JP7474400B2 - Folding Wallet - Google Patents

Description

This invention relates to a wallet that can be folded in two, folded in three, or separated depending on the living environment, clothing, and carrying method.

In today's world, where there are a wide variety of wallets, people tend to use multiple wallets depending on their living environment, clothing, and how they carry their items. However, owning multiple wallets can be costly, difficult to manage the contents, and can lead to forgetting things.
Instead of using multiple wallets to suit different living environments, clothing, and carrying methods, users can transform one wallet and use it for different purposes, which helps reduce costs and prevents users from forgetting things.

Patent Document 1 also discloses a wallet configuration in which only certain contents, such as the coin purse, can be removed, in which a belt body attached to the coin purse can be inserted into a slit in the bill compartment to allow it to be attached and detached.

In the wallet described above, some of the contents can be removed, but this does not change the folding style (number of folds) of the wallet, nor does it change the surface area of the wallet.

Utility Model Registration No. 3057673 (paragraph 0009, Figure 1)

The present invention aims to provide a wallet that can be easily adapted to a wide range of users' diverse living environments, clothing, and carrying methods by changing the surface area and thickness inversely proportionally without changing the wallet's storage capacity, rather than simply allowing some of the contents to be removed.

The present invention is a folding wallet that can be changed to suit the user's living environment, clothing, and carrying method,
The wallet is characterized in that two items having different functions, the item B and the billfold 1, are joined in a movable and detachable state by inserting the billfold 1 made of genuine leather, synthetic leather, cloth, etc., into a space K provided between a coin purse cover 10 of the item B made of genuine leather, synthetic leather, cloth, etc., and a back part 11 of the card holder.

Furthermore, in the present invention, the contents B, which includes a card case and a coin purse, are joined to the billfold 1 in a movable and detachable manner, and are joined to a built-in fastener according to the holding position of the contents B. This allows the wallet to be changed into a tri-fold wallet 18 or a bi-fold wallet 19, and the surface area and thickness can be changed inversely proportionally without changing the capacity of the wallet itself. Also, by completely separating the billfold 1 and the contents B, the two contents can be used separately.

With this invention, instead of using multiple wallets to suit the user's living environment, clothing, and carrying method, the user can modify one wallet and use it for different purposes, which leads to reduced costs for the user and helps prevent them from forgetting things.

FIG. 2 is a diagram showing an example of a state of the billfold 1 in embodiment 1 before joining. A figure showing an example of the front and side view of content B in embodiment 1. 1 is a diagram showing an example of a joining mode between the bill compartment 1 and the contents B of the adjustable folding wallet in the first embodiment. FIG. FIG. 11 is a diagram showing an example of a tri-fold wallet in a state before being folded in a second embodiment. FIG. 13 is a diagram showing an example of an appearance of a tri-fold wallet in embodiment 2 when only the folding portion 15 is folded and the fastener is joined. FIG. 13 is a diagram showing an example of an appearance of a tri-fold wallet in embodiment 2 when all folding portions are folded and all fasteners are joined. FIG. 13 is a diagram showing an example of a bi-fold wallet according to a third embodiment before being folded. FIG. 13 is a diagram showing an example of an appearance of a bi-fold wallet in embodiment 3 when all folding portions are folded and all fasteners are joined.

Hereinafter, an embodiment of the folding wallet of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. The storage compartment of the folding wallet of the present invention is not limited to bills, coins, and cards, but since most wallets on the general market have storage compartments for bills, coins, and cards, the following will show an example in which the storage compartment of the folding wallet of the present invention is applied to bills, coins, and cards.
[Embodiment 1]
In this embodiment, a structure for attaching and detaching the bill compartment 1 and the contents B of the folding wallet according to the present invention will be described.
(Structure of the variable folding wallet according to this embodiment)

Fig. 1 (1) is a diagram showing the inside (banknote storage side, hereinafter referred to as the inside) of a billfold 1 according to this embodiment. The arrangement of the various parts in Fig. 1 (1) is merely an example, and the arrangement may be symmetrical to Fig. 1 or symmetrical to the top and bottom.
Fig. 1 (2) is a diagram of the outside of the billfold 1 (the side that is on the outside when folded, hereafter referred to as the outside). A male fastener 4b is provided, which is necessary when folding the billfold in three. Fig. 2 is a diagram of the contents B from the coin purse side (1), the card holder side (2), and the side (3). The arrangement of the card holder and coin purse in Fig. 2 is only an example, and the card holder and coin purse may be reversed, or may be replaced with contents having different functions.

