WO1998039990A1

WO1998039990A1 - Arrangement related to a card holder

Info

Publication number: WO1998039990A1
Application number: PCT/SE1998/000417
Authority: WO
Inventors: Kurt Lennart Ohlson
Original assignee: Ohlson Kurt L
Priority date: 1997-03-10
Filing date: 1998-03-09
Publication date: 1998-09-17
Also published as: AU6428498A; SE9700846D0

Abstract

The present invention relates to an arrangement pertaining to a card holder (A) intended for holding at least one card (B), such as an identity card, a cash card or the like. The card holder includes a casing (2) for respective cards (B), said casing comprising, in turn, a first side (21), a second side (22) and a card (B) receiving opening (23). The arrangement includes a two-part coupling means having a holder-related part (3) and a card-related part (4). The holder-related part (3) is included in a dogging means (31) that can be moved relative to the casing (2), thereby enabling a card (B) to be moved out of the casing (2). The two-part coupling means is adapted to enable the holder-related part (3) and the card-related part (4) to be easily connected together and easily disconnected from one another.

Description

TITLE OF THE INVENTION: ARRANGEMENT RELATED TO A CARD HOLDER

FIELD OF INVENTION

The present invention pertains to an arrangement relating to a card holder which is intended to hold at least one card, such as an identity card, a cash card or the like.

Such a card holder includes a casing that surrounds a respec- tive card and that has a first side, a second side and a card receiving opening.

The arrangement includes a casing-related two-part coupling means that has a holder-related part and a card-related part. The holder-related part is included by a means that can be displaced in relation to the casing, thereby displacing a card therefrom.

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION

Several different types of card holders, such as holders for identity cards, pass cards, cash cards, etc., are known to the art. The majority of these holders are based on the concept of exposing a certain part of the card when the card is carried in the card holder.

Another type of card holder is one that fully encloses the card, so as to protect the card when carried. An example of such a card holder is illustrated and described in publica- tion US-A 5,337,813.

This publication describes a card holder that includes a casing which surrounds a card carried by the holder, the casing includes a card receiving opening by means of which a card can be inserted into and withdrawn from the holder. The card holder includes a unit which is displaceably mounted on one side of the casing and by means of which the card can be projected out from the casing a substantial adapted extent.

A lip acting as an abutting face extends from the displace- able unit and is operative in engaging the rear end of a card inserted into the casing. The card is thus pushed out of the casing, by moving the displaceable and the lip unit towards said opening. The unit is moved with the aid of an operative element belonging to the displaceable unit, this element projecting out from the side of the casing.

It should also be mentioned that various types of card that may be kept in a card holder often include a part that shall be exposed when using the card. There are at present mainly two types of card, i.e. cards that carry a magnetic strip and cards that include a data chip. Certain usage of such cards necessitate the insertion of the complete card into an automatic machine, for instance. In other cases, it may suffice for part of the card to be available for insertion into or through a card reader, for instance.

Both magnetic strips and data chips are sensitive to mechanical and electromagnetic influences.

DESCRIPTION OF THE PRESENT INVENTION

TECHNICAL PROBLEMS

With a starting point from a card holder arrangement according to the aforegoing and with respect to the use of a card holder that carries a card of which a part shall be available or accessible when using the card, such as a magnetic strip or a data chip, it will be seen that a technical problem resides in realising how a card carried by a card holder can be made readily available when necessary and also readily protected again by the card holder subsequent to using the card.

It will also be seen that a technical problem resides in realising how solely that part of the card that needs to be exposed when using the card can be advanced out of the card holder whilst keeping the remainder of the card in said holder.

It will also be seen that a technical problem resides in realising how a firm coupling between the card and the card holder can be provided whereby the card can be readily coupled to the card holder and equally as readily be disengaged from the card holder when changing cards or when needing to remove the card from the holder so as to enable the whole of the card to be used.

It will also be understood that a technical problem resides in realising how a safe coupling can be achieved, so that the card can be held safely in the card holder with the minimum of risk of losing the card therefrom.

Another technical problem is one of realising how a card dogging element can be made readily operable.

