Abstract: Disclosed is a cardholder with dimensions approximating a standardized card carried by a person, the cardholder being made of a one-piece clear plastic material and may contain a viewing portion having fresnel contour lines and at least a pair of folded edges which form at least a pair of tracks of the cardholder for slipping on and off a standardized card such as credit and debit cards and the like. A method of making the cardholder including a cardholder shaped magnetic lens is also disclosed.

Abstract: Disclosed is a fresnel magnifying lens card holder dimensioned to fit standardized cards, for example, all credit card sized cards. The card holder features a pair of parallel tracks, for example, J-shaped tracks which face each other, and a raised narrow strip on a base plate thereby facilitating the slipping on and off all such cards and, at the same time, using the cards themselves as a carrier, as a storage place and as a delivering vehicle of the fresnel lens. That is, the holder can take advantage of the popularity of the standardized cards, using them as its carriers in delivering a fresnel magnifying lens and a data stripe shield to the credit card users. Since keeping the data stripe from damage and helping to see small print clearly make the card friendlier to the user, providing these benefits could be of significant importance to both the card using public and to those who are marketing products and services.

Abstract: A fresnel magnifying lens for forming a hand-held, pocket-sized hybrid assembly of the lens and another object or objects. The lens is provided with at least one hole for use with a fastener to detachably or permanently couple the lens to the other object in a manner which allows a selective magnified hand-held viewing, through the lens, of both the other object, as well as different objects. The coupling of the lens to the other object is such that the lens can be slidably moved, using the fastener which couples the lens to the other object as a pivot point, to permit the lens to be used to view different objects which are not part of that hybrid assembly. The pocket-sized fresnel magnifying lens can thereby be attached onto a variety of objects, for example, marketing objects, such as credit cards, debit cards, ID cards, pocket calenders, schedules, telecards, magnetic note holders, key rings, etc.