Sliding Card Holder
The present invention discloses an enhanced design of a card holder, which can be used to hold multiple types of cards and money and can actively block from unwanted RFID scanners. The assembly has space which retains at least two rectangular cards with tension and one slot for removing cards. The mechanism for raising the cards is located on the side of the assembly.
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BACKGROUND Field of the InventionThe invention relates to card holders. In a particular form, the present invention relates to a card holder which protects from unwanted RFID scanners with added functionality that holds the cards in place and allows them to be accessed with the slide lever which cascades the cards upwards.
Description of the Related ArtIn this growing digital world, the money in your bank is at constant risk from unwanted RFID scanners used by thieves these days. Pickpockets don't actually have to pick your pockets anymore. That's the message you might see on TV or in ads warning that hackers can access your credit card data wirelessly, through something called radio frequency identification, or RFID. In the last few years, a whole RFID-blocking industry has sprung up, and it survives partly on confusion.
Typically all these cards have a tiny RFID sensor chip. These chips are supposed to make life easier by emitting radio signals for fast identification. The technology helps keep track of livestock and inventory. It makes automatic payment on toll roads and faster scanning of passports possible, and, starting around 2004, brought us contactless payment with certain credit cards.
However, the problem, is there's no “off” button on these cards. “Anyone with a reader can try and surreptitiously gather data from them,”. From our USPTO patent research we looked at various advancements in fields of wallets which have provided variety of advancements to consumers.
For instance, a Card holder bearing U.S. Pat. No. 4,356,646A is issued to American Identification Industries Inc 1319 Howard Avenue West Chicago Ill. 60185 A Illinois Corp. The card holder for housing, for example, plastic patient identification cards which have on them vital patient information and tabbys, i.e., tabs which have on them room or bed numbers and which normally are adhesively affixed to the card holder is fabricated of metal, preferably stainless steel, and is of a size substantially corresponding to the size of the identification card to be removably supported by it. Being of metal, the useful life of the card holder is far greater than those of plastic. The card holder has parallel side edges, each of which has at least one and preferably two upstanding stops integrally formed therewith, which stops have a height substantially corresponding to the thickness of the identification card. These upstanding stops prevent lateral movement of the identification card with respect to the card holder. In addition, a generally L-shaped retainer is integrally formed with each of the parallel top and bottom edges of the card holder, and these L-shaped retainers form slots for receiving therein the upper and lower edges of the identification card to effectively secure the identification card in and affixed against movement to the card holder. A tab portion also is integrally formed with the top edge of the card holder, and indicia such as a room or bed number is permanently embossed on this tab portion, thus eliminating the need for adhesively affixed tabbys and the like. Preferably a support tab is fixedly secured beneath the tab portion on its backside to support the tab portion during imprinting, so that a clear print of the embossed indicia is provided. A semi-circular cut-out in at least one side edge of the card holder is provided to assist in removing the identification card from the card holder.
Another patent on Multi-access card and card holder with a plurality of machine readable service access codes placed thereon bearing U.S. Pat. No. 5,506,395A is issued to EPPLEY WILLIAM CLEVE. The patent implies 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.
Another Card holder bearing U.S. Pat. No. 5,125,505A is issued to Nifco Inc. The patent discloses a card holder for holding a card. The card holder comprises a card holding member, a latch and an urging member disposed inside a card case body and a hook provided on one of first and second plate-like members of the card base body, characterized in that an inserted card is pressed against the urging force of an urging member so as to be held in a card accommodating position, and the card is further pressed from the card accommodating position so as to release the same from being held at the card accommodating position, thereby forcing out the card into a card insertion slot of a card case body by the urging force of the urging member.
Another US patent on Business card holder with sound generating microchip bearing U.S. Pat. No. 5,275,285A is issued to Clegg Ind. The patent is on a business card holder, which can be used to hold business cards and actively draw the attention of a recipient to the card by emitting sounds upon the unfolding of the business card holder. The business card is held inside the holder and a sound emitting device is incorporated within the holder. When the business card holder is opened and unfolded the sound emitting device is activated to provide an audio signal to the recipient.
A Portable e-wallet and universal card bearing US patent on Portable e-wallet and universal card is issued to GONOW TECHNOLOGIES LLC. The patent is on universal cards are used in place of all the other traditional cards which a person may want to carry. The universal card can include a short range communications transceiver to communicate with a mobile device. The mobile device can include a user interface and an e-wallet application so that the user can interface with the e-wallet application for programming the universal card via the short range communication link. Once programmed, the universal card emulates a function of a traditional card.
There are multiple solutions that have been presented in prior art. However, these solutions are limited and restricted to their conventional architecture, installation system and have considerable shortcomings which adversely affect the convenience with which they can be used. The prior systems have certain limitations including the design of assemblies which make them not suitable for every type of user. Moreover, the ease of use ability of these assemblies is also questionable.
It has to be noted that the current invention proposes an assembly with multiple advancements including a sliding card holder structure with symmetrical measurements in height and side width that make it more stable and easier to carry by the user. The proposed invention is a crafted from firm metal to give you the support you need for optimal security and performance. The slide lever which cascades the cards upwards allows further convenience to user.
