Classifications

• • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
  • A45—HAND OR TRAVELLING ARTICLES
  • A45C—PURSES; LUGGAGE; HAND CARRIED BAGS
  • A45C11/00—Receptacles for purposes not provided for in groups A45C1/00-A45C9/00
  • A45C11/18—Ticket-holders or the like
  • A45C11/182—Credit card holders

Definitions

• the present invention relates generally to an article designed to hold and protect identification, credit, debit, and other smart cards, and any information encoded on a magnetic stripe or microchip. More particularly, the present invention relates to a wallet size card book which has been constructed to fit within the credit card compartment of a wallet or similar type cardholder.
• U.S. Patent No. 5,143,405 discloses a booklet for collecting and presenting personal medical information. Although the booklets include pockets formed in the covers of the booklets, the disclosure provides that the pockets may be used to hold additional papers containing medical information.
• the suggested size of the booklet is approximately 4" x 6 1 /s", and by size alone, would not conveniently fit into the user's wallet. Further, there is no indicated use of the pockets for holding identification and credit cards.
• U.S. Patent No. 4,621,729 discloses a patient medical information and education container which may be wallet size.
• U.S. Patent No. 2,767,756 discloses a foldable unit plastic card holder designed to hold a number of cards. However, the card holder does not include any pages on which to record transactions or maintain record-keeping.
• U.S. Patent No. 3,360,027 discloses a ticket and money holder provided with openings with arcuate lower edges through which tickets and the like may be inserted into and removed from the holder. The holder includes an outer sheet which is stitched to a filler.
• Standard size card books are also available, for example, savings and passbooks. However, these card books are too cumbersome in size to fit within the compartments of a wallet. Moreover, attempts to produce wallet size card books have been unsuccessful because a sufficient area does not remain to obtain a strong glue bond. Thus, there remains a need for a new and improved wallet size card book which is sized to fit within a wallet but is strong enough to survive normal usage. Summary of the Invention
• the present invention is directed to a wallet size card book which has been adapted to hold a card having the dimensions of a conventional credit card, and is particularly designed to be carried in a wallet or similar type compartment holder.
• the invention overcomes existing card type booklets by providing a smaller size card book having dimensions of approximately 2 1/2 inches by 3 1/2 inches.
• the use of a resin emulsion adhesive, a vinyl acetate ethylene copolymer emulsion, in the card book makes it possible to create a properly formed pocket on three sides of the card book for holding and protecting the card.
• the leaves or pages are stitched, stapled or glued to the center of the card book, and a first leaf and two edges of a second leaf are glued to the inner surface of the card book cover, thereby forming a pocket for the card.
• one aspect of the present invention is to provide a wallet size card book including: (a) a cover having a fold which divides the cover into a front cover panel and a rear cover panel; (b) a plurality of leaves attached at the fold, the leaves forming pages; (c) a L-shaped glue strip extended along two edges of the inner surface of the cover; and (d) a pocket formed by a first leaf sealed to the inner surface of the cover and cut shorter and narrower than the cover, a second leaf sealed along two edges to the L-shaped glue strip on the cover with a third edge secured to the fold by stitching, gluing or stapling, and a fourth edge remaining open for receiving a credit or information card.
• Another aspect of the present invention is to provide a glue strip for sealing leaves of wallet size card books formed from a copolymer emulsion, wherein the copolymer emulsion is vinyl acetate ethylene copolymer emulsion.
• Still another aspect of the present invention is to provide a wallet size card book including: (a) a cover having a fold which divides the cover into a front cover panel and a rear cover panel and allows the front and rear cover panels to be opened and closed; (b) a plurality of leaves attached at the fold of the cover, the leaves forming pages having printed matter and blank spaces for record- keeping; (c) a L-shaped glue strip extended along two edges of the inner surface of the cover, the glue strip comprising a copolymer emulsion; (d) a pocket formed by a first leaf being completely sealed to the inner surface of the cover and cut shorter and narrower than the cover, a second leaf being sealed along two edges to the L-shaped glue strip on the cover, a third edge remaining attached to the fold by stitching, gluing, or stapling and a fourth edge remaining open for receiving the wallet size card; and (e) arcuate recesses in the upper edges of the cover and leaves to facilitate the insertion and removal of the wallet size card from the pocket.
• FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a wallet size card book constructed according to the present invention
• FIG. 2 is a top view of the wallet size card book
• FIG. 3 is a front view of the front cover panel of the wallet size card book
• FIG. 4 is a side view of the wallet size card book
• FIG. 5 is a perspective view of the upper and lower dies
• FIG. 6 is an exploded perspective view of the wallet size card book.
• the wallet size card book As best seen in FIG. 1, the wallet size card book, generally designated 10, comprises a cover 12 having a fold 14 which divides the cover into a front cover panel 16 and a rear cover panel 20, a plurality of leaves 22 attached at fold 14, with the leaves forming pages, and a L-shaped glue strip 28 (shown in FIG. 6) formed along two edges of the inner surface of at least one cover panel.
• the card book 10 further includes arcuate recesses 24 in the upper edges of the cover 12 and plurality of leaves 22.
• Cover 12 comprises a lexide material, and indicia 26, for example, a logo, may be placed on the front cover panel 16 of the book.
• the card book 10 also includes a pocket 30 for holding and protecting a wallet size credit card 32 or comparable size information card.
• Pocket 30 of the card book 10 is formed by a first leaf being sealed completely to the inner surface of the cover 12 and cut shorter and narrower than the cover, a second leaf being sealed along two edges to the L-shaped glue strip 28 on the inner surface of cover 12 with a third edge attached at fold 14 by stitching, gluing or stapling and a fourth edge remaining open for receiving the card 32.
• the L-shaped glue strip 28 comprises a resin emulsion adhesive (Evans No. 04053, Evans Adhesive Corp., Columbus, OH). The composition of Evans
• No. 04053 comprises a vinyl acetate ethylene copolymer emulsion.
• the adhesive may include other additives, for example, a defoamer.
• the copolymer emulsion is water-based and contains approximately 45 % water, and the vinyl acetate ethylene copolymer emulsion content is approximately > 95.0 wt. %. It is contemplated that any comparable adhesive may be used as the L-shaped glue strip.
• the thickness of the glue strip ranges between 1/16 inch to about 1/4 inch.
• the glue strip preferably extends approximately 1/16 inch from the bottom edge of the inner surface of cover 12 to about 3/16 inch from the side edge of the inner surface of cover 12. As shown in FIG. 3, the book 10 has upper and lower rounded edges 34 opposite the fold 14.
• Rounded edges 34 are between about 1/8 inch to 3/8 inch in diameter, with a preferred diameter of 1/4 inch.
• the height H of book 10 ranges between approximately 3 5/16 inches to about 3 5/8 inches, with a preferred height of 3 1/2 inches.
• the width W of book 10 ranges between about 2 3/8 inches to about 2 5/8 inches, with a preferred width of 2 1/2 inches. As shown in
• the thickness T of book 10 ranges between about 1/16 inch to about 3/16 inch with a preferred thickness of 1/8 inch.
• the arcuate recesses 24 have a width AW ranging between approximately 7/8 inch and 1 1/8 inches, with a preferred width of 1 inch.
• the depth AH of recess 24 ranges between 3/16 inch and 3/8 inch, with a preferred depth of 1/4 inch.
• the arcuate recesses facilitate the insertion and removal of card 32 from pocket 30.
• At least one card book 10 is placed in an open position where the plurality of leaves 22 are attached to fold 14 of the cover 12.
• the first or fly leaf is cut shorter and narrower than the cover 12 so that when the resin emulsion adhesive is applied to the entire inner surface of at least one cover 12, the first leaf completely adheres to the cover 12, and leaves and L-shaped glue strip 28 exposed along the marginal edges of the inner surface of cover 12.
• a second leaf adheres to the L-shaped glue strip 28 that remains exposed on the inner surface of cover 12, thereby forming a pocket with a third edge being attached at fold 14 and a fourth edge remaining open for receiving a card 32.
• three books are placed end to end in an upstate position.
• Die 36 includes a lower strip 40 and an upper narrow strip 42.
• a plurality of openings 44 exists between the upper and lower strips 40,42. Between adjacent openings 44 are adjoining strips 46.
• the books and dies are placed in an air-powered vise, and thereafter squeezed together in order to set the adhesive.
• the vise is squeezed under approximately 2800 lbs/in 2 of pressure for a sufficient amount of time in which to properly seal the adhesive to the cover 12.
• the pressure may range between about
• the vise may be squeezed between about 30 seconds and about one minute.
• the dies 36 function by applying pressure around the outer edges of the leaves, and help to seal the adhesive on the cover 12 of card book 10.
• a pocket 30 is created which is formed by sealing the first leaf and part of the second leaf to the inner surface of cover 12 using the L-shaped glue strip 28.

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• Absorbent Articles And Supports Therefor (AREA)
• Credit Cards Or The Like (AREA)
• Electric Double-Layer Capacitors Or The Like (AREA)
• Pens And Brushes (AREA)

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