US20230404226A1 - Foldable charging card holder - Google Patents

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US20230404226A1
US20230404226A1 US18/461,310 US202318461310A US2023404226A1 US 20230404226 A1 US20230404226 A1 US 20230404226A1 US 202318461310 A US202318461310 A US 202318461310A US 2023404226 A1 US2023404226 A1 US 2023404226A1
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Tongxing HUANG
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    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A45—HAND OR TRAVELLING ARTICLES
    • A45C—PURSES; LUGGAGE; HAND CARRIED BAGS
    • A45C1/00—Purses; Money-bags; Wallets
    • A45C1/06—Wallets; Notecases
    • 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
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A45—HAND OR TRAVELLING ARTICLES
    • A45C—PURSES; LUGGAGE; HAND CARRIED BAGS
    • A45C15/00—Purses, bags, luggage or other receptacles covered by groups A45C1/00 - A45C11/00, combined with other objects or articles
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A45—HAND OR TRAVELLING ARTICLES
    • A45C—PURSES; LUGGAGE; HAND CARRIED BAGS
    • A45C1/00—Purses; Money-bags; Wallets
    • A45C1/06—Wallets; Notecases
    • A45C2001/065—Wallets; Notecases combined with card holders

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  • This application relates to card holders, and more particularly to a foldable charging card holder.
  • Hand-held wallets have been widely used in people's daily life. They can store cash and various cards, and have smaller size and better portability compared with backpacks or handbags.
  • the existing hand-held wallets merely have the functions of holding cards and cash.
  • mobile devices such as smartphones
  • it is generally required to carry an additional mobile power for charging the mobile phone, and at the same time, they also need to carry wallets, which is inconvenient.
  • a card holder with charging function has been designed, which can also charge mobile phones in addition to storing identity cards and bank cards.
  • Chinese Patent Application No. 201510972910.0 discloses a multifunctional wallet.
  • the power supply is generally built in a sandwich layer on one side of the card holder.
  • One end of a charger cable is connected to the power supply, and the other end of the charger cable extends out of the sandwich layer.
  • the arrangement of the power supply and the charger cable in the sandwich layer will render the card holder large in volume.
  • the capacity of the power supply is positively correlated with its volume. Therefore, it is urgent to optimize the volume of the card holder and improve the portability of the card holder to meet the consumers' needs.
  • This application provides a small-volume and foldable charging card holder, comprising:
  • the power source comprises a front panel, a rear panel, a battery and a charging and discharging assembly
  • a side of the rear panel close to the bendable portion is provided with a clamping groove; a plurality of projections are provided spaced apart in the clamping groove; and each of the plurality of projections is configured to extend from a bottom surface of the rear panel toward the front panel; the bendable portion is provided with at least one connection portion corresponding to the at least one clamping groove; the connection portion is provided with a plurality of through holes penetrating the connection portion; and the plurality of projections pass through the plurality of through holes, and are fittingly connected with the plurality of through holes, respectively, so that the connection portion is clamped into the clamping groove, enabling the wallet to be clamped with the power source.
  • the bendable portion is provided with a first magnet
  • the power source is provided with a second magnet; and the first magnet and the second magnet are configured to attract each other such that the power source is removably connected to the wallet.
  • a surface of the bendable portion is adhesive; and the power source adheres to the bendable portion.
  • the card holder comprises a charging data cable
  • a side of the power source is provided with a wire slot; and one end of the charging data cable is electrically connected to the power source in a non-detachable manner, and the other end of the charging data cable is detachably clamped into the wire slot.
  • a side of the power source is provided with a wire slot; and two ends of the charging data cable are detachably clamped into the wire slot.
  • the bendable portion is provided with a fixing structure; and the fixing structure is configured to fix the charging data cable.
  • the charging data cable fixing structure is a Velcro strip, a strap or a magnetic element.
  • the charging and discharging assembly comprises a charging and discharging port, a wireless charging coil or a combination thereof.
  • the small-volume and foldable charging card holder provided in this application can also plays a role as power source in addition to the wallet.
  • the power source is generally built in a sandwich layer on one side of the card holder.
  • One end of a charger cable is connected to the power source, and the other end of the charger cable extends out of the sandwich layer.
  • the arrangement of the power source and the charger cable in the sandwich layer will make the card holder larger than the power source in area, resulting in a larger overall volume.
  • due to the limitation of the battery technology it is often required to increase the size of the power supply to reach a higher capacity, which will seriously affect the portability of the entire card holder.
  • the power source is directly connected to the wallet, and the power source and the wallet are designed in a left-right structure that can be relatively folded, allowing for reduced volume and high portability.