Another technical problem is one of realising how a card can be held safely in a card holder without sensitive parts of the card, such as a magnetic strip or a data chip, being harmed mechanically upon repeated movement of the card into and out of the holder.

Another technical problem is one of realising how a card holder shall be designed for suitable braking action of a card upon insertion and withdrawal of the card into and out of the card holder. Another technical problem is one of realising how a two-part coupling means shall be formed and how said means shall act in order to achieve the desired effect of readily coupling the card and the holder together and of disconnecting the card from the holder just as readily.

Another technical problem is one of realising how a card holder shall be adapted for use with a card that includes, e.g., a magnetic strip which is positioned typically along one long side of the card, or with a card that includes a data chip, which is normally positioned on one of the short sides of the card.

Another technical problem is one of realising how a card holder can be made to enable two cards, either of the same kind, e.g. including a magnetic strip, or of mutually different kinds, e.g. a card carrying a magnetic strip and a card that includes a data chip, to be carried by one and the same card holder.

Still another technical problem is one of realising how a card can be prevented from being moved past the dogging means and further into the casing.

It will also be seen that a technical problem is one of realising how a card holder can be made to protect sensitive parts of a card carried by the holder against interfering or destructive fields, such as electrical and/or magnetic fields and from discharges associated with static electricity.

SOLUTION

With the intention of providing a solution to one or more of the aforesaid technical problems, the present invention takes as its starting point a card holder arrangement which is intended to hold at least one card, such as an identity card, a cash card or the like, comprising a casing which surrounds a respective card and which includes a first side, a second side, and a card receiving opening.

The arrangement includes a two-part coupling means related to respective casings, including a holder-related part and a card- related part, where the holder-related part is included by a means, which is displaceably mounted in relation to the casing. A card can thus be moved out of the casing by means of said means .

With a starting point from such an arrangement, it is proposed, specifically in accordance with the invention, that the arrangement is adapted to enable the casing and a card to be readily firmedly coupled together and readily easily disengaged from one another.

The inventive arrangement also enables a card to be drawn into the casing by means of a dogging means.

With the intention of enabling a dogging means to move a card into and out of the card holder, it is proposed, in accordance with the invention, that the first casing side is provided with a through-penetrating slot, that a first part of the dogging means is positioned at said slot and on the outside of the casing, that a second clamping part of the dogging means is positioned at said slot and on the inside of the casing, and that the dogging means can be moved along said slot.

It is also proposed that the first part can be activated by a finger of a person using the arrangement, such as to move said dogging means, and that the second part includes the holder- related part of the two-part coupling means.

The slot extends generally at right angle to an edge that partially defines the opening, thereby allowing the dogging means to be moved away from and towards said opening respectively.

With the intention of providing a suitable braking effect with respect to the speed at which a card is moved or dogged into and out of the card holder, it is proposed, in accordance with the invention, that the inner surface of the first and the second sides will include ridges that constitute contact surfaces for a card held by the card holder. These ridges extend generally parallel relative to the slot.

In order not to damage any sensitive parts of the card, the ridges are placed in positions that provide card contact surfaces, which ensure that said sensitive parts will have no physical contact with the card holder when said card is held in said holder and when the card is moved or displaced relative thereto.

According to the invention, at least one of the ridges is formed by a so-called brake-ridge which may, for instance, have an arcuate shape and which gradually increases and decreases in height from that side to which it belongs and towards the opposing side. The opposing side includes a slot which extends parallel with the brake-ridge and is positioned adjacent thereto, although slightly positioned laterally towards the outer edge of said opposing side.

The brake-ridge and slot are adapted to impart to a card held by the card holder a braking effect when inserting the card into and removing said card from the card holder.

To provide a dogging means in accordance with the aforegoing, it is proposed, in accordance with the invention, that the holder-related clamping part is comprised of a wedge-shaped projection.

It is also proposed that a part of the projection facing towards the opening defines a first angle with said first side, that the part of the projection facing away from the opening defines a second angle with said first side, and that the first angle is more acute than the second angle.

