WO1991001096A1 - Container for cards or the like flat objects - Google Patents
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- WO1991001096A1 WO1991001096A1 PCT/GB1990/001135 GB9001135W WO9101096A1 WO 1991001096 A1 WO1991001096 A1 WO 1991001096A1 GB 9001135 W GB9001135 W GB 9001135W WO 9101096 A1 WO9101096 A1 WO 9101096A1
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- 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
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- the invention concerns a container for cards or the like flat objects. Although it is not so restricted, it will hereafter be described with reference to a container capable of functioning as a holder and as a dispenser for plastic cards such as credit cards, charge cards, security cards, cash dispenser cards and the like; such cards will hereafter compendiously be termed "credit cards”.
- Cards are nowadays issued by a very large variety of institutions and commercial es ablishments. They are generally thin, flat, rectangular plastic cards having an embossed surface area bearing identity information in the form of words and numerals, a signature-bearing area, often a hologram, and also frequently a 'magnetic stripe 1 extending across the width of the card and having magnetically encoded verification and security information thereon.
- identity information in the form of words and numerals
- a signature-bearing area often a hologram
- a 'magnetic stripe 1 extending across the width of the card and having magnetically encoded verification and security information thereon.
- GB-A-2 181 038 discloses a container for compact discs (CDs) in which a stack of CDs may be held, one in each of a plurality of sliding trays.
- the trays each have abutments co-operating with slots in the container and also have a front portion connected with the rest by way of a 'film hinge' to allow relative pivotal movement of the front portion; in other words, in the extended position, the front portion drops downwardly to facilitate the removal or reinsertion of a CD.
- this is a quite complicated mechanical construction generally unsuited to credit cards.
- tray movement is actuated by a spring the bias of which has to be overcome to reinsert a CD.
- the actuation means and the abutment/stop means are two separate mechanisms.
- the present invention seeks to reduce or eliminate the above inconveniences by providing a credit card container which as a holder stores cards safely, cleanly and maintains them in good condition and which, as a dispenser, functions smoothly and reliably to enable a selected card to be dispensed and subsequently readily to be reinserted for storage.
- a container for cards or the like flat objects comprising a casing having a dispense opening, at least one tray accommodated in said casing slidable to a controlled extent between a storage position in which said tray is fully retracted within the casing and an extended position in which a forward portion of said tray extends through said opening to enable a credit card held thereon to be removed or to accept a credit card to be placed thereon, said forward portion being hingedly connected to the remainder of the tray so as to pivot away from the plane of sliding movement to improve access thereto, and actuating means for actuating the limited sliding movement of the said tray between the said positions, the actuating means comprising an actuating projection accessible to the user from the outside through an aperture in said casing, the aperture being sized to form abutment stops for said projection at said positions .
- the tray consists of a flat member having a credit card receiving surface which includes said hinging front portion as well as marginal rebates or steps so as to keep a magnetic stripe away from the receiving surface.
- the tray may have a resilient tongue which is hinge- connected e.g. integrally, with the rear edge of the receiving surface and which extends forward ly towards the front edge of the tray spacedly above the receiving surface to form a card- receiving gap therebetween.
- the underside of the tongue is preferably also provided with marginal rebates or steps so as to keep a magnetic stripe away from the tongue.
- the upper side of the tongue is advantageously provided with an upstanding lug or button to constitute said projection, which may e.g. be arrowhead-shaped and may be provided with a central circular depression to receive a user's fingertip.
- the receiving surface may have a central recess generally co-extensive with, but slightly larger than, the said tongue.
- the casing is preferably provided with a shaped opening of predetermined length taken in the direction of sliding movement of the tray, the edges of the aperture being shaped in a complementary fashion to that of the said lug or button so that in use as said lug or button projects through the aperture for external access, the edges of the aperture act as limit/stop abutments to sliding movement of the tray.
- the casing is preferably a transparent, injection-moulded, hard plastic material made in two symmetrical, interengageable halves.
- the material is chosen for strength to protect the cards, transparency to allow the cards to be viewed, resistance to scratching and scuffing, and of course ease of manufacture and wipability.
- two like trays are mounted back-to-back in said casing each half of which latter is provided with a shaped aperture for co-operation with a said lug or button.
