Abstract: A combination of a wallet and a pocket knife. The wallet has a plurality of sections which overlie each other when the wallet is folded. One of the sections has a pocket which removably and frictionally receives a pocket knife.

Abstract: A holder for a credit card or a similar object formed from panels at least one of which is transparent and being sealed along selected sides or edges to form a card-receiving pocket. One side is open to insert and receive the card. The opposite side is notched so the user can apply manual force to an edge of a contained card to partially extend it from the pocket. The card holder may be included in an organizer, wallet or pocketbook and may be part of an assembly of card holders joined together.

Abstract: A device for carrying an article such as a pen, pencil, eyeliner, nail file, flashlight, and the like, includes a flat, rigid base sized and configured to fit within a credit card slot of a wallet or purse so that a peripheral edge zone remains exposed exteriorly of the slot, and a receptacle formed along the peripheral edge zone of the base for releasably capturing the article thereon and defining a handle to facilitate removal of the device from the card slot.

Abstract: A compartment is formed from the assembly of a bottom panel, a top panel, a right side panel, a left side panel, and a rear panel. The compartment is suitably sized so as to retain a multiple number of credit cards which are inserted into the compartment through a front opening and which are arranged inside the compartment in a stack and with a same physical orientation. The cards are securely retained inside the compartment by an integrated retention clip, and the cards are extracted from the compartment by means involving an integrated notch. A money clip affixed to the compartment provides a means for the retention of foldable paper currency.

Abstract: A cloth divider for protecting credit cards, the cloth divider comprising: a substantially thin semi-rigid middle sheet, the semi-rigid middle sheet having a substantially rectangular configuration sized slightly smaller than a bank credit card; a substantially thin front protective cover sheet, the front protective cover sheet being uniformly secure to a front side of the semi-rigid middle sheet, the front protective cover sheet covering the front side of the semi-rigid middle sheet and being similar in size to the semi-rigid middle sheet; and a substantially thin back protective cover sheet, the back protective cover sheet being uniformly secured to a back side of the semi-rigid middle sheet, the back protective cover sheet covering the back side of the semi-rigid middle sheet and being similar in size to the semi-rigid middle sheet, the front protective cover sheet and the back protective cover sheet being soft enough to resist scratching when placed against a credit card thereby providing a semi-rigid clo

Abstract: A key storage device comprising a rectangular flexible base sheet and a rectangular flexible key retaining sheet, the key retaining sheet being closely fitted to the dimensions of the base sheet, the key retaining sheet being positioned to overlie and contact the base sheet, the key retaining sheet being fixedly attached to the base sheet along its outer periphery by heat fusion welding forming a key retaining enclosure, the key retaining sheet being further fixedly attached at a centrally located point, forming a key slide stop; and the key retaining sheet having a pair of key receiving slits therethrough for the insertion of and retention of keys.

Abstract: A combination wallet and billfold includes generally rectangular front and back planar wallet members joined along a bottom side and along two lateral sides. At least one of the front and back wallet members has an outside surface defining a currency face. The top side of the wallet members are un-joined to define a pocket between the wallet members where the pocket is configured to receive credit cards and similarly-sized documents. A U-shaped clip is secured to the currency face and is configured to secure paper currency to the currency face. The clip includes first and second generally converging leg portions connected to each other by a connecting portion urging the leg portions toward each other under compressive tension. A retaining strap has a first end joined to one of the lateral sides while a second end extends toward the other lateral side.

Abstract: A folder for carrying business cards and the like, and a method for inexpensively producing the card carrier is described herein. A paperboard folder, which can open and close along a spine, is coated or otherwise designed along its outer surface. A sheet of plastic or other suitable material is next printed on its lower surface with adhesive stripes. This printed sheet is applied to the interior surface of the folder, where it is die-cut to produce the slots for inserting the cards. In this manner, a consumer can easily and quickly arrange his business cards in an inexpensive manner. The folder also comes with an elastic band which binds other papers to the card carrier's exterior surface. My invention is also easily adapted as a leaf or leaves in a restaurant menu, in which the pockets with slots easily hold removable cards printed with special entrees.