  • FIG. 1 is a structural diagram of a small-volume and foldable charging card holder according to an embodiment of the present disclosure
  • FIG. 2 is an exploded view of the foldable charging card holder according to an embodiment of the present disclosure
  • FIG. 3 is a structural diagram of a wallet of the foldable charging card holder according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.
  • FIG. 4 is a structural diagram of a rear panel of the foldable charging card holder according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.
  • a small-volume and foldable charging card holder which includes a power source 110 and a wallet 120 .
  • the wallet 120 is provided with at least one card slot 121 , and the card slot 121 is configured to receive cards.
  • the wallet 120 is provided with a bendable portion 122 , and the wallet 120 is connected to the power source 110 through the bendable portion 122 such that the wallet 120 can be folded or unfolded towards the power source 110 through the bendable portion 122 .
  • the wallet 120 includes a main body, on which a plurality of card slots 121 may be provided.
  • the plurality of card slots 121 may be arranged along a longitudinal length direction L of the wallet 120 , or may be arranged along a direction perpendicular to the longitudinal length direction L.
  • the wallet 120 is provided with the bendable portion 122 .
  • the bendable portion 122 extends along the longitudinal length direction of the wallet 120 .
  • the bendable portion 122 may be integrally formed with the main body, or may be sewn or pasted onto the main body.
  • the power source 110 is a portable energy storage device that can supplement power for external devices such as mobile phones.
  • the wallet 120 is connected to the power source 110 through the bendable portion 122 , so that the wallet 120 can be folded relative to the power source 110 through the bendable portion 122 along a bending axis parallel to the longitudinal length direction L. In such cases, the wallet 120 can cover the surface of the power source 110 , thereby reducing the volume of the card holder and facilitating the portability of the card holder. Certainly, the wallet 120 is unfolded with respect to the power source 110 through the bendable portion 122 for use to take cards or cash.
  • the small-volume and foldable card holder provided in the embodiment serves the functions of both the wallet and the power source.
  • the power source is generally built in a sandwich layer on one side of the card holder.
  • One end of a charger cable is connected to the power source, and the other end of the charger cable extends out of the sandwich layer.
  • the power source and the charger cable need to be built in the sandwich layer, it renders the area of the card holder larger than that of the power source, resulting in a larger volume of the card holder.
  • the power of the power supply is positively correlated with its volume, which seriously affects the portability of the entire card holder.
  • the power source is directly connected to the wallet on one side, and the power source and the wallet are designed to form a left-right structure that can be relatively folded, so that the card holder has a reduced volume and therefore is easy to carry.
  • the power source 110 includes a front panel 111 , a rear panel 112 adapted with the front panel 111 to form an accommodating cavity, a battery 113 arranged in the accommodating cavity, and a charging and discharging assembly 114 connected to the battery 113 .
  • the wallet 120 is clamped between the front panel 111 and the rear panel 112 by the bendable portion 122 .
  • the front panel 111 and the rear panel 112 of the power source may be made of metal (such as stainless steel, aluminum alloy and zinc alloy), or may also be made of plastic (such as acrylonitrile butadiene styrene (ABS), polycarbonate (PC) and thermoplastic polyurethane (TPU)), or may also be made of ceramic, wood, leather, or carbon fiber.
  • the front panel 111 and the rear panel 112 may be made of the same material or different materials.
  • the charging and discharging assembly 114 is configured to receive an external alternating current (AC) power source or direct current (DC) power source, and convert the external AC power source or DC power source to charge the battery 113 .
  • the charging and discharging assembly 114 may also convert the DC power source stored in the battery 113 to DC power for charging external devices.
  • the charging and discharging assembly 114 and the battery 113 are both arranged in an accommodating cavity between the front panel 111 and the rear panel 112 .
  • the front panel 111 and the rear panel 112 may be fixedly connected by screws and screw holes, or may be clamped by snap fasteners and grooves corresponding thereto.
  • the bendable portion 122 of the wallet 120 may be clamped between the front panel 111 and the rear panel 112 to securely connect the wallet 120 to the power source 110 .
  • a side of the rear panel 112 close to the bendable portion 122 is provided with at least one clamping groove 115 .
  • a plurality of projections 116 are provided spaced apart in the clamping groove 115 .
  • Each projection 116 is configured to extend from a bottom surface of the rear panel 112 toward the front panel 111 .
  • the bendable portion 122 is provided with at least one connection portion 123 corresponding to the clamping groove 116 .
  • connection portion 123 is provided with a through hole 124 penetrating the connection portion 123 , and the projection 116 passed through the through-hole 124 , and are fittingly connected with the through-hole 124 , so that the connection portion 123 is clamped into the clamping groove 115 .
  • the wallet 120 can be fixedly connected to the power source 110 after the front panel 111 and the rear panel 112 are clamped together.
