Ergonomic quick access wallet

An ergonomic quick access wallet comprising:

• a first and second housing;
• the first housing having a generally rectangular shape with a top portion, a bottom portion, a rear portion, a front portion and a pair of side walls extending between the front portion and the rear portion to form a first card chamber;
• the first card chamber being configured to receive at least one card, the rear portion of the first housing having a first card opening formed therein configured to allow cards to pass through the first card opening and into the first card chamber, the top portion and the bottom portion of the first housing being substantially parallel to one another, the bottom portion of the first housing having an interior surface and an exterior surface, the interior surface of the bottom portion of the first housing forming a surface of the first card chamber;
• the front portion, the rear portion and the side walls of the first housing each extending past and substantially perpendicular to the bottom portion of the first housing to form a first tray for receiving contents, the exterior surface of the bottom portion of the first housing forming a surface of the first tray;
• a hinge joining the first and second housings, the housings being rotatable about the hinge between an open position and a closed position;
• wherein in the closed position the front portion, rear portion and side walls of the first housing abut against the second housing and retain any contents stored in the first tray;
• wherein while in the closed position the exterior surface of the bottom portion of the first housing faces the second housing;
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• wherein at least the top portion of the first housing is made from a substantially rigid RFID protective material.

An ergonomic quick access wallet comprising:

• a first and second housing;
• the first housing comprising:
• (a) a first housing base having a generally rectangular shape with two longitudinal sides and two transverse ends, the first housing base having a bottom portion, a rear portion, and a front portion, the bottom portion of the first housing base having an interior surface and an exterior surface;
• a first housing cover having a generally rectangular planar shape with two longitudinal sides and two transverse ends, the first housing cover further comprising a top portion and a pair of side walls upstanding from the two longitudinal sides of the first housing cover;
• wherein the first housing cover is attached to the first housing base, the first housing cover substantially covering the interior surface and the two longitudinal sides of the first housing base, the side walls of the first housing cover extending between the front portion and the rear portion of the first housing base to form a first card chamber;
• the first card chamber being configured to receive at least one card, the interior surface of the bottom portion of the first housing base forming a surface of the first card chamber;
• wherein the rear portion of the first housing base has a first card opening formed therein configured to allow cards to pass through the first card opening and into and out of the first card chamber;
• wherein the front portion and the rear portion of the first housing base as well as the side walls of the first housing cover each extend past and substantially perpendicular to the bottom portion of the first housing base and, together with the exterior surface of the bottom portion of the first housing base form a first tray for receiving contents;
• the second housing comprising:
• a second housing base having a generally rectangular shape with two longitudinal sides and two transverse ends, the second housing base having a bottom portion, a rear portion, and a front portion, the bottom portion of the second housing base having an interior surface and an exterior surface;
• (b) a second housing cover having a generally rectangular planar shape with two longitudinal sides and two transverse ends, the second housing cover further comprising a top portion and a pair of side walls upstanding from the two longitudinal sides of the second housing cover;
• wherein the second housing cover is attached to the second housing base, the second housing cover substantially covering the interior surface and the two longitudinal sides of the second housing base, the side walls of the second housing cover extending between the front portion and the rear portion of the second housing base to form a second card chamber;
• the second card chamber being configured to receive at least one card, the interior surface of the bottom portion of the second housing base forming a surface of the second card chamber;
• wherein the rear portion of the second housing base has a second card opening formed therein configured to allow cards to pass through the second card opening and into and out of the second card chamber;
• wherein the front portion and the rear portion of the second housing base as well as the side walls of the second housing cover each extend past and substantially perpendicular to the bottom portion of the second housing base and, together with the exterior surface of the bottom portion of the second housing base form a second tray for receiving contents;
• a hinge joining the first and second housings, the housings being rotatable about the hinge between an open position and a closed position;
• wherein in the closed position the front portion of the first housing comes into close proximity to the front portion of the second housing and the rear portion of the first housing comes into close proximity to the rear portion of the second housing and the ends of each pair of the side walls come into close proximity to each other and retain any contents stored in the first or second tray;
• and wherein while in the closed position the exterior surfaces of the bottom portions of the first and second housing bases face each other;
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• wherein the first and second housing covers are made from a substantially rigid RFID protective material.