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Card holder and dialer

Assignee: Dial A Card Inc
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Filing: 1964-07-17
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Granted: 1966-07-19
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Expires: 1984-07-17
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Abstract

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Inventors

  • 👤 Erickson Roy
  • 👤 Robert L Kuenzel

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
Data Source google_patents
Last Synchronized 2026-11-09 01:54
CPC Classifications
B; B42; B42F; B42F17/00; B42F17/28

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim 210 words
A CARD HOLDER COMPRISING A HOUSING HAVING A BASE PORTION AND VERTICAL SIDE WALLS EXTENDING UPWARDLY FROM THE BASE PORTION IN SPACED APART RELATION BY AN AMOUNT GREATER THAN THE CROSSWISE DIMENSION OF THE CARDS, A SPINDLE MOUNTED FOR ROTATIONAL MOVEMENT BETWEEN THE SIDE WALLS AND SPACER VERTICALLY FROM THE BASE BY A DISTANCE GREATER THAN THE HEIGHT OF THE CARDS, MEANS RELEASABLY MOUNTING THE CARDS ON THE SPINDLE FOR ROTATIONAL MOVEMENT WITH THE SPINDLE, A SEGMENT OF A CYLINDRICALLYSHAPED HOUSING MOUNTED BETWEEN THE SIDE WALLS AND DIMENSIONED TO HAVE A RADIUS GREATER THAN THE RADIUS OF THE SPINDLE PLUS THE HEIGHT OF THE CARDS AND A WIDTH GREATER THAN THE WIDTH OF THE CARDS, A FLIPPER MEMBER IN THE FORM OF AN ELONGATE SPRING FINGER SECURED TO THE BOTTOM PORTION OF THE INNER PERIPHERAL SURFACE OF THE HOUSING AND EXTENDING UPWARDLY THEREFROM INTO THE PATH OF THE OUTER EDGES OF THE CARDS MOUNTED ON THE SPINDLE AND ADJACENT A LATERAL EDGE THEREOF WHEREBY WHEN THE SPINDLE IS ROTATED WITH THE CARDS, THE FLIPPER MEMBER ENGAGES THE EDGE PORTIONS OF THE CARDS TO CAUSE BENDING MOVEMENT OF THE CARDS IN THE CROSSWISE DIRECTION AS WELL AS IN THE LENGTHWISE DIRECTION AS THE CARDS ARE ROTATED TO CLEAR THE FLIPPER ELEMENT.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 210 words
A CARD HOLDER COMPRISING A HOUSING HAVING A BASE PORTION AND VERTICAL SIDE WALLS EXTENDING UPWARDLY FROM THE BASE PORTION IN SPACED APART RELATION BY AN AMOUNT GREATER THAN THE CROSSWISE DIMENSION OF THE CARDS, A SPINDLE MOUNTED FOR ROTATIONAL MOVEMENT BETWEEN THE SIDE WALLS AND SPACER VERTICALLY FROM THE BASE BY A DISTANCE GREATER THAN THE HEIGHT OF THE CARDS, MEANS RELEASABLY MOUNTING THE CARDS ON THE SPINDLE FOR ROTATIONAL MOVEMENT WITH THE SPINDLE, A SEGMENT OF A CYLINDRICALLYSHAPED HOUSING MOUNTED BETWEEN THE SIDE WALLS AND DIMENSIONED TO HAVE A RADIUS GREATER THAN THE RADIUS OF THE SPINDLE PLUS THE HEIGHT OF THE CARDS AND A WIDTH GREATER THAN THE WIDTH OF THE CARDS, A FLIPPER MEMBER IN THE FORM OF AN ELONGATE SPRING FINGER SECURED TO THE BOTTOM PORTION OF THE INNER PERIPHERAL SURFACE OF THE HOUSING AND EXTENDING UPWARDLY THEREFROM INTO THE PATH OF THE OUTER EDGES OF THE CARDS MOUNTED ON THE SPINDLE AND ADJACENT A LATERAL EDGE THEREOF WHEREBY WHEN THE SPINDLE IS ROTATED WITH THE CARDS, THE FLIPPER MEMBER ENGAGES THE EDGE PORTIONS OF THE CARDS TO CAUSE BENDING MOVEMENT OF THE CARDS IN THE CROSSWISE DIRECTION AS WELL AS IN THE LENGTHWISE DIRECTION AS THE CARDS ARE ROTATED TO CLEAR THE FLIPPER ELEMENT.

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