US 8,464,865 B1 · Transaction card holder for dispensing and retracting cards within itself

Abstract

A transaction card holder includes an external housing having a carrying plate that is received and retracted into the external housings internal cavity. A guide slot along the top surface of the external housing accepts a slide post therethrough which engages the carrying plate at a fixed position. Movement of the slide post along the guide slot allows for the carrying plate to be slideably engaged within the external housing. The carrying plate includes an engagement tang for easy connection and removal of transaction cards as well as a structure that facilitates easy access to cards when needed for a transaction. When the carrying plate is fully retracted into the external housing the transaction cards are stored internal to the holder. When the carrying plate is fully extended the transaction cards are easily rotated about the engagement tang both vertically and horizontally for easy visual identification of the sought after card. The carrying plate also allows for the cards to be flipped up into a stationary position to facilitate presentation of the particular card for scanning by a retail service representative.

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Dependent claims

A Cardholder for storing and presenting a plurality of cards, comprising:

an external housing having an internal cavity, said internal cavity having opposing top and bottom surfaces and opposing first and second side surfaces, said top surface having a longitudinally disposed guide slot;
a carrying plate adapted to slideably engage said internal cavity along said longitudinally disposed guide slot;
said carrying plate further comprising means for engaging said plurality of cards thereto, said carrying plate and said cards being fully retractable into and extendable out from said internal cavity along said longitudinally disposed guide slot, wherein said carrying plate further includes a plate top surface, a plate bottom surface, and opposing plate side surfaces, said plate top surface in slideable engagement with said internal cavity top surface, said plate bottom surface stepped down in parallel relation to said top surface, said bottom surface extending outward from below said plate top surface and in slideable engagement with said internal cavity bottom surface, and said opposing plate side surfaces in slideable engagement with said internal cavity opposing first and second side surfaces.

Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

Transaction card holder for dispensing and retracting cards within itself

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Transaction card holder for dispensing and retracting cards within itself

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