Abstract: A holder for parking garage keys and rectangular documents is to be used for storing credit card sized pass-keys, credit cards and similarly dimensioned items inside motor vehicles. The holder has a fold-and-finish construction. The holder comprises a back face, a front face connected to the back face at the bottom of the holder, and two side faces connected to the back face at the sides. The front face has a substantial indentation and beveled top edge so as to allow easy access to the contents of the holder. The holder is intended to be mounted in an motor vehicle in order to provide ready availability of parking garage pass-keys or other cards or documents, such as credit cards and visas, that might be necessary while travelling by motor vehicle.

Abstract: By providing integrated circuit constructed for recording, retaining, and delivering an audible message upon demand and securely retaining the circuit means in a housing, a unique, multi-purpose, audible message delivery system is attained for use either independently or in cooperative relationship with a plurality of alternate products. In the preferred embodiment, the integrated circuit is constructed to provide ease of message re-recording upon demand. In this way, any desired message can be substituted for an existing message whenever desired. As a result, repeated use of the audible message delivery system is realized, with the system being used independently or in association with other products, such as picture flames, medicine packages, folders, notebooks, etc. In this way, specific messages can be easily transmitted between individuals in a manner previously unattainable.

Abstract: A game care holder for storing and viewing lottery tickets has a heat-sealed, multi-pocket pouch comprising a plurality of die cut pieces of flexible, opaque, and clear vinyls. The pouch has a larger pocket provided with a divider, which creates a two pocket effect, and one or more smaller pockets for small game cards and business cards. A closing flap of the holder is inserted into a belt loop to contain and protect the contents of the pouch.

Abstract: A Motor Vehicle Document Organizer made of a flexible material with interior pockets designed specifically to house vehicle registration, proof of automobile insurance, accident information card, as well as a flap to secure driver's license for presentation. Motor Vehicle Document Organizer is foldable along a middle portion to form a front and rear cover. Interior pockets are affixed on three sides and unaffixed on the fold to accommodate insertion of said motor vehicle documents. Motor vehicle documents are commonly stored loosely in glove compartment of vehicle. This invention is particularly concerned with the organization and expedient identification of motor vehicle documents in a standardized format, eliminating timely searching for documents when requested by law enforcement or other emergency personnel.

Abstract: A safety card case is provided for retention of machine readable cards before, during and after use. Machine readable cards, such as credit, bank or casino comp cards, are fastened to the end of a flexible tether. The other end of the tether is attached to the spring-loaded reel assembly of an extension/retraction device mounted within the back portion of the card case enclosure. The machine readable cards are then safely retained for convenient storage or use by extension and retraction of the tether with the cards remaining attached.

Abstract: A thin flat device having a money clip on one side together with two channels on the reverse side to accommodate rigid plastic cards and the like.

Abstract: A case for cards, keys and numbered disks comprising a platform, a set of numbered disks stored in the platform, an open ended trap in the platform for capturing some of the numbered disks corresponding to a lottery number, a transparent cover on opposite sides of the platform for viewing the disks and cards stored in the case, and a chain for carrying keys. A characterizing feature of the invention is that multiple traps are provided for picking daily and weekly lottery numbers. A second characterizing feature of the invention is that the traps allow easy entry of disks and impede a flow of disks out of the traps.

Abstract: A multi-access card and card holder upon which the machine readable service access codes for a plurality of service providers may be reproduced, comprising at least one card having a plurality of machine readable service access codes reproduced thereon, including at least one machine readable magnetic strip, and a plurality of pockets each formed from a pair of rectangularly-shaped plastic sheets peripherally joined together along three sides thereof, each having one common peripheral joinder, and each having an open end to receive the card, at least one of the pockets being sized to receive only the portions of the card that do not have a machine readable magnetic strip service access code placed thereon.