The card-related part may be comprised of a through-penetrating aperture in the card.

A coupling between the holder-related clamping part and the card-related part is achieved by pressing the card towards and against the wedge-shaped projection, so that the card will spring down between the ridges and be pressed in beneath the projection, such that the aperture reaches the projection, whereupon the projection snaps down into the aperture or recess.

The holder-related part and the card-related part are disengaged, by drawing the card away from the projection, such as to distance the aperture from said projection, whereupon the projection snaps out of the aperture.

It is also proposed, in accordance with the invention, that the card-related part comprises a raised portion on the card, such as an embossment, for instance.

In this case, a firm coupling between the holder-related part and the card-related part can be achieved by pressing the card against the wedge-shaped projection, so that the card will spring down between the ridges and be pressed in beneath the projection, such that the raised portion reaches the projection and is pressed past said projection. The holder-related part and the card-related part are mutually disengaged by drawing the card away from the projection, such that the raised portion will be pressed in beneath the projection and thereafter drawn away therefrom.

The present invention relates to a further possible solution of providing a card-related part. According to this solution, the card-related part has the form of an indentation in the card, formed by an embossment, for instance.

- Coupling between the holder-related part and the card-related part is achieved in this case by pressing the card against the wedge-shaped projection so that the card will spring down between the ridges and be pressed in beneath the projection, such that the indentation will reach the projection and the projection then snapped down into the indentation.

The holder-related part may alternatively be comprised of a number of wedge-shaped mutually sequential projections, and the card-related part formed by the indentation in the card formed by mutually sequential embossments, for instance.

Alternatively, a simple two-part coupling means according to the invention may be provided by using a temporary adhesive surface as one part of the two-part coupling means and by using a surface intended for co-action with said adhesive surface as the other part of said means.

Another example of a two-part coupling means is one in which the holder-related part is comprised of a generally V-shaped opening that faces towards said opening.

In this example, the card-related part may be comprised of a card edge, and the V-shaped opening is adapted to wedge or clamp said edge. In order to provide a holder for holding a card where the short side of the card needs to be available when using the card, such as a card provided with a data chip, it is proposed in accordance with the invention that said opening is positioned on the short side of the casing.

To enable a card to be held where the long side of the card needs to be available when using the card, such as a card provided with a magnetic strip, it is proposed, in accordance with the invention, that the opening is positioned on the long side of the casing.

A card holder may be adapted to hold two cards and therewith include two integrated casings, a first and a second casing having respective first and second card receiving openings.

With the intention of enabling combinations of different cards to be used in a common casing, such as a card that includes a magnetic strip and a card that includes a data chip, it is proposed, in accordance with the present invention, that the first and the second card receiving openings may either both be positioned on the short side of a respective casing or both positioned on the long side of a respective casing, or the first opening positioned on the short side of the first casing and the second opening positioned on the long side of the second casing.

With the intention of preventing a card being moved past the dogging means and further into the casing, it is proposed, in accordance with the invention, that the dogging means will include a stop shoulder that is positioned so that the card- related part will be positioned between the stop shoulder and the casing opening.

This stop shoulder extends from the dogging means towards the inside of the casing and is adapted to prevent movement of a card past the dogging means and further into the casing.

It is also proposed, in accordance with the invention, that the casing is adapted to protect any sensitive parts of a card kept in the casing against electrical and/or magnetic fields and from discharges associated with static electricity.

This is made possible by forming that part of the casing which surrounds said sensitive parts from an electrically conductive ■ material.

It is also possible to form large parts of the casing, or the entire casing, from an electrically conductive material.

ADVANTAGES

Those advantages primarily afforded by an inventive card holder resides in the possibility of readily moving a card out of and into a card holder that fully surrounds the card while protecting the card against mechanical influences, with the card securely connected to said card holder.

Movement of the card is adapted so that part of the card, such as a magnetic strip or a data chip, will be accessible when the card is displaced from the holder.

The card and the card holder are mutually coupled so as to enable the card to be easily disengaged from the card holder, whereafter the same card or a new card can be again coupled to the card holder just as readily.

