# US 11,896,099 B2 · Wallet with card holding mechanisms > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 11,896,099 B2 - Document ID: US11896099B2 - Status: Granted - Kind: B2 - Application number: 18/475,180 - Filed: 2023-09-26 - Published: 2024-01-18 - Granted: 2024-02-13 - Earliest claimed: 2019-10-22 - Applicants: Dango Products, LLC - Inventors: Thuan Tran; Charlie Carroll; Binh Tran - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US11896099B2 ## CPC - A45C 1/06: Wallets ({devices for the prevention of theft or loss of wallets A45C13/185}; for holding keys A45C11/32); Notecases - A45C 11/182: {Credit card holders} - A45C 13/30: Straps; Bands - A45C 2001/065: {combined with card holders} - A45C 2001/067: {Rigid casings} - A45C 2011/186: {with protection from unauthorised reading by remotely readable data carriers} - A45C: PURSES; LUGGAGE; HAND CARRIED BAGS ## Abstract The disclosure includes a wallet comprising an open-sided shell, a flexible member coupled to the open-sided shell, and a pull tab coupled to the external surface of the flexible member. The disclosure also includes a wallet comprising an open-sided shell, a flexible member coupled to the open-sided shell, a stretchable band configured to wrap around the open-sided shell and the flexible member, and a radio frequency identification (RFID) protection plate coupled to the open-sided shell. In some embodiments, the RFID protection plate is configured to securably couple at least one personal card between the RFID protection plate and the open-sided shell. The disclosure includes a wallet comprising an open-sided shell, a first protruding portion coupled to the open-sided shell, and a second protruding portion coupled to the open-sided shell. ## Claims ### Claim 1 A wallet comprising: a shell having a personal card receiving surface and a back surface facing opposite the personal card receiving surface, the shell configured to securably couple at least one personal card along the personal card receiving surface within an internal portion of the shell, wherein the shell comprises a first side wall, a second side wall located opposite the first side wall, and a bottom side wall extending between the first side wall and the second side wall, whereby the first side wall, the second side wall, and the bottom side wall are configured to retain the at least one personal card in place with respect to the personal card receiving surface; a flexible member defining a bottom half and a top half located opposite the bottom half, wherein a portion of the bottom half is coupled to the back surface of the shell, and a portion of the top half is configured to retain and receive an identification card; and a pull tab coupled to the shell, the pull tab configured to move between a first position and a second position, wherein in the first position the at least one personal card is retained within the wallet, and in the second position the at least one personal card is at least partially protruding from the wallet. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The wallet of claim 1, further comprising a protruding portion coupled to the shell, the protruding portion configured to retain the at least one personal card. ### Claim 3 (depends on 1) The wallet of claim 1, wherein the first side wall and the second side wall each define a first length, and the bottom side wall defines a second length that is less than the first length. ### Claim 4 (depends on 1) The wallet of claim 1, wherein the first side wall and the second side wall each define a first length, and the bottom side wall defines a second length that is greater than the first length. ### Claim 5 (depends on 1) The wallet of claim 1, wherein the top half of the flexible member comprises a first pocket and a second pocket located opposite the first pocket. ### Claim 6 (depends on 5) The wallet of claim 5, wherein the first pocket includes an identification window configured to receive and retain the identification card. ### Claim 7 (depends on 5) The wallet of claim 5, wherein the second pocket includes an open clearance area configured to receive a user's finger to thereby push the at least one personal card out of the second pocket. ### Claim 8 (depends on 1) The wallet of claim 1, further comprising a plurality of rivets configured to couple the shell to the flexible member. ### Claim 9 A wallet, comprising: a shell having a personal card receiving surface and a back surface facing opposite the personal card receiving surface, the shell configured to securably couple at least one personal card along the personal card receiving surface within an internal portion of the shell, wherein the shell comprises a first side wall, a second side wall located opposite the first side wall, and a bottom side wall extending between the first side wall and the second side wall, whereby the first side wall, the second side wall, and the bottom side wall are configured to retain the at least one personal card in place with respect to the personal card receiving surface; a flexible member defining a bottom half and a top half located opposite the bottom half, wherein a portion of the bottom half is coupled to the back surface of the shell, and a portion of the top half is configured to retain and receive an identification card; and an identification window coupled to the top half of the flexible member and configured to receive the identification card. ### Claim 10 (depends on 9) The wallet of claim 9, further comprising a protruding portion coupled to the shell, the protruding portion configured to retain the at least one personal card. ### Claim 11 (depends on 9) The wallet of claim 9, wherein the top half of the flexible member comprises a pocket located opposite the identification window. ### Claim 12 (depends on 11) The wallet of claim 11, wherein the pocket includes an open clearance area configured to receive a user's finger to thereby push the at least one personal card out of the pocket. ### Claim 13 (depends on 9) The wallet of claim 9, wherein the identification window includes an aperture configured to allow a user to view and directly contact a surface of the flexible member located beneath the identification window. ### Claim 14 A wallet, comprising: a shell having a personal card receiving surface and a back surface facing opposite the personal card receiving surface, the shell configured to securably couple at least one personal card along the personal card receiving surface within an internal portion of the shell, wherein the shell comprises a first side wall, a second side wall located opposite the first side wall, and a bottom side wall extending between the first side wall and the second side wall, whereby the first side wall, the second side wall, and the bottom side wall are configured to retain the at least one personal card in place with respect to the personal card receiving surface; and a pull tab coupled to the shell, the pull tab configured to move between a first position and a second position, wherein in the first position the at least one personal card is retained within the wallet, and in the second position the at least one personal card is at least partially protruding from the wallet. ### Claim 15 (depends on 14) The wallet of claim 14, further comprising a protruding portion coupled to the shell, the protruding portion configured to retain the at least one personal card. ### Claim 16 (depends on 14) The wallet of claim 14, wherein the shell comprises a front retaining surface extending around at least a portion of a perimeter of the personal card receiving surface. ### Claim 17 (depends on 16) The wallet of claim 16, wherein the front retaining surface extends substantially parallel to the personal card receiving surface, and wherein the front retaining surface is configured to cover at least a portion of a front surface of the at least one personal card received by the shell. ### Claim 18 (depends on 14) The wallet of claim 14, wherein the first side wall and the second side wall each define a first length, and the bottom side wall defines a second length that is less than the first length. ### Claim 19 (depends on 14) The wallet of claim 14, further comprising a band configured to wrap around the shell and secure the at least one personal card against the shell. ### Claim 20 (depends on 14) The wallet of claim 14, further comprising a pocket coupled to the shell and configured to receive and retain the at least one personal card.