Abstract: A case for cards, keys and numbered disks and for randomly picking lottery numbers. The case is comprised of a platform having a first space for storing a card and disks and a second space for storing a card; a plurality of thin numbered disks stored in the first space; a transparent cover attached to a top and a bottom of the platform for viewing and enclosing the card and disks in the spaces and a chain attached to end portions of the covers for carrying keys. One characterizing feature of the invention is a trap which permits the numbered disks to easily enter but impedes disks inside the trap from leaving the trap. Another characterizing feature is that cards can be placed in the case without disassembly of the case.

Abstract: A credit card or a holder for a similar object formed from panels of transparent plastic sealed along at least two opposite edges to form a pocket. One side is open to insert and receive the card. The opposite side is notched so the user can apply manual force to an edge of a contained card to partially extend it from the pocket. The card holder may be included in an organizer, wallet or pocketbook and may be part of an assembly of card holders joined together.

Abstract: A chip card case has a base part having opposite lateral longitudinal edges, two guide strips arranged at the longitudinal edges and together with the base part forming a reception space for a chip card, the base also having two ends spaced from one another in a longitudinal direction, one of the ends being provided with front insertion openings, another of the ends being provided with at least one card stop, and at least one web which connects the guide strips with one another and is located in an area when a chip is to be located when a chip card is inserted, the at least one web having a width selected so as to at least cover a chip face.

Abstract: A card storage system for storing a sport or other collectible card in a pocket with a tool having a thin flat insertion panel including a width smaller than the opening of the pocket and longitudinally extending side edges and a front end generally transversely extending between the side edges. Longitudinally extending flanges having tapered forward ends extend upwards from a front side of the tool along corresponding ones of the side edges forming a channel between the flanges. A tapered edge, preferably having a narrowing width in the longitudinal direction, is provided at the front end of the insertion panel for spreading apart the opening of the pocket. A longitudinally extending flat extraction panel is connected to the insertion panel's back end and provided with a tapered edge at its front end which is itself of narrowing width for spreading apart the opening of the pocket to extract the card from the pocket.

Abstract: A plurality of component holder members for a purse, each having a base plate arranged at one or both sides pockets or cases for carrying any of credit cards, bank cards, calling cards, commutation tickets, a driver's license, coins, banknotes, etc. and provided at one edge with joints, are applicable and a desired number of them can be joined together with a binder through their joints in order to form a particular configuration of the purse which is required by a user.

Abstract: A thin flat device having a money clip (14) on one side together with two parallel channels (10L,10R) on the reverse side to accommodate credit cards and the like.

Abstract: A card holder including a transparent base having a lip extending around the periphery of the base thereby forming a pocket for receiving a card. The card holder further includes a transparent cover having a transparent flat plate frictionally engaging the lip of the base for holding the base and cover together. The difference between the thickness of the plate and the height of the lip must exceed the thickness of the card thereby forming a compartment for holding the card.

Abstract: The holder for a thin-walled card, such as a bank card, credit card, identification card, access control card or the like, which forms a flat protective jacket for the card, has a side panel (1) having an opening (2) extending toward the mouth (16) of the compartment enclosing the card and a slider member (3) slidably mounted in the opening (2) and formed to protect the card held in the compartment. A catch (17) protruding inwardly is provided on an interior rear end (13) of the slider member (3). The catch (17) engages a rear edge of a card inserted in the holder. By sliding the slider member (3) toward the compartment mouth (16) using an operating element (4) extending from the slider member through the opening (2) a card held in the compartment is ejected from the compartment (8). The slider member (3) includes a slidable resilient strip (7) dimensioned so that it covers and can close the opening in the side panel in all positions.

Abstract: In the technical field of known cardholders for devices such as cards with magnetic stripes on which is encoded information and or data in the form of patterns of magnetism, the known cardholders offer no method of `keeping` (in magnetism terminology) the magnetic patterns. The present invention is characterised by incorporating into the cardholders, keepers in the form of sheets of magnetically soft ferromagnetic material with high resistance. The benefit of the invention is obtained when devices are placed with the reading surface of their magnetized stripes in close contact with the surface of the ferromagnetic material which, making use of known properties of the material, then acts as keeper of the magnetic patterns.

