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US 12,495,875 B2Granted
Card holder
OwnerRené Vaudreuilinventor
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Abstract
A card holder for carrying a card and movable between card hiding, showing and protruding configurations. The card holder includes a casing defining a front aperture and a card slit, and a front cover for selectively covering the front aperture. In the card hiding configuration, the front cover obstructs the front aperture and the card is entirely contained in the casing. In the card showing configuration, the front cover is retracted from at least part of the front aperture and the card is entirely contained in the casing. In the card protruding configuration, part of the card protrudes from the casing through the card slit.
Claims15
A card holder for carrying a card, the card defining a card front face, the card holder comprising:
- a casing, the casing defining a card receiving portion for receiving the card, the casing further defining a front aperture substantially parallel to and in register with the card receiving portion so that a card received in the card receiving portion shows at least part of the card front face through the front aperture;
- a front cover movable between a card hiding configuration wherein the front aperture is covered by the front cover to obstruct from view the card front face, and a card showing configuration wherein the front cover is retracted from at least part of the front aperture to at least partially show the card front face;
- the casing further defining a card slit positioned adjacent the card receiving portion, the card slit and card receiving portion being operatively coupled to each other to allow selective passage of at least part of the card from the card receiving portion and through the card slit so that the card at least partially protrudes from the casing;
- wherein the front cover is slidable across the front aperture when moving between the card hiding and showing configurations;
- wherein the casing defines a cover slit for allowing passage of at least part of the front cover therethrough when the front cover is moved from the card hiding configuration to the card showing configurations;
- wherein the carriage defines a stopper, the stopper being between the card receiving portion and the card slit in the card hiding configuration, and the stopper being withdrawn from the card receiving portion in the card showing configuration to allow selective movement of at least part of the card from the card receiving portion to the card slit.
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A combination comprising:
- a card defining a card front face and an opposed card rear face;
- a casing for enclosing the card, the casing defining a card receiving portion for receiving the card, the casing further defining a front aperture substantially parallel to and in register with the card receiving portion so that a card received in the card receiving portion shows at least part of the card front face through the front aperture, the casing further defining a card slit positioned adjacent the card receiving portion;
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- a front cover mounted to the casing;
- wherein the combination is movable between a card hiding configuration, a card showing configuration, and a card protruding configuration, wherein
- in the card hiding configuration, the front cover obstructs the front aperture and the card is entirely contained in the casing;
- in the card showing configuration, the front cover is retracted from at least part of the front aperture and the card is entirely contained in the casing;
- and
- in the card protruding configuration, part of the card protrudes from the card slit outside of the casing;
- wherein the front cover is slidable across the front aperture when moving between the card hiding and showing configurations;
- wherein the casing defines a cover slit for allowing passage of at least part of the front cover therethrough when the combination is moved from the card hiding configuration to the card showing configurations;
- wherein the carriage defines a stopper, the stopper being between the card receiving portion and the card slit in the card hiding configuration, and the stopper being withdrawn from the card receiving portion in the card showing configuration to allow selective movement of at least part of the card from the card receiving portion to the card slit.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.