The primary characteristic features of an inventive card holder are set forth in the characterising clause of the following Claim 1.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

A card holder having features characteristic of the present invention will now be described by way of example with referen- ce to the accompanying drawings, in which;

Figure 1 is a sectioned side view of a card holder that includes an arrangement according to the present invention;

Figure 2 is a side view, partly in section, of a first embodiment of a holder-related part of a two-part coupling means;

Figure 3 shows the first side of a card holder from above;

Figures 4a, 4b and 4c are different views of a first and a second side and a cross-section of a card holder that includes a card braking ridge;

Figure 5 is a perspective view of a first embodiment of a card- related part of a two-part coupling means;

Figures 6a and 6b are respectively a side view and a sectioned view that illustrate the co-action between two parts of a two- part coupling means;

Figure 7 is a side view of a second embodiment of a card- related part of a two-part coupling means;

Figure 8 illustrates in side view the co-action between a holder-related part, according to Figure 2, and a card-related part according to Figure 7;

Figure 9 is a side view of a third embodiment of a card-related part belonging to a two-part coupling means;

Figure 10 is a side view illustrating the co-action between a holder-related part, according to Figure 2, and a card-related part according to Figure 9;

Figure 11 is a side view of a second embodiment of a holder- related part in co-action with a fourth embodiment of a card- related part;

Figure 12 is a side view of a third embodiment of a holder- related part in co-action with a fifth embodiment of a card- related part;

Figure 13 is a side view of a fourth embodiment of a holder- related part in co-action with a sixth embodiment of a card- related part;

Figures 14a and 14b are respective perspective views of a card holder that includes a casing with the card receiving opening on the short side of the holder and on the long side of the holder respectively;

Figure 15 is a perspective view of a card holder that includes two casings, both of which have the card receiving opening on the short side;

Figure 16 is a perspective view of a card holder that comprises two casings, both of which have the card receiving opening on the long side;

Figure 17 is a perspective view of a card holder that comprises two casings, one of which has the card receiving opening on the long side and the other has the card receiving opening on the short side;

Figure 18 is a slightly simplified view of two different cards, one carrying a magnetic strip and the other including a data chip; and

Figure 19 is a sectioned side view of a casing with which sensitive parts are protected against electromagnetic fields and electric discharges.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF EMBODIMENTS AT PRESENT PREFERRED

Figure 1 is a simplified sectioned view of an arrangement 1 relating to a card holder A, which is intended to hold at least one card B, such as an identity card, a cash card or the like.

The card holder A includes a casing 2 that surrounds a respec- tive card B and that includes a first side 21, a second side 22 and a card receiving opening 23.

As shown in Figure 2, the arrangement 1 includes a two-part coupling means, related to respective casing, having a holder- related part 3 and a card-related part 4.

The holder-related part 3 is included by a dogging means 31 which can be moved in relation to the casing 3, thereby to move a card B out of the casing 2.

With a starting point from a card holder of this kind, it is proposed, in accordance with the invention, that the arrangement is adapted to enable a card to be readily firmly connected to and easily disconnected from a respective casing. The dogging means do not only enables a card to be moved out of the casing by the coupling arrangement but also to be^' drawn back into the casing.

Figure 3 shows the first side 21 in more detail, with the intention of simplifying the description of the function of the present invention. As will be seen, in order for an arrangement to function in the aforesaid manner, it is necessary to provide the first side 21 of the casing 2 with a through-penetrating slot 21a. A first part 31a belonging to the dogging means 31 is positioned on the outside of the casing 2 at the slot 21a, and a second part 31b of the dogging means 31 is positioned on the inside of the casing 21 at the slot 21a.

The dogging means 31 can be moved along the slot 21a and the first part 31a is intended to co-act with a finger belonging to a person using the arrangement, therewith to move the card.

The second part 31b includes the holder-related part 3 of the two-part coupling means.

The slot 21a has a generally perpendicular extension relative to that edge 21b of the first side 21 which partially defines the card receiving opening 23, therewith enabling the dogging means 31 to be moved towards and away from said opening 23.