Figure 3 shows how to join the storage item B and the billfold 1. In Figure 3 (1), the coin purse 7 attached to the storage item B and the outside of the billfold 1 are held so that they face the same direction, and the card holder 8 attached to the storage item B and the inside of the billfold 1 are held so that they face the same direction. In other words, in terms of the positional relationship in Figure 6 (1), the coin purse 7 and the outside of the billfold 1 are held so that they face to the right, and the card holder 8 and the inside of the billfold 1 (where bills are placed) are held so that they face to the left.

As shown in Figure 3 (1), by inserting the billfold 1 into the space K provided between the coin purse lid 10 and the back of the card holder 11 of the storage item B, the billfold 1 and the storage item B are joined together as shown in Figure 3 (2).
At this time, the billfold 1 is inserted into the space K of the contents B and is not fixed, so that the billfold 1 and the contents B are joined in a movable and detachable state.

[Embodiment 2]
This embodiment is an example in which the variable folding wallet according to the present invention is applied as a tri-fold wallet.
(Structure of the variable folding wallet according to this embodiment)

The progression of the tri-fold deformation of the wallet according to this embodiment is shown using Figures 4 to 6. In Figure 4, the billfold 1 and contents B are joined in a movable and detachable state based on the first embodiment. As shown in Figure 4, the contents B are moved to the center 20 of the billfold 1 and held there. The lower part of the billfold 1 is folded vertically upward at the folded portion 15 in Figure 4, and the male clasp 4a attached to the lower bill fastener 2 is joined to the female tri-fold clasp 9 attached to the contents B.

As shown in Figure 5, by folding the fold 16 vertically downward at the top of the wallet 1, the female clasp 5 attached to the bill fastening top 3 and the clasp 4b of the wallet 1 are positioned so that they can join together when folded. As shown in Figure 6, by joining the male clasp 4b and the female clasp 5 at the joining point 13, the wallet can be transformed into a tri-fold wallet 18. At this time, the tri-fold wallet 18 is thicker than the bi-fold wallet 19 but has a smaller surface area, making it compact enough to suit the user's living environment, clothing, and carrying method.
[Embodiment 3]
This embodiment is an example in which the variable folding wallet according to the present invention is applied as a bi-fold wallet.

Figures 7 and 8 show the progress of the bifold transformation of the wallet according to the present invention. In Figure 7, the billfold 1 and contents B are joined in a movable and detachable state based on the first embodiment. As shown in Figure 7, the contents B are moved in the direction of arrow Y and held. At this time, the male clasp 4b attached to the surface of the billfold 1 shown in Figure 2 moves to a position where it is hidden by the contents B. In addition, the bill fastener 2 attached to the inside of the billfold 1 is held so as to cover the contents B, the folded part 17 is folded vertically inwards, and the female clasp 5 and the male clasp 4a are joined, transforming it into a bifold wallet 19 as shown in Figure 8. At this time, the bifold wallet 19 has a larger surface area than the trifold wallet 18 but is thinner, so it can be used slimly to suit the user's living environment, clothing, and carrying method.

As described above, the variable folding wallet of the present invention is useful in that it can be transformed into a tri-fold, bi-fold, or separate type to suit the user's living environment, clothing, and carrying method, which leads to cost reduction for the user and prevents them from forgetting their items.

1 Billfold
2 Bill holder bottom
3 Bill holder top
4a Male fastener
4b Male fastener
5 Fastener female
6 Fastener head
7 Coin Purse
8 Card Slots
9 Tri-fold clasp female
10 Coin purse cover
11 Card holder back
12 Junction point between fastener 4a and tri-fold fastener female 9
13 Junction point between male fastener 4b and female fastener 5
14 Junction point between fastener male 4a and fastener female 5
15 Folding section
16 Folding section
17 Folding section
18 Tri-fold wallet
19 Bi-fold wallet
20 Center
K-space
B. Contents
Ca Card
Bi banknote
Y Arrow

Claims (1)

A variable folding wallet having a small wallet and a billfold wallet,
The small wallet includes a first storage section, a loop-shaped belt provided from both sides of the first storage section toward the back surface with a gap between the first storage section and the belt, and a second storage section provided on the outer surface side of the belt or on the inner surface side of the belt spaced apart from the first storage section, the first storage section being one of a coin storage section and a card storage section, and the second storage section being the other of the coin storage section and the card storage section,
The billfold wallet comprises a sheet-like billfold, a first fastener provided on an upper part of the inside of the billfold that is the side on which bills are stored, a second fastener provided on a lower part of the inside of the billfold and capable of joining with the first fastener when the billfold is folded in half, and a third fastener provided on an outside of the billfold and capable of joining with the first fastener when the billfold is folded in thirds so that the lower part is wrapped inside the upper part,
The billfold wallet is inserted into the gap in the small wallet in a slidable manner,
A folding wallet, characterized in that the billfold is folded in half and the first fastener and the second fastener are joined together, or the billfold is folded in thirds and the first fastener and the third fastener are joined together.

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