- the casing and/or the upper surface of the tongue have free surface areas available for affixing information, advertising messages or a logo thereto; thus, the container for cards or the like flat objects according to the invention, being relatively cheap to make and being mass— producible, may be used to be given away or sold as part of a promotion campaign by a sponsoring card-issuing institution.
- Figure 1 is a plan view of the casing of a container for cards or the like flat objects according to a first embodiment of the invention
- Fi g ure 2 is a sectional view of the casing, taken along the plane indicated by the lines Z-Z in Figure 1,
- Figure 3 is a plan view of one of two trays to be mounted in the casing of a container for cards or the like flat objects according to a first embodiment of the invention
- Figure 4 is a sectional view of the tray, taken along the plane indicated by the lines Y-Y in Figure 3,
- Figure 5 is an end view taken on the arrow 5 in Figure 3;
- Figure 6 is a side elevation of the tray of Figures 3 to 5;
- Figure 7 is a perspective view of an intermediate tray for use in a second embodiment of the invention, applicable to a card dispenser capable of accommodating more than two credit cards or the like.
- a container for cards or the like flat objects comprises as its main constituents a casing 10 made up of two essentially identical interengageable halves 12 serving to accommodate two essentially identical sliding trays 14 captively and slidably mounted in a back-to-back arrangement in the casing 10, each tray 14 being adapted to accommodate a credit card (not shown) and to store it securely within the casing 10 in its fully retracted end position; and to offer it up to a user for removal, or to offer itself up for the reinsertion of a credit card.
- the casing 10 is essentially parallelepipedal , having an arcuate closed rear 16 and an open front 18.
- Marginal lugs 20, 21 are provided for the interengagement of the two casing halves 12.
- the front 18 is lipped at 22 and small lugs (not shown) may, if desired, be provided to help the front portion of the tray 14 over the lips 22.
- Stop lugs 26 extend internally from the rear 16 to locate the tray 14 in its fully retracted position. Laterally inwardly projecting lugs 28 serve for receiving and guiding the trays 14.
- An arrowhead-shaped aperture 30 is provided at the top of the half-casing for receiving an actuator (described below) of the tray 14.
- the front and rear edges 32, 34 of the aperture 30 are shaped complementar ily to the actuator and serve as stops therefor.
- the two sides 36 of the aperture 30 are each formed with depending rail-shaped lugs 38 to guide a tongue (to be described below) of the tray 14.
- Each tray 14 is a generally flat rectangular member having raised rims 50 on all four sides. Next to the rims 50 along the longer sides the tray 14 has a slight step or rebate 52 serving to raise a card on the tray and thus to protect a magnetic stripe or other sensitive surface area of the card.
- a front portion 54 of the tray 14 is connected to the remainder 55 by way of a transverse film hinge 56 and is formed e.g. with a 'shape memory' so that in its natural or unconstrained position the portion 54 pivots down from the plane of the main part 55 of the tray 14 ( Figure 5).
- the front portion 54 is provided also with marginal rebates 58 forming continuations of the rebates 52. It may also have a broader central rebate 60.
- the rim 62 at its front edge serves as a card- retaining lip when the tray 14 is in its retracted position.
- the main part 55 is formed with a central recess or cut-out 64, provided in order to facilitate moulding the tray, extending from a short distance inward of the film hinge 56 to the rear edge 66 of the tray.
- the rear edge 66 has a raised portion 68 flanking the cut-out 64 and from it a tongue 70 extends by way of an integral articulated connection forwardly towards, but terminating short of, the front transverse edge of the cut-out 64.
- the tongue 70 is, however, narrower than the cut-out 64.
- the longitudinal side edges of the underside 72 of the tongue 70 are rebated at 74.
- the upper side 76 of the tongue 70 carries an actuator 78 in the form of an arrowhead-shaped boss formed with a central depression 80 for engagement by a user's finger.
- the tongue 70 and the upper surface of the tray body have between them a gap the size of which varies as the tongue 70 pivots resiliently, to facilitate the insertion of a credit card.
- each tray 14 is capable of limited longitudinal sliding movement defined by the aperture edges 32, 34.
