Abstract: A card management system may comprise a housing, a stepped card carrier contained within the housing, a spring-loaded thumb wheel coupled to the stepped card carrier and being at least partially contained within the housing, and wherein the card carrier moves in a linear fashion from a first position to a second position in response to a rotational force applied to the spring-loaded thumb wheel.

Abstract: A card management system is used to store one or more cards in a secure and flexible manner, allowing for selective extraction and retention of one or more cards from the card management system. The card management system comprises a housing containing a stack of cards, such as credit cards and the like with at least one card opening for locating and removing cards by rotating a spring-loaded thumb wheel. When rotational pressure is applied, the thumb wheel rotates translating the rotational movement into linear movement, thereby causing a card carrier to partially extend one or more cards through a card opening in the housing. With the cards now being partially exposed, one or more cards can be selected for use. When the pressure on the thumb wheel is released, the card carrier moves the card carrier retracts back into the housing by the spring tension.