None of the previous inventions and patents, taken either singly or in combination, is seen to describe the instant invention as claimed. Hence, the inventor of the present invention proposes to resolve and surmount existent technical difficulties to eliminate the aforementioned shortcomings of prior art.
SUMMARYIn light of the disadvantages of the prior art, the following summary is provided to facilitate an understanding of some of the innovative features unique to the present invention and is not intended to be a full description. A full appreciation of the various aspects of the invention can be gained by taking the entire specification, claims, drawings, and abstract as a whole.
The primary desirable object of the present invention is to provide a novel and improved form of a RFID blocking sliding card holder.
It is another objective of the invention to provide a card holder or wallet assembly which is made of high-quality metal and blocks unwanted RFID scanners.
It is further the objective of the invention to provide a wallet that can perfectly block unwanted RFID scanners as it comes with RFID Blocking Mechanism that normally prevents unauthorized access to credit/debit or even metro or ID cards.
It is also the objective of the invention to provide a device of the type described which can be easily be adjusted to the fit accomplish the need.
It is further the objective of the invention to provide an enhanced but minimalist design that allows to keep assembly easily in front pocket for daily use.
It is also the objective of the invention to provide a unique slim organizer that quickly & neatly slide cards out with a single trigger action without the cards falling out at any time
It is further the objective of the invention to provide a firm, but beautiful metallic finish on the sleek Aluminium body of the card holder, along with its smart features that makes assembly highly useful.
It is moreover the objective of the invention to provide a body of wallet is made of high grade Aluminium giving it a robust and hard structure ensuring long service life.
It is another objective of the invention to provide a device that has body weight extremely low which makes it highly portable and adjustable.
A still further object is to provide an assembly that is economical in cost to manufacture.
Other aspects, advantages and novel features of the present invention will become apparent from the detailed description of the invention when considered in conjunction with the accompanying drawings.
This Summary is provided merely for purposes of summarizing some example embodiments, so as to provide a basic understanding of some aspects of the subject matter described herein. Accordingly, it will be appreciated that the above-described features are merely examples and should not be construed to narrow the scope or spirit of the subject matter described herein in any way. Other features, aspects, and advantages of the subject matter described herein will become apparent from the following Detailed Description, Figures, and Claims.
Detailed descriptions of the preferred embodiment are provided herein. It is to be understood, however, that the present invention may be embodied in various forms. Therefore, specific details disclosed herein are not to be interpreted as limiting, but rather as a basis for the claims and as a representative basis for teaching one skilled in the art to employ the present invention in virtually any appropriately detailed system, structure or manner.
The terminology used herein is for the purpose of describing particular embodiments only and is not intended to be limiting of the invention. As used herein, the term “and/or” includes any and all combinations of one or more of the associated listed items. As used herein, the singular forms “a,” “an,” and “the” are intended to include the plural forms as well as the singular forms, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise. It will be further understood that the terms “comprises” and/or “comprising,” when used in this specification, specify the presence of stated features, steps, operations, elements, and/or components, but do not preclude the presence or addition of one or more other features, steps, operations, elements, components, and/or groups thereof.
The present invention is directed to a sliding card holder with lever function to remove the cards easily and with metallic body to nullify the RFID theft process.
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While a specific embodiment has been shown and described, many variations are possible. With time, additional features may be employed. The particular shape or configuration of the platform or the interior configuration may be changed to suit the system or equipment with which it is used.
Having described the invention in detail, those skilled in the art will appreciate that modifications may be made to the invention without departing from its spirit. Therefore, it is not intended that the scope of the invention be limited to the specific embodiment illustrated and described. Rather, it is intended that the scope of this invention be determined by the appended claims and their equivalents.
The Abstract of the Disclosure is provided to allow the reader to quickly ascertain the nature of the technical disclosure. It is submitted with the understanding that it will not be used to interpret or limit the scope or meaning of the claims. In addition, in the foregoing Detailed Description, it can be seen that various features are grouped together in various embodiments for the purpose of streamlining the disclosure. This method of disclosure is not to be interpreted as reflecting an intention that the claimed embodiments require more features than are expressly recited in each claim. Rather, as the following claims reflect, inventive subject matter lies in less than all features of a single disclosed embodiment. Thus, the following claims are hereby incorporated into the Detailed Description, with each claim standing on its own as a separately claimed subject matter.
Claims
I: A Sliding Card Holder comprising:
- a card box provided with a receiving cavity;
- a receiving cavity divided into a card receiving space;
- a card slot;
- a card push assembly disposed at a bottom of the receiving cavity;
- a linkage installed in the card slot;
- a pushing button outside the card box drives the linkage to drive the card push assembly;
- a pushing button to push a card in the card receiving space to stretch out;
- a friction element disposed on an elastic piece;
- the friction element clamped, by means of a hook part at an end of the friction element;
- the friction element and the elastic piece both clamped, by means of the hook part, in the card slot and
- and are pressed and fixed by means of a latching block.
II: A card holder with a foldable support structure comprising means for securing a card thereto and with metallics body means for blocking RFID information reader instruments.
Type: Application
Filed: Mar 12, 2020
Publication Date: Sep 16, 2021
Inventor: Andrew Schepper (Keego Harbor, MI)
Application Number: 16/816,268
