Card holder

Claim 1

A holder for information bearing cards having front and rear faces, first and second lateral edges and a magnetic strip attached to the rear face adjacent and spaced from the card first lateral edge and substantially parallel thereto comprising, in combination, a substantially rigid body having a substantially flat wall portion defined by inner and outer surfaces, end edges and substantially parallel first and second lateral edges, said first body lateral edge including a lip folded over and spaced from the adjacent wall portion inner surface defining an open end elongated first pocket, said second body lateral edge including a lip folded over and spaced from the adjacent wall portion inner surface defining an open end elongated second pocket, a card support projection defined on said wall portion inner surface adjacent said first body lateral edge and in opposed relation to said first body lateral edge lip extending from said inner surface toward said first body lateral edge lip a distance at least as great as the distance the magnetic strip protrudes from the card rear face, said first and second pockets receiving the card first and second lateral edges, respectively, to retain the card within said holder body wherein the card rear face is disposed in opposed relation to said wall portion inner surface, the card front face is visible substantially in its entirety, and said projection engages the card rear face adjacent the card first lateral edge to hold the card rear face from engagement with said body inner surface adjacent the card first lateral edge to protect the card magnetic strip.