The inner surface of the first side 21 and the second side 22 include ridges 5 that form contact surfaces for a card B held in the card holder A.

These ridges 5 have a generally parallel extension relative to the slot 21a. The ridges 5 are positioned so as to provide card contact surfaces that keep sensitive parts on the card B out of physical contact with the card holder A when the card is kept in the card holder and moved relative to said holder. These sensitive parts may consist of a magnetic strip and/or a data chip carried by the card.

Figures 4a, 4b and 4c illustrate a preferred embodiment of the invention in which at least one of the ridges 5 is a so-called brake-ridge 5' .

The brake-ridge 5' may have an arcuate shape that gradually rises and falls from the side 21 to which it belongs towards the opposing side 22, said opposing side 22 having a through- penetrating slot 22a which extends parallel with the brake- ridge 5' , and an opposite position relative to said brake-ridge 5' , said position being slightly laterally orientated towards the outer edge 22b of said opposing side 22.

The brake-ridge 5' and the slot 22a are adapted to co-act so as to slow down, or brake, a card B as it is inserted into and withdrawn from the card holder A, by virtue of the brake-ridge 5' pressing the card against said opposing side 22, wherewith said side springs slightly upwards due to the presence of the slot 22a and generates an adapted frictional force between the card B and the card holder A therewith exerting a braking action on the card.

The holder-related part 3 can be formed in different ways. One conceivable embodiment of a holder-related part 3 is shown in Figure 2, where the holder-related part 3 is comprised of a wedge-shaped projection 32.

It will be seen that the part of the projection 32 that faces towards the opening 23 has a first angle relative to the first side 21, that the part of the projection 32 facing away from the opening 23 has a second angle β relative to the first side 21, and that the first angle α is more acute than the second angle β. The first angle may be from 15° to 25°, preferably 20°, and the second angle β may be from 35° to 45°, preferably 40°.

So that co-action can be achieved between a card B and the holder-related part 3, it is proposed, in accordance with the invention (according to Figure 5) , that the card-related part 4 is comprised of a through-penetrating aperture 41 in the card B.

Figures 6a and 6b illustrate how a coupling can be achieved between the holder-related part 3 and the card-related part 4. This co-action is achieved by virtue of the card B being pressed against the wedge-shaped projection 32, so that the card B will spring down between the ridges 5 and is pressed in under the projection 32, according to Figure 6a, such that the aperture reaches the projection 32, whereupon the projection 32 snaps down into the aperture 41, according to Figure 6b.

The holder-related part 4 and the card-related part 3 can be mutually disengaged, by drawing the card B from the projection 32 such as to remove the aperture 41 from the projection 32, whereupon the projection 32 snaps out of the aperture 41.

The two angles , β of the projection 32 and the values of these angles enable a card B to be brought into firm co-action with the dogging means 31 with less force than that required to draw the card B away from the dogging means 31 and out of co- action therewith.

As illustrated in Figure 7, the card-related part 4 may alternatively consist in a raised portion 42 on the card B, for instance an embossment.

In this case, coupling between the holder-related part 3 and the card-related part 4 can be achieved by pressing the card B against the wedge-shaped projection 32 so that the card B will spring down between the ridges 5 and be pressed in beneath the projection 32, according to Figure 6a, such that the raised portion 42 reaches the projection, and thereafter pressing the raised portion 42 past the projection 32, in accordance with Figure 8.

As with the earlier case, the holder-related part 3 and the card-related part 4 can be mutually disengaged, by drawing the card B away from the projection 32, so as to press the raised portion 42 in beneath the projection 32 and thereafter drawing the raised portion 42 away from said projection 32.

Figure 9 illustrates a conceivable embodiment in which the card-related part 4 is comprised of an indentation 43 in the card B, formed, for instance, by an embossment.

In the case of this embodiment, the holder-related part 3 and the card-related part 4 are coupled together by pressing the card B against the wedge-shaped projection 32 so that the card springs down between the ridges 5 and is pressed in beneath the projection 32, according to Figure 6a, and the indentation 43 reaches the projection 32, whereafter the projection 32 snaps down into the indentation 43, as shown in Figure 10.