Abstract: An inside-out wallet designed to carry currency completely exposed on the outside face of the wallet, allowing for easy access to currency with pockets to carry credit cards. The wallet can be folded and conveniently and comfortably carried in a front pocket, eliminating a bulky object in the hip pocket. Access to the currency may be achieved without unfolding the wallet and the user can conveniently remove bills one at a time without disturbing other bills.

Abstract: The present invention is directed to a multi-card element for attachment to a wallet. The multi-card element includes a generally rectangular front wall and a generally rectangular back wall of the same width as the front wall. The front wall and back wall are secured on at least their side edges to form an enclosure. The front wall has a plurality of parallel and spaced apart slits cut therein for reception of a card. A pocket liner is disposed within the enclosure formed by the front wall and the back wall. The pocket liner comprises an elongated generally rectangular back member having a width less than the width of the front and back walls. The back member is secured at its top edge within the enclosure. A plurality of generally rectangular card supporting members is affixed at their lower edge to the back member.

Abstract: A wallet made of a single sheet of thin material and having four adjoining portions including a central rectangular portion adjoined on opposite sides in a horizontal direction to outer wing rectangular portions and adjoined in a vertical direction to a rectangular flap portion and two outer wing portions forming a rectangular area slightly larger on all sides than a paper money bill to be carried therein.

Abstract: A card holder including a transparent base having a lip extending around the periphery of the base thereby forming a pocket for receiving a card. The card holder further includes a transparent cover having a transparent flat plate frictionally engaging the lip of the base for holding the base and cover together. The difference between the thickness of the plate and the height of the lip must exceed the thickness of the card thereby forming a compartment for holding the card.

Abstract: An information organizing system includes a series of paper sheets which are each foldable along several fold lines into a folded sheet of pocket-size proportions. Each portion carries imprinted information, with at least some portions also having spaces for user entry of various types of information. A pocket-size rectangular wallet has a pair of outer walls and an inner pocket for holding several folded sheets. At least one wall has edge or corner pockets on its outer side for receiving the edges of a folded sheet to hold the sheet flat against the outside of the wallet.

Abstract: The protective holder for a thin-walled card, advantageously for an identification card with a magnetic strip or chip, has a front and rear piece attached to each other at three closed peripheral side edges so as to form a receiving space with an open edge for the card and a receiving opening at the open edge. A recess is provided in the open edge of the front or rear piece so that on insertion of the card, particularly the card with the magnetic strip, the card does not come into contact with the opening edge and is not scratched by it in the vicinity of the recess. A raised portion in the form of a ramp rising toward the open edge is provided in the piece having the recess in the vicinity of the open edge and the recess is provided under that raised portion so that no weakening of the holder occurs because of a decrease in the wall thickness of the front or rear piece. Clamping elements can be provided attached to the front and rear piece inside the receiving space to hold the card inserted in the holder.

Abstract: A card display pocket formed of three sheets of fusible material. The first sheet is a nylon/vinyl material that is slit one way to receive the second sheet of a frosty vinyl material which may be slit a different way from the first sheet to form specially designed pockets and woven through the first sheet of material, over the front side of the first sheet of material and under the back side of the first sheet of material. The third sheet is a plain vinyl that is used for a backing.The method of construction is as follows: In a sheet of nylon/vinyl material slits are made lengthwise or widthwise through the material so that they are either generally parallel to each other or generally perpendicular to each other. Translucent vinyl material, is then interwoven through these slits in order to form the desired pockets. The card pocket with curved sides is especially desirable for applications where a card is frequently accessed.

Abstract: A tool is for the handling of sports and other collectible cards and inserting them into protective envelopes without damage to the corners or edges of the cards. The envelopes may be any of several types available on the market today. The tool includes two panels for gripping a card, which are joined in hinged fashion at one end and which have notches formed into their free ends. To use the tool, a card is gripped between the free ends of the panels and inserted together with the free ends into an envelope or pocket. Then a finger is placed against the envelope over the location of the panel notches to grasp the card within the envelope. Then the tool is withdrawn from the envelope or pocket. This tool and method prevents physical damage to the corners and edges of the card during the insertion process.

