With Opening For Ejection By Finger Patents (Class 206/39.5)
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Patent number: 10758812Abstract: Portable holders for supporting lottery tickets and the scratching off of coatings therefrom. In some embodiments, the holders may include substantially planar surfaces having top edges, bottom edges, left side edges, and right side edges, the top edges being opposite to the bottom edges, and the left side edges being parallel and opposite to the right side edges; at least one slot and/or notch disposed along the surfaces and configured to hold lottery tickets on the surfaces; and trays attached to the bottom edges of the surfaces and configured to collect particulates there within.Type: GrantFiled: February 13, 2018Date of Patent: September 1, 2020Inventor: David Edwards
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Patent number: 9980546Abstract: A card holder for holding bank cards and presenting them in a staggered fashion, said card holder comprising a housing, said housing comprising main walls and side walls so as to define a space for housing bank cards. It further comprises an element having a plurality of steps. With the present card holder, the element being resilient. One end of the card holder comprises a cut out for bringing the bank cards to a position where the element is pushed below the bank cards and from where gravity move the cards to the staggered position, the bank cards resting on the steps.Type: GrantFiled: September 8, 2016Date of Patent: May 29, 2018Assignee: Ape B.V.Inventor: Lennert Van Der Laan
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Patent number: 9472172Abstract: A guitar pick dispenser may include a dispenser body. The dispenser body may include a bottom and a side wall attached to the bottom. The sidewall may define an opening opposite the bottom. A false bottom may be connected to the bottom by a resilient member. The resilient member may be configured to bias the false bottom toward the opening. A guitar pick retainer may be slidably disposed on the dispenser body. The guitar pick retainer may be further configured to partially cover the opening.Type: GrantFiled: April 26, 2016Date of Patent: October 18, 2016Inventor: Paul Nassab
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Patent number: 9412286Abstract: A fastening arrangement for an electronic price label includes a holder, into which the electronic price label is placed. The holder can in turn be fastened onto an installation point, such as onto the edge of a shelf. In the fastening arrangement the electronic price label is locked in relation to the holder with a fastening member, which extends through the wall of the holder from the first side of the wall to the second side of the wall and onwards into the electronic price label.Type: GrantFiled: February 6, 2013Date of Patent: August 9, 2016Assignee: MARISENSE OYInventor: Göran Sundholm
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Patent number: 8899411Abstract: A holder for cards, including a housing which tightly fits around a stack of at least three cards and has at least one card opening to locate and remove cards, while opposite the card opening in the housing there is a card remove feature through which the cards through the card opening can be slid out the housing, characterized in that at the inner side of the housing near the card opening at least one side a friction element is provided which exerts a friction force to the bearing side of each individual card which is at least partly contained in the housing, with the result that the card has such a stable position relative to the housing, that the card can not slide due to gravity, but indeed due to a with the finger tips exerted force.Type: GrantFiled: May 26, 2010Date of Patent: December 2, 2014Assignee: R.J. van Geer Beheer bvInventor: René Johan Van Geer
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Patent number: 8869977Abstract: A device for securing credit cards, ID cards, etc is provided. The device comprises a base element configured to be coupled to a smart phone. The base element includes an adhesive backing for removeably coupling the device the smart phone. A pocket panel is attached to the base element with a flexible fabric such as suede, leather or other textile or non-textile material to form a repository or pocket into which items can be inserted. A thumb hole is provided to provide access for slidably removing cards placed in the pocket. The pocket may optionally include a spacer element to define a cavity large enough for multiple cards. The pocket may optionally also include a pressure element to secure the cards in the pocket.Type: GrantFiled: July 2, 2013Date of Patent: October 28, 2014Inventor: Spencer Nlkosey
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Patent number: 8776846Abstract: A wallet card retrieval slip that includes a sleeve having a transparent top sheet and a transparent bottom sheet conjoined at a back edge and a second edge, the sleeve having a vertical pull tab disposed on a first edge proximal the back edge and a horizontal pull tab disposed on a front edge proximal the second edge, wherein a card is removably insertable into the sleeve and easily retrieved from a wallet pocket by means of the vertical and horizontal pull tabs. An alternative embodiment has the vertical pull tab centrally disposed on the first edge to enable a staggered arrangement of vertical pull tabs on a plurality of sleeves when used with a plurality of cards in adjacent pockets in a wallet.Type: GrantFiled: November 18, 2011Date of Patent: July 15, 2014Inventors: Melanie Thompson, Susan Black
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Patent number: 8567641Abstract: A business card case includes a storage case, a fixing part, a lifting part, a guiding part and a discharging button. The storage case comprises a discharging opening for discharging a card, which stores cards in its interior and comprises a lower case and an upper case vertically detachable from each other. The fixing part fixes the lower case and the upper case while both the cases overlap each other. The lifting part provided on the lower case lifts up cards stored in the lower case toward the upper case. The guiding part attached to one of sides of the storage case bends at least of the ones at the top of the cards stored in the lower case. The discharging button slidably provided toward the discharging opening on the upper case includes a locking portion for locking the cards at the top.Type: GrantFiled: July 5, 2011Date of Patent: October 29, 2013Assignee: Katoh Electrical Machinery Co., Ltd.Inventor: Shinichi Kobayashi