The holder-related part 3 and the card-related part 4 are disengaged from one another, by drawing the card B away from the projection 32 so that the projection snaps out of the indentation 43.

As shown in Figure 11, the holder-related part 3 may alternatively consist of a plurality of mutually sequential wedge-shaped projections 32a, 32b, 32c and the card-related part 4 comprised of one or more through-penetrating apertures, raised portions or indentations in the card. In the Figure 11 embodiment, the card-related part is comprised of mutually sequential elevations 42a, 42b, 42c.

The co-action of a plurality of wedge-shaped projections 32a, 32b, 32c with a plurality of elevated portions 42a, 42b, 42c results in a firmer coupling of the holder-related part 3 to the card-related part 4. This means that the card B will be held more securely in the card holder A. Disconnection of the holder-related part 3 from the card-related part 4 can still readily be achieved, despite the somewhat stronger coupling effect.

Figure 12 illustrates another conceivable embodiment of a two- part coupling means in which one part of the two-part coupling means is comprised of a non-permanent adhesive surface and the other part is comprised of a surface intended for co-action with the adhesive surface. Figure 12 shows by way of example that the holder-related part includes the non-permanent adhesive surface 33 and that the surface intended for co-action with said surface 33 is comprised of a part-surface 44 of the total surface of the card B.

Figure 13 shows another conceivable embodiment of a two-part coupling means, according to the present invention, and shows that the holder-related part 3 may comprise a generally V- shaped opening 34 which faces towards the card receiving opening 23.

In this embodiment, the card-related part 4 is comprised of one card edge 45 and the N-shaped opening 34 is adapted to wedge or clamp firmly against said edge 45.

In this case, the holder-related part 3 and the card-related part 4 are readily coupled together, by pressing a card B against the holder-related part 3 such that the card edge 45 will wedge firmly in the V-shaped opening 34.

The holder-related part 3 can be disengaged from the card- related part 4 simply by drawing the card B from the card holder with an appropriately adapted force, such as to draw the card edge 45 out of wedging clamping engagement with the V- shaped opening 34.

Since different cards have different functions that require either a short side of the card or a long side of the card to be exposed when using the card, it is proposed, in accordance with the present invention, that a card holder is adapted to enable either a long side of a card or its short side to be exposed.

Accordingly, there is proposed an embodiment according to Figures 14a and 14b in which the card receiving opening 23 is positioned respectively on the short side and the long side of the casing 2.

Figure 15 illustrates another conceivable embodiment in which a card holder is adapted to hold two cards at one and the same time.

This holder thus includes two integrated casings, i.e. a first casing 2a and a second casing 2b having respective first and second card receiving openings 23a and 23b.

Both the first opening 23a and the second opening 23b of the Figure 15 embodiment are positioned on the short side of respective casings 2a, 2b. This card holder is thus adapted to hold two cards Bl, B2, where the short side of both cards shall be exposed when using respective cards.

Figure 16 illustrates another embodiment in which both the first opening 23a' and the second opening 23b' are positioned on the long side of respective casings 2a' , 2b' . This card holder is thus adapted to hold two cards Bl', B2' where the long side of both cards shall be exposed when using respective cards.

Figure 17 shows another embodiment in which the first opening 23a" is positioned on the short side of the first casing 2a" and the second opening 23b" is positioned on the long side of the second casing 2b". This card holder is thus adapted to hold two cards Bl", B2", where the long side of one of the cards Bl" and the short side of the other card B2" shall be exposed when using a respective card.

Figures 15 to 17 thus show how different card holders can be adapted to hold combinations of different cards.

Figure 2 shows an embodiment in which the dogging means 31 includes a stop shoulder 6 which is positioned so that the holder-related part 3 will be located between the stop shoulders 6 and the opening 23 of the casing.

The stop shoulder 6 extends from the dogging means 31 towards the inside of the casing 2 and functions to prevent a card B being moved past the dogging means 31 and further into the casing 2.

