An electromagnetic shielding carrying case for contactless smartcards and personal articles, the electromagnetic shielding carrying case comprising:
- a front panel comprising:
- (a) a front shell comprising a generally rectangular planar body having first, second, third, and fourth sides, wherein said first and third sides are substantially parallel to one another and said second and fourth sides are substantially parallel to one another, and a first continuous wall upstanding from said first, second, third, and fourth sides, wherein said two ends of said first continuous way being provided with two tapered walls adjacent two end portions of a generally rectangular notch at said first side, said front shell further comprises a concave interior surface surrounded on all sides by said first continuous wall;
- (b) a first hinge element affixed to a portion of said third side of said front shell;
- (c) a first electromagnetic shielding member that is generally rectangular in shape having an area that substantially covers a contactless smartcard, said first electromagnetic shielding member being affixed to said concave interior surface of said front shell, said first electromagnetic shielding member further comprises a top surface;
- (d) a first card holding means affixed to said top surface of said first electromagnetic shielding member and being adapted to removably contain a plurality of contactless smartcards and other wallet-sized cards;
- a middle panel comprising:
- (a) a base member comprising a generally rectangular planar body having first, second, third, and fourth sides, wherein said first and third sides are substantially parallel to one another and said second and fourth sides are substantially parallel to one another, and a second hinge element affixed to a portion of said third side of said base member, said base member further comprises a top portion;
- (b) a second electromagnetic shielding member that is generally rectangular in shape having an area that substantially covers a contactless smartcard, said second electromagnetic shielding member being affixed to said top portion of said base member and having a top surface;
- (c) a second card holding means affixed to said top surface of said second electromagnetic shielding member and being adapted to removably contain a plurality of contactless smartcards and other wallet-sized cards;
- a rear panel comprising:
- (a) a rear shell comprising a generally rectangular planar body having first, second, third, and fourth sides, wherein said first and third sides are substantially parallel to one another and said second and fourth sides are substantially parallel to one another, and a second continuous wall upstanding from said first, second, third, and fourth sides, said rear shell further comprises a concave interior surface substantially surrounded by said second continuous wall;
- (b) a third hinge element affixed to a portion of said third side of said rear shell;
- (c) a receptacle disposed within said concave interior surface of said rear shell for holding thin elements such as paper currency, receipts, tickets, business cards, or at least one wallet size card;
- a linking means for rotatably linking said first, second, and third hinge elements so as to rotatably link said front, middle and rear panels to each other along their respective said third sides so that said first continuous wall and said second continuous wall can be brought into substantial engagement with one another so as to form an enclosure around said middle panel when said electromagnetic shielding carrying case is in a closed position, and wherein said front panel can be pivoted open from said rear panel so that said carrying case can be in a first open position whereby a user can access cards stored in said first and second card holding means, and whereby said middle panel can be pivoted open until it is flush against said front panel so as to allow a user to store and access paper elements or at least one wallet size card contained inside said receptacle on said rear panel when said carrying case is in a second open position;
- a releasable locking means for selectively maintaining said front panel closed against said rear panel so as to prevent said front panel from accidentally opening and wherein said first electromagnetic shielding member and said second electromagnetic shielding member sandwich said plurality of contactless smartcards contained in said first and second card holding means whereby said smartcards are shielded from being scanned or read by a radio frequency identification reader or sensor, and further whereby said releasable locking means consistently keeps said electromagnetic shielding carrying case in said closed position so as to prevent a gap from forming in the electromagnetic shielding effect.