Class Codes: A45C 2011/186 with protection from unauthorised reading by remotely readable data carriers

Abstract

A smart card with an RFID tag is held in a wallet comprising a back layer and at least one front layer stitched to the back layer around part of a perimeter thereof to define at least one pocket in the wallet dimensioned to hold and completely surround the smart card. Both of the layers are composed of a stainless steel fabric capable of blocking RF radiation.

Claims

1. In combination with a smart card having an RFID tag, a wallet comprising a back layer and a plurality of front layers stitched to the back layer around part of a perimeter thereof to define a plurality of pockets in the wallet dimensioned to hold and completely surround the smart card, all of the layers being composed of a stainless steel woven mesh fabric capable of blocking RF radiation.

2. The combination defined in claim 1 wherein the stainless steel fabric is composed of an Inox alloy.

3. The combination defined in claim 1 wherein the stainless steel fabric has a metric mesh number between 350 and 550 and is composed of woven stainless steel threads with a thickness of substantially 0.25 to 0.35 mm.

4. The combination defined in claim 3 wherein the threads are composed of Inox 316L stainless steel.

5. The combination defined in claim 4 wherein the mesh number is 440 and the thread thickness is 0.28 mm.

6. The combination defined in claim 1 wherein the wallet has at least one fold.

7. The combination defined in claim 6 wherein at least one of the layers is embossed with a pattern.