Figure 18. illustrates two different cards that carry parts or components which are sensitive to mechanical and/or electromag- netic influences. Accordingly, there is shown a card Bl" that has a magnetic strip B3 along one long side thereof, and another card B2" that has a data chip B4 on one short side thereof.

Both a magnetic strip B3 and a data chip B4 are sensitive to electromagnetic influences, such as alternating current and/or magnetic fields or electric discharges, for instance in conjunction with static electricity.

A card holder, constructed in accordance with the invention, can be made to protect a card held in the holder against the influence of electromagnetic fields and against discharges caused by static electricity.

Figure 19 illustrates such a card holder, in which that part of the casing 2 proximal to the sensitive parts B4 of the card B2" is comprised of an electrically conductive material 7.

Major parts of the casing, or the entire casing, may be comprised of electrically conductive material.

For instance, one method of protecting sensitive parts with electrically conductive material is to cover parts of the inner surface of the casing, or the whole of said surface, with a metal film. Alternatively, the entire casing may be made of metal.

It will be understood that the invention is not restricted to the aforedescribed and illustrated exemplifying embodiments thereof and that modifications can be made within the scope of the inventive concept as illustrated in the following Claims.

Claims

1. An arrangement relating to a card holder that is intended to hold at least one card, such as an identity card, a cash card or the like, comprising a casing that surrounds a respective card and that includes a first side, a second side, and a card receiving opening, wherein the arrangement includes a two- part coupling means related to a respective casing and comprising a holder-related part and a card-related part, wherein said holder-related part is included by a means that can be moved relative to said casing such as to move a card out of said casing, characterised in that said arrangement in the form of a dogging means is adapted to enable said casing and said card to be readily coupled together and readily released from one another.

2. An arrangement according to Claim 1, characterised in that a card can be drawn into said casing by means of said dogging means .

3. An arrangement according to Claim 1, characterised in that said first side of said casing includes a through-penetrating slot; in that a first part of the dogging means is positioned on the outside of said casing at said slot; in that a second part of said dogging means is positioned on the inside of said casing at said slot; in that said dogging means can be moved along said slot; in that said first part is intended for co- action with a finger of a person using said arrangement, such as to move said dogging means; in that said second part includes said holder-related part of said two-part coupling means; and in that said slot has a generally perpendicular extension in relation to an edge of said first side that partially defines said card receiving opening, therewith enabling said dogging means to be moved away from and towards said opening.

4. An arrangement according to Claims 1 and 3, characterised in that the inner surface of respective first and second sides include ridges that form contact surfaces for a card held in said card holder; in that said ridges extend generally parallel with said slots; and in that said ridges are positioned to provide card contact surfaces that ensure that any sensitive parts of said card will be free from physical contact with said card holder when the card is stored in said holder and when said card is moved relative to said card holder.

5. An arrangement according to Claim 4, characterised in that said sensitive parts consist in a magnetic strip and/or a data chip.

6. An arrangement according to Claim 4, characterised in that at least one of said ridges comprises a so-called brake-ridge; in that an opposing side includes a through-penetrating slot; in that said slot extends parallel with said brake-ridge and is positioned adjacent thereto although spaced slightly laterally thereof in a direction towards the outer edge of said opposing side.

7. An arrangement according to Claim 6, characterised in that said brake-ridge and said slot impart to a card held in the card holder a braking action as the card is moved into and out of said holder.

8. An arrangement according to Claims 1, 2 and 3, characterised in that said holder-related part is comprised of a wedge- shaped projection.

9. An arrangement according to Claims 1 and 8, characterised in that a part of said projection that faces towards said card receiving opening defines a first angle with said first side; in that a part of said projection that faces away from said card receiving opening defines a second angle with said first side; and in that said first angle is more acute than said second angle.

10. An arrangement according to Claim 9, characterised in that said first angle has a value of 15┬░ to 25┬░, preferably 20┬░; and in that said second angle has a value of 35┬░ to 45┬░, preferably 40┬░.