Abstract: A booklet that is intended to be carried by a person so as to be available to a health care provider when the person is in need of medical treatment. The booklet is intended to collect and present, in an orderly fashion, personal medical information that is potentially useful to the health care provider. The booklet comprises constructional features, namely pockets for receiving sheets of paper and/or glossy areas for adhesive-backed stickers, that allow for medical information to efficiently organized and presented, and to be updated as required.

Abstract: A housing designed to contain a logic circuit (15) comprising two shells (11a, 11b) each including a welding area (17a, 17b) having an appropriate geometry permitting ultrasonic welding, such that when both shells are assembled before a welding phase, they are shifted along a vertical axis (20). The supporting plate (13) comprises a mounting ear (23) while the shells comprise a receptacle (33a, 33b). During the welding phase, there is no concomitant contact between any of the upper face (26) and lower face (27) of the ear (23) and the corresponding bearing faces (34a, 34b) of the receptacles, owing to a shift (21). The shift is reduced and the concomitant contact takes place between the bearing faces (34a, 34b) of the receptacles and each of the upper and lower faces (26, 27) of the ear (23) only when the welding phase is completed.

Abstract: Disclosed is a card case, made of two rectangular sheets of plastic or leather, produced by fusing or seaming three edges thereof together and leaving one edge thereof unfused. One or both of the rectangular sheets are provided with an elongated opening the width of which is at least sufficient to receive a finger tip so as to allow a card to be pushed through the open side. The card case is constructed such that it can be used conveniently for cash dispenser cards, telephone cards, name cards, season tickets and the like because bearers can remove the cards quickly from the case by simply putting their finger tip on the card through the opening and pushing the card out.

Abstract: A holder and dispenser for namecards has two rectangular plates with a chamber between the plates and an opening in each one. One side of the holder has a slot and slopes arranged to allow the insertion of a namecard and to prevent a namecard within the chamber from falling out, and another side of the holder has a slot and slopes arranged to allow the removal of a single namecard.

Abstract: The invention relates to a device for keeping cards, said device being provided with at least one card holder in which a card can be held at at least some of its edges, while the card holder is rotatably connected with lids located above and under the card holder. The card holder is provided with four legs bounding a rectangular through opening the size of a card to be accommodated, the legs forming a closed frame with external dimensions at least substantially equal to the external dimensions of a lid. The legs are provided with parts projecting into the opening, such that a card inserted into the opening is enclosed between at least one pair of projecting parts forming part of two opposed legs, said parts butting against the upper surface of the card, and at least one pair of projecting parts, which also form part of two opposed legs and which butt against the lower surface of the card.

Abstract: A wallet (10) suitable for front pocket storage having a plurality of square sheets (14) and binding (26) along two adjoining edges (16, 18). The pockets (24) have two edges (20, 22) open or unbound. Currency and cards (12) may be organized in the individual pockets (24). The plurality of square sheets (14) and binding (26) are made of pliable or flexible material so that the wallet (10) may easily fit within a man's front pant pocket.

Abstract: A transparent plastic case is provided for the protective long term storage of sports cards. The case is comprised of front and rear panels of matching elongated rectangular perimeter adapted to be cohesively sealed to enclose a sports card and a documentation card. The dimensions of the case relative to the sports card are such that the sports card within a sealed case is free to move slightly. The panels are further configured to facilitate stacking of a number of the cases.

Abstract: A reinforcing weld structure for thermo-adhesive sheets joined by high frequency welding methods. The invention is particularly concerned with a photo finisher wallet fabricated of flexible thermoplastic sheet material and including the reinforcing weld of the present invention at each corner of each of the wallet's pockets. The photo finisher wallet includes a first flexible thermoplastic sheet foldable to form front and rear covers, one of which is substantially rectangular and has a welded seam along three of its edges. A second substantially rectangular thermoplastic sheet is sealed along its three edges to the rectangular cover by the seam, the second sheet having an unsealed edge to form a pocket.

