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US 5,344,015 AGranted
Cardholder and carrying case therefor
AssigneePro-Index Corp.
InventorsIra W. Carlin, Morris Fischtein
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Abstract
In combination, a polystyrene holder for baseball cards, stamps and the like comprising two planar-shaped members adapted to receive each other in snap-fit engagement to provide the holder with an inner space for retaining the card and a case for storing and transporting the holders. The case is formed of polypropylene having a base with a double row of a plurality of semi-cylindrical recesses in single-file arrangements to receive a plurality of holders in a single-file arrangement. The card holders and case provide convenient, lightweight, light-resistant systems for the quick viewing, storage and retention of the cards.
Claims4
In combination, a plurality of planar shaped thermoplastic holders, and a case for the storage and carrying of said holders, wherein:
- each holder comprises:
- a first planar-shaped member;
- a complementary opposing second planar-shaped member;
- and complementary snap-fit engaging means on each said first and second planar-shaped member for receiving and engaging said planar-shaped members together, an inner space being defined between said planar-shaped members adapted to retain a planar-shaped exhibit, the bottom edge of each holder including an elongate member having a substantially elliptical cross-section having a longer axis and a shorter axis, a longitudinal axis of the elliptical elongate member and the longer axis of said elliptical cross-section being coplanar the planar-shaped holder;
- and
- the case comprising:
- a base having a plurality of individual holder-retaining means for releasably resiliently receiving the elliptical elongate members of a plurality of individual holders in a single-file arrangement, said retaining means comprising a plurality of elongate substantially cylindrical recesses an longitudinal axis of which is coplanar with an associated holder, the cylindrical recesses having an elongate opening subtending a radial angle of less than 90.degree., and the diameter of said cylindrical recess being less than the dimension of the longer axis and greater than or equal to the shorter axis of said elliptical cross-section;
- whereby each holder is releasably resiliently retained in an associated recess and is confined to rotate within said associated recess a selected maximum angular deviation relative to the base.
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A case for the storage and carrying of a plurality of planar shaped thermoplastic holders, each holder comprising:
- a first planar-shaped member;
- a complementary opposing second planar-shaped member;
- and complementary snap-fit engaging means on each said first and second planar-shaped member for receiving and engaging said planar-shaped members together, an inner space being defined between said planar-shaped members adapted to retain a planar-shaped exhibit, the bottom edge of each holder including an elongate member having a substantially elliptical cross-section having a longer axis and a shorter axis, a longitudinal axis of the elliptical elongate member and the longer axis of said elliptical cross-section being coplanar the planar-shaped holder;
- the case comprising:
- a base having a plurality of individual holder-retaining means for releasably resiliently receiving the elliptical elongate members of a plurality of individual holders in a single-file arrangement, said retaining means comprising a plurality of elongate substantially cylindrical recesses a longitudinal axis of which is coplanar with an associated holder, the cylindrical recesses having an elongate opening subtending a radial angle of less than 90.degree., and the diameter of said cylindrical recess being less than the dimension of the longer axis and greater than or equal to the shorter axis of said elliptical cross-section.
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A holder comprising:
- a first planar-shaped member;
- a complementary opposing second planar-shaped member;
- complementary snap-fit engaging means on each said first and second planar-shaped member for receiving and engaging said planar-shaped members together, an inner space being defined between said planar-shaped members adapted to retain a planar-shaped exhibit;
- and
- mounting means for releasably resiliently mounting the holder in a substantially cylindrical recess of a case, a longitudinal axis of said recess being coplanar with an associated holder, the cylindrical recess having an elongate opening subtending a radial angle of less than 90.degree., the mounting means comprising an elongate member, on the bottom edge of the holder, having a substantially elliptical cross-section with a longer axis and a shorter axis, a longitudinal axis of the elliptical elongate member and the longer axis of said elliptical cross-section being coplanar the planar-shaped holder, the dimension of the longer axis being greater than the diameter of said cylindrical recess and the shorter axis of said elliptical cross-section being less than or equal to the diameter of said cylindrical axis."
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.