- the aperture is so dimensioned that in the fully retracted position of a given tray 14 the latter is wholly within the casing 10 while in its maximally extended position the film hinge 56 is just forwardly of the lip 22 of the casing, whereby to allow the front portion 54 to pi Jt downwardly. In this position, a credit card may readily be removed from the tray 14 or may readily be inserted into the gap formed between the"main portion 55 of the tray and the tongue 70.
- the container for cards or the like flat objects provides an effortlessly smooth and very rapid action of card dispensing and retraction. Either one or two cards may be selected. The cards and their magnetic stripes are well protected and maintained in a good condition. The cards cannot stick to the casing and cannot be jammed. There is no risk of static build-up because of the minimisation of contact surfaces.
- FIG 7 illustrates a second embodiment of the .invention in which the casing (not shown in this Figure) is made large enough to accommodate a sliding tray 114 as an addition to, and disposed between, two sliding trays 14 according to the embodiment of Figures 1 to 6.
- This additional tray will be referred to as "the intermediate tray 114".
- the intermediate tray 114 consists of a rectangular-section frame 120 having a front member 121, a rear member 122 and two side members 123.
- the rear and side members 122, 123 are formed with aligned ledges 124 serving to support a credit card when placed thereon and to separate it from other credit card(s) held within the frame 120.
- the front member 121 has two rearwardly facing flanges 125 each having an inwardly facing pivot pin 126 adapted to co-operate with complementarily shaped recesses 127 formed on the adjacent front ends 128, of reduced thickness, of the side members 123.
- the pivotal or hinge connection 126, 127 is loose, i.e. the front member 121 can pivot freely relative to the remainder of the frame 120, as shown by the double-headed arrow 129.
- the casing in the Figure 7 embodiment is not shown but it contains lateral slots to accommodate a laterally outward projection 130 on each side member 123. These slots are dimensioned so as to enable the projections 130 to be engaged from the outside by the fingers of a user and to slide the intermediae tray 114 to a limited extent defined by the length of the slots.
- the intermediate tray 114 is in at one end of its movement defined by the slots and projections 130, the intermediate tray is fully retracted within the casing, while at its other end position it projects out of the casing, in which state the front member 121 freely pivots or "flops" by gravity, enabling the user to remove a credit card from within the "well" of the frame 120, and subsequently to reinsert it.
- the pivotal or hinge connection 126, 127 may be an integral one or a conventional pivot hinge. There may also be more than one intermediate tray 114.
- a latch mechanism may also be provided.
- a displaceable detent in the casing may engage in a groove in the upper surface of the tongue to free the sliding movement of the tray.
- this sliding movement may be promoted by a spring.
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- Packaging Of Annular Or Rod-Shaped Articles, Wearing Apparel, Cassettes, Or The Like (AREA)
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GB898916952A GB8916952D0 (en) | 1989-07-25 | 1989-07-25 | Container for cards or the like flat objects |
GB8916952.8 | 1989-07-25 |
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EP (1) | EP0484365A1 (en) |
JP (1) | JPH04507053A (en) |
AU (1) | AU6035590A (en) |
CA (1) | CA2063599A1 (en) |
GB (1) | GB8916952D0 (en) |
WO (1) | WO1991001096A1 (en) |
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EP0580890A1 (en) * | 1992-07-31 | 1994-02-02 | Gerhard Ritter | Holder for cards |
US5402095A (en) * | 1991-09-20 | 1995-03-28 | Itt Composants Et Instruments | Portable case for an electronic smart card |
FR2716093A1 (en) * | 1994-02-17 | 1995-08-18 | Dicerto Francois | Rigid insulating case for e.g. credit card |
WO1998039990A1 (en) * | 1997-03-10 | 1998-09-17 | Ohlson Kurt L | Arrangement related to a card holder |
