Identification document and ticket carrier

• US 20030201293A1
• Filed: 04/26/2002
• Published: 10/30/2003
• Est. Priority Date: 04/26/2002
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Travel Caddy Incorporated
• Original Assignee: Travel Caddy Incorporated
• Inventors: Redzisz, Andrezj M., Hansen, Linda H.
• Granted Patent: US 6,766,932 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 224/600
• 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 2001/065 combined with card holders
• CPC Class Codes: A45F 2003/002 Sacks or packs carried on the body by means of a single strap passing around the neck

Abstract

A document carrier for travel documents includes a rectangular panel with pockets on one side and a necklace band attached on the opposite side. The band is adjustable and slidable.

Claims

1. a necklace and document carrier comprising, in combination:

a generally rectangular back panel, said panel including a back side and a front side, said panel having a top edge, first and second spaced side edges and a bottom edge, and further including a plurality of pockets extending between edges on the front side, said pockets being open along the side of the pocket most closely adjacent the top edge of the back panel, at least one of said pockets formed from a generally transparent material, and

a flexible attachment strand attached to the back side of the back panel between the first and second side edges and intermediate the top side edge and the bottom side edge, said strand forming a closed loop and including an adjustable clamp member for controlling the length of the loop.

2. The carrier of claim 1 wherein the back panel is flexible and including a fastener for attaching the top edge to the front side of the back panel to fit over the open sides of the pockets.

3. The carrier of claim 1 wherein said back side of the back panel includes a tubular member for the strand extending between the side edges of the back panel.

4. The carrier of claim 1 wherein the front side of the back panel includes at least two pockets, overlying each and having a bottom edge attached at the bottom edge of the back panel.

5. The carrier of claim 2 wherein the carrier includes a transparent material pocket fitted over an opaque material pocket, said transparent material pocket overlying the opaque material pocket and having a lower edge attached to the opaque material pocket with said fastener intermediate the transparent pocket lower edge and the bottom edge of the back panel whereby the back panel may be folded over and cover the transparent pocket.