Wallet with removable clip
OwnerBradley W. Wiseinventor
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Abstract
A wallet is provided with a removable clip which permits the wallet to be clipped onto the wearer's waistband. With the clip removed, the wallet can conveniently be placed in the wearer's pocket like a clipless wallet. The clip is coupled to the wallet without the use of barbs or glue. It consists of a three-legged spring clip structure in which the first leg is inserted into the bottom of an exterior pocket on the wallet, the second leg is spring biased against the first leg to hold the clip onto the wallet, and the third leg is spring biased against the second leg to hold the wallet onto the wearer's waistband. The third leg is made wider than the first two legs to reduce the twisting of the clip within the wallet pocket.
Claims8
A clip-on wallet, comprising:
- a wallet opening from the top and having a pocket on the exterior thereof which is open on the bottom, and
- a spring clip which is removably lodged in said pocket, the clip when in the pocket providing a means for attaching the wallet to a garment, and when removed from the pocket enabling the wallet to be carried without obstruction by the clip, said clip including a first arm that fits within said pocket, a second arm attached to and spring biased against the first arm from outside the pocket to hold the first arm within the pocket, and a third arm attached to and spring biased against the second arm to grasp a garment between the second and third arms, said first arm fitting snugly into said pocket, and said third arm being substantially greater in width than said first arm and bearing against the wallet lateral to said pocket to limit twisting of the clip with respect to the wallet.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.