Abstract: A card holder comprises a binder including a plurality of holder sheets each formed with a plurality of transparent pockets for holding business cards, and a plurality of blank sheets interleaved between the holder sheets, such that when the binder is open to expose one of the holder sheets on one side of the open binder, a blank sheet is simultaneously exposed on the opposite side of the binder permitting entry of information thereon pertaining to the card held by the exposed holder sheet.

Abstract: An expanding credit card insert for holding cards and the like includes a pair of endwalls flexibly joined at their bottom edges to form a hinged seam. Pleated sidewalls extend between the endwalls, each sidewall pleat including a sidewall panel. At least one leg extends to the seam from each sidewall at a mid portion thereof, so as to space portions of the bottom edges of said sidewall panels on either side of said leg, from said seam.

Abstract: A combination wallet and billfold includes a main wallet defined by a pair of generally rectangular members joined along their peripheral edges. A billfold is removably secured to an inner surface or face of the main wallet. A first strap engages the billfold along a bottom edge. A second strap or flap joined to the wallet is foldable within the billfold currency pocket. The second strap is fastened to an inner surface of the billfold.

Abstract: A cache or holder for a key or other small item comprises a first part having at least one pocket for holding a key and a second part releasably securable to the first part and having an adhesive layer or other securing device for securing the second part to a selected surface in a concealed location.

Abstract: A photo finisher wallet or pouch for utilization by a photo finishing laboratory for delivering photographic prints and corresponding negatives to a customer, as well as for storing the prints and negatives, and in addition for permitting some or all of the prints to be displayed by means of leaves having transparent pockets in the manner of a photo album. The photo finisher wallet comprises a flexible cover sheet foldable along a middle portion for forming a folder having a front cover and a rear cover; cover pocket means on the inner surface of at least one of the covers for storing stacked photographic prints; and a plurality of leaves, each leaf affixed along an edge to the cover sheet middle portion and contained within the covers when the cover sheet is folded, each leaf including transparent leaf pocket means for displaying at least one of the prints removed from the cover pocket means and inserted in the leaf pocket means.

Abstract: A conventional billfold or wallet includes a strap or other type of prehensible attachment on or adjacent the center fold line of the wallet which may be grasped when the wallet is inserted in a pocket with its fold line disposed on top to facilitate withdrawal of the wallet therefrom. A narrow, continuous wallet encircling strap is preferably disposed to pass through the currency pocket for ready attachment to any conventional wallet without the need for any structural modification thereof whatever.

Abstract: An incorporating of a separate sub-wallet within a conventional wallet wherein the sub-wallet can be removed and utilized when it is not necessary to carry the entire wallet. The sub-wallet includes a currency carrying compartment and a separate credit card carrying compartment. Appropriate identification papers can also be carried in the credit card compartment. There will also be included within the currency carrying compartment a separate key compartment.

Abstract: A portable valuables receptacle is disclosed which includes a mechanism for prevention of slippage of the receptacle out of a garment pocket in which it is positioned, and which further prevents removal thereof from the pocket by a pickpocket. A slide plate provided with a portion for reception of valuables is slidably mounted within a case and movable between two positions, one being a locked position and the second being a released position. In the released position the slide plate is moved outwardly of the case by spring action, thus causing the case and the slide plate to expand against the side margins of the garment pocket in which it is placed, thus placing a force against the side margins and thereby preventing removal thereof from the garment pocket. The valuables receptacle portion of the slide plate is arranged to receive valuable personal belongings such as a commutation ticket, driver's license, a key or the like.

Abstract: The present invention provides a billfold, wallet, or the like for carrying a plurality of cards, such as credit cards, in shingled and partially exposed relationship to one another whereby a desired card can be readily selected and withdrawn.The billfold has a pair of flexible walls which are sewn together to form an envelope-like opening. One of the walls has affixed thereto a multi-card liner. The liner includes a support member which has at least two vertical slits extending from a bottom edge to provide a downwardly extending tongue member. A plurality of card-receiving leaves is then provided. Each of the leaves has a tongue-receiving slit extending in a horizontal direction. The leaves are strung along the tongue of the support member in a vertically aligned, partially overlapping array to form the integral liner of the invention having a series of single edge overlying cavities arranged in shingled relationship for the reception of cards.