11. An arrangement according to Claims 1, 2, 3 and 8, characterised in that said card-related part is comprised of a through-penetrating aperture in said card; in that said coupling between said holder-related part and said card- related part is achieved by pressing said card against said wedge-shaped projection such that the card will spring down between said ridges and is pressed in beneath said projection, such that said aperture reaches said projection, whereafter said projection snaps down into said aperture; and in that the coupling between said holder-related part and said card-related part is released by drawing said card away from said projection so that said aperture will be withdrawn from said projection, whereafter the projection snaps out of said aperture.

12. An arrangement according to Claims 1, 2, 3 and 8, characterised in that said card-related part is comprised of a raised portion on said card, formed by an embossment for instance; and in that said coupling between said holder- related part and said card-related part is achieved by pressing said card against said wedge-shaped projection so that the card will spring down between said ridges and be pressed in beneath said projection, such that said raised portion reaches said projection, whereafter said raised portion is pressed past said projection; and in that the coupling between said holder- related part and said card-related part is released by drawing said card away from said projection, such that said raised portion is pressed in beneath said projection, whereafter said raised portion is drawn away from said projection.

13. An arrangement according to Claims 1, 2, 3 and 8, characterised in that said card-related part is comprised of an indentation in said card, formed by an embossment for instance; in that said coupling between said holder-related part and said card-related part is achieved by pressing said card against said wedge-shaped projection such that the card springs down between said ridges and is pressed in beneath said projection, such that said indentation reaches said projection, whereafter said projection snaps down into said indentation; and in that the coupling between said holder-related part and said card-related part is released by drawing said card away from said projection such that the indentation is drawn away from said projection, whereafter said projection snaps out of said indentation.

14. An arrangement according to Claims 1, 2 and 3, characterised in that said holder-related part is comprised of mutually sequential, wedge-shaped projections; and in that said card-related part is comprised of a raised portion or mutually sequential raised portions or said indentation in said card, formed by embossment, for instance.

15. An arrangement according to Claims 1, 2 and 3, characterised in that one part of said two-part coupling means is comprised of a non-permanent adhesive surface; and in that the other part is comprised of a surface intended for co- action with said adhesive surface.

16. An arrangement according to Claims 1, 2 and 3, characterised in that said holder-related part is comprised of a generally V-shaped opening that faces towards said card receiving opening.

17. An arrangement according to Claim 16, characterised in that said card-related part is comprised of a card edge; and in that said V-shaped opening is adapted to firmly wedge or clamp said card edge.

18. An arrangement according to Claim 1, characterised in that said card receiving opening is positioned on the short side of said casing.

19. An arrangement according to Claim 1, characterised in that said card receiving opening is positioned on the long side of said casing.

20. An arrangement according to Claim 1, characterised in that said card holder is adapted to hold two cards and therewith includes two integrated casings, a first casing and a second casing having respective first and second card receiving openings.

21. An arrangement according to Claim 20, characterised in that said first card receiving opening is positioned on the short side of said first casing; and in that said second card receiving opening is positioned on the short side of said second casing.

22. An arrangement according to Claim 20, characterised in that said first card receiving opening is positioned on the long side of said first casing; and in that said second card receiving opening is positioned on the long side of said second casing.

23. An arrangement according to Claim 20, characterised in that in that the first card receiving opening is positioned on the short side of said first casing; and in that said second card receiving opening is positioned on the long side of said second casing.

24. An arrangement according to Claims 1, 2 and 3, characterised in that said dogging means includes a stop shoulder; in that said stop shoulder is positioned so that a card-related part will be located between said stop shoulder and said card receiving opening; in that said stop shoulder extends from said dogging means towards the inside of said casing; and in^' that said stop shoulder is adapted to prevent movement of a card beyond said dogging means and further into the casing.

25. ^" An arrangement according to Claims 1 and 2, characterised in that said casing is adapted to protect any sensitive parts of a card kept in the casing against electrical and/or magnetic fields and discharges in conjunction with static electricity.

26. An arrangement according to Claim 25, characterised in that the casing part that encloses said sensitive parts is comprised of electrically conductive material.

27. An arrangement according to Claim 25, characterised in that said casing is comprised of an electrically conductive material.