GB2332420A (en) * | 1997-12-19 | 1999-06-23 | Enrico Sandoli | Automatic card holder |
EP1117066A1 (en) * | 1999-12-17 | 2001-07-18 | Sony Corporation | Storage case for a memory card |
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GB2181038A (en) * | 1984-12-18 | 1987-04-15 | Idn Invention Dev Novelties | Container for compact discs |
FR2593040A3 (en) * | 1986-01-17 | 1987-07-24 | Nava Milano Spa | Visiting-card-holder structure equipped with means for extracting individual cards |
US4697698A (en) * | 1984-03-28 | 1987-10-06 | Franz Holdener | Credit and identification card holder |
EP0283594A1 (en) * | 1987-03-25 | 1988-09-28 | Xandria Holland B.V. | Holder for a credit card or the like |
EP0287532A2 (en) * | 1987-04-14 | 1988-10-19 | Fab Trading S.R.L. | Container for cards, in particular, credit cards and similar items |
US4852727A (en) * | 1987-04-13 | 1989-08-01 | Ferob, A.G. | Device for holding credit cards and bank check cards |
US4881640A (en) * | 1988-01-13 | 1989-11-21 | Reynard Cvc, Inc. | Article for storing optically readable and recordable disc devices |
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- 1989-07-25 GB GB898916952A patent/GB8916952D0/en active Pending
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- 1990-07-24 EP EP19900910798 patent/EP0484365A1/en not_active Ceased
- 1990-07-24 JP JP51034490A patent/JPH04507053A/en active Pending
- 1990-07-24 CA CA 2063599 patent/CA2063599A1/en not_active Abandoned
- 1990-07-24 AU AU60355/90A patent/AU6035590A/en not_active Abandoned
- 1990-07-24 WO PCT/GB1990/001135 patent/WO1991001096A1/en not_active Application Discontinuation
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US1631334A (en) * | 1925-08-20 | 1927-06-07 | Ernest J Qvarnstrom | Receptacle |
US4697698A (en) * | 1984-03-28 | 1987-10-06 | Franz Holdener | Credit and identification card holder |
GB2181038A (en) * | 1984-12-18 | 1987-04-15 | Idn Invention Dev Novelties | Container for compact discs |
FR2593040A3 (en) * | 1986-01-17 | 1987-07-24 | Nava Milano Spa | Visiting-card-holder structure equipped with means for extracting individual cards |
EP0283594A1 (en) * | 1987-03-25 | 1988-09-28 | Xandria Holland B.V. | Holder for a credit card or the like |
US4852727A (en) * | 1987-04-13 | 1989-08-01 | Ferob, A.G. | Device for holding credit cards and bank check cards |
EP0287532A2 (en) * | 1987-04-14 | 1988-10-19 | Fab Trading S.R.L. | Container for cards, in particular, credit cards and similar items |
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US5402095A (en) * | 1991-09-20 | 1995-03-28 | Itt Composants Et Instruments | Portable case for an electronic smart card |
EP0580890A1 (en) * | 1992-07-31 | 1994-02-02 | Gerhard Ritter | Holder for cards |
US5337813A (en) * | 1992-07-31 | 1994-08-16 | Gerhard Ritter | Holder for a thin-walled card, especially a bank card, credit card, identity card or the like |
FR2716093A1 (en) * | 1994-02-17 | 1995-08-18 | Dicerto Francois | Rigid insulating case for e.g. credit card |
WO1998039990A1 (en) * | 1997-03-10 | 1998-09-17 | Ohlson Kurt L | Arrangement related to a card holder |
GB2332420A (en) * | 1997-12-19 | 1999-06-23 | Enrico Sandoli | Automatic card holder |
EP1117066A1 (en) * | 1999-12-17 | 2001-07-18 | Sony Corporation | Storage case for a memory card |
US6341693B2 (en) | 1999-12-17 | 2002-01-29 | Sony Corporation | Storage case |
SG97988A1 (en) * | 1999-12-17 | 2003-08-20 | Sony Corp | Storage case |
US7571752B1 (en) * | 2005-06-20 | 2009-08-11 | Joseph Kudla | Security wallet insert for thwarting loss of credit cards |
WO2007084351A2 (en) * | 2006-01-13 | 2007-07-26 | Kudla, Joseph, E. | Security wallet insert for thwarting loss of credit cards |
WO2007084351A3 (en) * | 2006-01-13 | 2008-11-20 | Kudla Joseph E | Security wallet insert for thwarting loss of credit cards |
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EP0484365A1 (en) | 1992-05-13 |
JPH04507053A (en) | 1992-12-10 |
CA2063599A1 (en) | 1991-01-26 |
GB8916952D0 (en) | 1989-09-13 |
AU6035590A (en) | 1991-02-22 |
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