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Patent number: 8567460Abstract: A credit card holder made from a generally rectangular sheet of aluminum that is folded back upon itself so that the bottom is closed, while the top and both sides have slit-like openings between the front and the back of the holder. A pair of generally congruent indentations are formed into the right side and a pair of offset indentations are formed into the top of the holder.Type: GrantFiled: March 21, 2012Date of Patent: October 29, 2013Inventor: Allen Lentsch
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Patent number: 8490828Abstract: A package for product pieces includes a housing having a plurality of walls forming an interior adapter to hold a plurality of product pieces. The housing has a dispensing opening in communication with the interior. A resilient member is disposed in the housing interior and is adapted to urge the product pieces toward the dispensing opening. The housing has an aperture formed in one of the plurality of walls disposed adjacent the dispensing opening to permit the product piece to be engaged and moved out of the interior through the dispensing opening.Type: GrantFiled: November 23, 2011Date of Patent: July 23, 2013Assignee: Kraft Foods Global, Inc.Inventors: Richard J. Kaiser, Francis G. Schiro, Allen Aldridge
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Patent number: 8443854Abstract: Two components slide with respect to one another, and hold a stack of cards. A first component includes three members extending into a chamber formed by its C-shaped cross-section. When the components are slid apart, the first card in the stack is partially exposed. The card is pushed back past the outer members providing resistance to prevent the cards from moving while allowing only the top card to be pushed past the outer appendages to expose the next card. When the components are pushed together, a bump on an L-shaped component assures that the cards are aligned in a stack. The two outer members include tangs at their terminations that retain a stack of cards within the chamber and prevent them from sliding past. Between the outer members, a central spring extends in an angled configuration into the chamber and presses against the cards and frictionally retains them in position within the chamber.Type: GrantFiled: October 18, 2007Date of Patent: May 21, 2013Inventor: Michael Long
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Publication number: 20120222787Abstract: Disclosed is a card holder that protects credit cards, debit cards, and other types of magnetic cards without causing physical damage to the magnetic stripe or demagnetization thereof. The device contains an aperture, allowing for attachment to a key ring. The location of the key ring holder affords a user the option of attaching a magnetized card to the key ring, thereby allowing the card to rotate into and out of the holder as desired. This improves accessibility for a user when their magnetized cards are required. The holder can optionally include a window on the front for displaying flat articles, such as pictures, calendars, business cards, or advertising materials.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 14, 2011Publication date: September 6, 2012Inventor: Charles Caron
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Patent number: 7617928Abstract: A card holder and dispensing device comprises a rectangularly shaped frame member including upper, lower and side perimeter segments. These form an enclosure into which is placed a plurality of, typically, plastic cards. The upper and lower segments form an open area which is less than the surface area of the cards so that they can't be removed through these openings. A card retention tab extends from one of the side perimeter segments beyond the enclosure formed by the frame member. This restrains movement of the cards out of the card insertion opening. One of the top frame segments includes a tab section which is typically biased downward into the enclosure volume to exert a downward force on the stored cards. This permits the user to move one or more of the cards partially out of the enclosure until the desired card is reached and assists in the removal of the desired card. The tab section can be variously shaped, sized and contoured to accommodate printed indicia.Type: GrantFiled: January 24, 2006Date of Patent: November 17, 2009Inventor: Gerald P. Murphy
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Patent number: 7537110Abstract: A pocket-sized container for consumer products includes a tray which may be sealed with a two-part seal. One container section formed as a clam shell closes over a portion of the tray. Another container section also formed as a clam shell closes over the remaining portion of the tray. The tray includes an end surface to facilitate removal of the container contents. Guide assemblies align the two container section during movement between an open and a closed position. A detent arrangement releasably holds the two sections in the closed position.Type: GrantFiled: June 2, 2005Date of Patent: May 26, 2009Assignee: Philip Morris USA Inc.Inventors: John H. Kutsch, Rutger Thiellier, Andrew Vest
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Patent number: 7334616Abstract: A combination money clip and card holder adapted to retain paper currency and to removably store flexible cards such as credit cards. The product is constructed of three extrudeable plastic material parts that are easily assembled to produce a durable, smooth exterior surface. The product is light weight and of a size to be conveniently carried in a pocket or purse.Type: GrantFiled: October 12, 2004Date of Patent: February 26, 2008Inventor: Scott T. Kaminski
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Patent number: 7296716Abstract: A belt mounted ID/credit card anti-theft device for securely holding at least one such card. The device comprises a first rectangular body and a second elongate body. The first rectangular body includes a chamber adapted for receiving and securely holding the card. The second elongate body comprises means for demountably mounting the first rectangular body to a belt or strap and means for sealing the card securely within the chamber in a locked configuration. Another embodiment of the invention is disclosed wherein the rectangular body comprises a first front card holding chamber and a second rear card holding chamber. Various devices for attaching the device to a belt or strap are also disclosed.Type: GrantFiled: December 9, 2003Date of Patent: November 20, 2007Inventor: John Anthony Mayzel