  • the clamping groove 115 may be formed by recessing a side edge of the rear panel 112 towards a bottom surface of the rear panel 112 .
  • the number of the clamping groove 115 may be multiple. In this embodiment, the number of the clamping groove 115 is three.
  • the three clamping grooves 115 may be equally spaced apart on the side edge of the rear panel 112 , with each clamping groove 115 separated from the other by a side panel.
  • Each clamping groove 115 is provided with a protrusion 116 .
  • the side edge of the rear panel 112 may be provided with only one clamping groove 115 , and a plurality of protrusions 116 are spaced apart in the clamping groove 115 .
  • connection portions 123 connected to the bendable portion 122 correspond to the number and position of the clamping groove 115 , respectively.
  • three connection portions 123 may be provided on the side of the bendable portion 122 .
  • the number and position of the through hole 124 on each of the connection portions 123 correspond to the number and position of the protrusion 116 , respectively. In such cases, when the connection portion 123 is placed inside the clamping groove 115 , the protrusions 116 can pass through the through holes 124 in a one-to-one corresponding manner.
  • connection portion 123 can be fixedly connected to the power source 110 , thereby enabling the wallet 120 to be fixedly connected to the power source 110 .
  • the connection portion 123 may be a portion on the bendable portion 122 , or may be connected to the bendable portion 122 by sewing or pasting.
  • the wallet 120 is connected to the power source 110 by the connection portion 123 on the side of the bendable portion 122 , so that the wallet 120 can be fixedly connected to the power source 110 to form a whole, facilitating the carry and use of the card holder.
  • the wallet 120 may be connected to the power source 110 by magnetic suction other than a clamping connection.
  • a first magnet (not shown in the accompanying drawings) is provided in the bendable portion 122
  • a second magnet is provided in the power source 110 .
  • the first magnet and the second magnet are adsorbed to each other such that the power source 110 is removably connected to the wallet 120 .
  • the bendable portion 122 of the wallet 120 is adhesive, so that the power source 110 adheres to the bendable portion 122 to enable the power source 110 to be detachably connected to the wallet 120 .
  • the bendable portion 122 may be provided with a loop-surface Velcro strip, and the portion of the power source 110 in contact with the bendable portion 122 is provided with a hook-surface Velcro strip.
  • the loop-surface Velcro strip and the hook-surface Velcro strip are adhered to each other to detachably attach the power source 110 to the wallet 120 .
  • the small-volume and foldable card holder further includes a charging data cable 130 .
  • the charging data cable 130 is configured to connect the power source 110 such that the power source 110 can be connected to an external device via the charging data cable 130 to charge the external device.
  • the power source 110 may be connected to an external power source via the charging data cable 130 to allow the external power source to charge the battery within the power source 110 via the charging data cable 130 .
  • a side of the power source 110 is provided with a wire slot (not shown in the accompanying drawings).
  • One end of the charging data cable 130 is electrically connected to the power source 110 in a non-detachable manner, and the other end of the charging data cable 130 is detachably clamped into the wire slot.
  • both ends of the charging data cable 130 are detachably snapped into the wire slot, i.e., the charging data cable 130 is detachably connected to the power source 110 , and the detached charging data cable 130 can be received in the wire slot.
  • the bendable portion 122 is provided with a fixing structure to receive at least a portion of the charging data cable 130 in the bendable portion 122 .
  • a fixing structure to receive at least a portion of the charging data cable 130 in the bendable portion 122 .
  • the fixing structure may be any one of a Velcro strip, a strap, and a magnetic element, but is not limited thereto, and may also be other common fixing structures.
  • the strap may be an elastic band or Velcro, and may be sewn or attached to the surface of the bendable portion 122 .
  • the bendable portion 122 may be provided with a through hole 125 extending along the bending axis.
  • the through hole 125 is configured to receive the charging data cable 130 .
  • the through hole 125 may be formed by an auxiliary material being sewn or attached to the bendable portion 122 , or it may be formed by grooving the material on the surface of the bendable portion 122 .
  • the number of the through hole 125 may be one or more. When there are multiple through holes 125 , these through-holes 125 are coaxially provided along the bending axis such that these through-holes 125 can collectively receive the charging data cable 130 .
  • the charging and discharging assembly 114 includes a charging and discharging port 117 .
  • the charging and discharging port 117 is configured to connect the charging data cable 130 .
  • the battery 113 can receive or release electrical energy through the charging and discharging port 117 .
  • the charge and discharge assembly 114 includes a wireless charging coil, and the battery 113 releases electrical energy through the wireless charging coil.
  • the charging and discharging assembly 114 includes a charging and discharging port 117 and a wireless charging coil, and the user may choose to charge by plugging the charging data cable 130 into the charging and discharging port or wirelessly charge by approaching the wireless charging coil.

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