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US 5,592,767 AGranted
Holder for identification cards
OwnerDieter Treskeinventor
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Abstract
A durable holder for retaining and displaying cards is disclosed. When the holder is manufactured from opaque materials, an inserted card is readily displayed to viewers without requiring removal of the card. The holder includes a clip for securing the holder to an object quickly and efficiently. A second clip may be secured to the first clip thereby further allowing the holder to be alternately attached to other articles.
Claims19
A holder for retaining and displaying a card, comprising:
- a) a panel having a front portion, a back portion, and a perimeter wall interconnecting said front portion with said back portion;
- b) a frame having first and second ends forming an open top, said frame being integral with said perimeter wall, said frame extends perpendicularly outward from the front portion of said panel and terminates in a lip extending perpendicularly inward, wherein said frame and said panel cooperate to:
- (i) form said holder having an open front, thereby permitting viewing of the card,
- (ii) form the open top which permits insertion and removal of the card, and
- (iii) define a card retaining slot wherein a card is retainable within the frame between the front portion of said panel and said lip;
- c) a first flexible clip integral and extending from said back portion of said panel, said flexible clip having first and second slots extending therethrough;
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- d) a chain secured through said first and second slots of said first clip.
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A holder that retains and displays a card, comprising:
- a) a panel having a front portion, a back portion, and a panel perimeter having a top edge, opposing first and second side edges and a bottom edge;
- b) a bottom frame integral with the bottom edge of said panel member, and extending perpendicularly outward from the front portion of said panel;
- c) a first side frame having a length and being integral with the first side edge of said panel, and extending perpendicularly outward from the front portion of said panel and terminating in a first lip extending perpendicularly inward said length of said first side frame;
- d) a second side frame having a length and being integral with the second side edge of said panel, and extending perpendicularly outward from the front portion of said panel and terminating in a second lip extending perpendicularly inward said length of said second side frame;
- wherein said panel, said bottom frame, said first side frame and said second side frame cooperate to:
- (i) form a frame having an open front, thereby permitting view of the card,
- (ii) form an open top which permits insertion and removal of the card, and
- (iii) define a card retaining slot wherein a card is retainable within said frame between said front portion of said panel and said first and second lips;
- e) a first flexible clip integral and extending from said back portion of said panel, said first flexible clip having first and second slots extending therethrough;
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- f) a strap and a second clip attached to said strap, said strap being secured through said first and second slots of said first flexible clip.
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A holder for retaining and displaying a card, comprising:
- a) a panel having a front portion, a back portion, and a perimeter wall interconnecting said front portion with said back portion;
- b) a frame having first and second ends forming an open top, said frame being integral with said perimeter wall, said frame extends perpendicularly outward from the front portion of said panel and terminates in a lip extending perpendicularly inward, wherein said frame and said panel cooperate to:
- (i) form said holder having an open front, thereby permitting viewing of the card.
- (ii) form the open top which permits insertion and removal of the card, and
- (iii) define a card retaining slot wherein a card is retainable within the frame between the front portion of said panel and said lip;
- c) a first holder attachment means comprising a first flexible clip integral and extending from said back portion of said panel, said flexible clip having first and second slots extending therethrough;
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- d) a second holder attachment means secured through said first and second slots of said first clip.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.