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Patent number: 7108032Abstract: Disclosed herein is a holder comprising a first compartment comprising: a first front side and a first back side each comprising a first exterior and a first interior surface; a first pocket secured to the first interior surface of the first front side and to the first interior surface of the first back side; and a first zipper element joining the first front side and the first back side of the first compartment. The holder further comprises a second compartment comprising: a second front side and a second back side each comprising a second exterior and a second interior surface; an accordion file secured to the second interior surface of the second front side and to the second interior surface of the second back side; and a second zipper element joining the second front side and the second back side of the second compartment.Type: GrantFiled: December 15, 2003Date of Patent: September 19, 2006Assignee: Buxton Acquisition Co., LLCInventors: Russell E. Whiteford, Laura Drnek
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Patent number: 7004312Abstract: An aluminum business card box comprises a main box and a drawer box. A top cover is on the top of the main box and a containing slot is arranged in the middle part thereof. The inserting slot accommodates the ID badge. And a drawer cover is on one end of the drawer box to forms a space for business cards to store in. Users can insert ID badge into the main box and have business cards stored in the drawer box.Type: GrantFiled: October 22, 2003Date of Patent: February 28, 2006Inventor: Hsin Wang Chen
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Patent number: 6845863Abstract: A protective sleeve for the placement of credit cards or other cards bearing magnetic strips and bar codes on a rear surface of the cards is presented to place such card into the protective sleeve to prevent damage to the bar code and the magnetic strip attached to the cards, the sleeve having a front clear portion for the visual identification of the front of the card and a rear portion having a thin non-conductive metallic strip imbedded on the rear portion coinciding with the location of the magnetic strip on the card, and a smooth fabric portion coinciding with the location of the printed bar code on the card, the bar code and magnetic strip being generally provided on the rear surface of the card.Type: GrantFiled: April 22, 2003Date of Patent: January 25, 2005Inventor: Herman Riley
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Publication number: 20040016653Abstract: The Quick Draw Card (“QDC”) is a convenient card holder and dispensing device housing a plurality of cards with the ability to pull one card at a time while moving the next card forward for easy dispension with the help of a bow spring mechanism inside the holder. The holder is small in size, similar to a standard business card and can clip into your belt (much like cellular phone can) or inside or on your purse. It measures approximately 2.5″×3¾″×¼″ with a clip on the back for horizontal mounting and a finger or thumb size opening on the front of the holder to pull cards out so they can exit through a horizontal opening on the top side of the holder. The inside has a bow spring mechanism to push forward the next business card after dispensing the card on top. The clip allows for a holder that is not easily scratched or bent as those are which fit into your pocket.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 29, 2002Publication date: January 29, 2004Inventor: Elie Hage
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Patent number: 6637632Abstract: A card holding structure in which each held card is visible, and from which a desired card is easily extracted when a plurality of cards are held, and a vehicle console box having the same are provided. The card holding structure capable of holding cards comprises a base plate, a holding member and a step-like member. The base plate is approximately parallel to the held cards, and in which the holding member and the step-like member are formed. The holding member comprises a leg portion connected to the base plate, and a head portion extending from the leg portion and having an inner surface parallel to the base plate. The step-like member has a stairs configuration increasing in height from the base plate toward the head portion. Each step of the stairs configuration comprises a riser portion approximately perpendicular to the base plate, and a flat portion on which a card can be placed. A height of each riser is larger than a thickness of a card to be held.Type: GrantFiled: November 30, 2001Date of Patent: October 28, 2003Assignee: TS Tech Co., Ltd.Inventor: Shigenobu Chiku
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Patent number: 6592003Abstract: A cardholder and dispenser including a housing for encasing the plurality of business cards. The housing having an entrance slot for allowing business cards to be inserted into a housing cavity. The housing further having an exit slot opposing the entrance slot for allowing single cards to be advanced out of the invented cardholder. A spring is utilized within the housing to bias the business cards to a position adjacent to the exit slot for easy ejection therefrom.Type: GrantFiled: September 25, 2001Date of Patent: July 15, 2003Inventor: Robert A. Silverthorne
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Patent number: 6182860Abstract: A dispenser for dispensing individual leaves of soap from a stack of leaves stored in the dispenser, includes top and bottom plastic case portions which are connected to and aligned by four pins extending from one container half into holes in the other container half. The pins are held in the holes by friction to hold the case portions together. A tool is used in a pry slot formed at the sides of the dispenser between the case portions, to pry the halves apart and open the case for replenishing the supply of leaves. The dispenser has an outlet slot with a length and width selected for dispensing one leaf at a time. A finger opening exposes part of the top surface of the stack near the outlet slot and is covered by reusable adhesive tape. The tape is partly removed to expose the finger opening and outlet slot so that a finger can contact the top leaf and eject it through the slot. The outlet slot has an upper lip overhang, over a lower lip of the outlet slot.Type: GrantFiled: June 30, 1999Date of Patent: February 6, 2001Assignee: Bath & Body Works, Inc.Inventors: Carl P. Ruhl, Theodore J. Pierson