Protective case for collectible cards
OwnerRicky L. Watson, Sr.inventor
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Abstract
The present invention is a protective case for collectible cards and other items, which provides a solution to the problem of protecting collectable items while shipping and displaying. The core components of the invention are a case with an indent configured to secure a collectable card or other item and a flat base configured to act as a base so the protective case is able to stand on end and display the collectable card or other item, and connective hinges configured to secure the connective hinges to other protective cases or other protective devices.
Claims12
A protective case system comprising:
- a first protective case wherein the first protective case includes a front component and a rear component with an indent configured to protect a card or card holder in the indent, wherein the first protective case includes a first connector extending from a side surface of the front component and a second connector in a form of a locking bar extending outward from a side surface of the rear component and configured to be received by a first connector on a side surface of the front component of a second protective case;
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- a second protective case, wherein the first connector of the second protective case is connected to the the second connector of the of the first protective case such that the first protective case is able to rotate relative to the second protective case to a closed position and an open position where the first protective case and the second protective case are parallel or diagonal to one another.
A protective case system comprising:
- a protective case wherein the protective case includes a rear component with an indent and a front component that is removably fastened to the rear component to protect a card or card holder in the indent, wherein the protective case includes a first connector extending from a side surface of the front component and a second connector in a form of a locking bar extending out from a side surface of the rear component and configured to be received by a first connector on a front component of a second protective case to form a hinge system for connecting multiple protective cases together.
A protective case system for shipping and displaying collectible cards, comprising:
- a first protective case having a body made up of a front component and a rear component that are removably connected to one another, wherein the rear component has an indent configured as a receiving cavity for a card or card case, wherein the front component has a first connector in a form of a receptacle positioned at a first side of the first protective case, and wherein the rear component has a second connector in the form of a locking bar that extends outward from a second side of the first protective case;
- a second protective case having same structure as the first protective case, wherein a first connector of the second protective case receives the second connector of the first protective case to connect the first protective case to the second protective case;
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- wherein the connection between the first connector of the second protective case and the second connector of the first protective case forms a hinge system such that the first protective case and the second protective case are configured to rotate relative to one another between:
- a closed position for shipping and storage wherein the first protective case rests on top of the second protective case with front surfaces of the first protective case and the second protective case touching, and
- an open position for display wherein front surfaces of the first protective case and the second protective case are 90 to 180 degrees from each other, and wherein the first protective case and the second protective case are configured to stand on a bottom side for displaying the card or card case in the indent.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.