Identification card holder

Claim 1

An identification card holder comprising a one-piece molded body member, said body member including a flat base, an integral upstanding inverted L-shaped flange extending along the periphery of three sides of said base, said inverted L-shaped flange including a vertical leg integral with said base and a horizontal leg extending over and generally parallel to said base, said L-shaped flange forming a narrow-three-sided frame above said base with a slot formed between said horizontal leg and said base, the fourth side of said frame being open to provide access to said slot, the area between the three sides of said frame being open with the major part of said base being visible, a transparent shield inserted in said slot through said open side of said frame, said inverted L-shaped flange preventing said shield from being freely removed from said slot except through said open side of said frame whereby an identification card may be inserted against said base and the identification card will be held in place by said shield when the identification card is disposed between said base and said shield with the identification card being visible through said shield, said body member including locking means for preventing said shield from being readily removed from said open side of said frame, means for attaching said holder to another object, said locking means and said attaching means comprising the same elements, said elements comprising an opening formed in said base member located at said open side of said frame and a securing strap disposed in said opening, a downwardly extending bead located at the periphery of said horizontal leg and in pressure contact with said shield, a ledge on said base and integral therewith, said ledge being located parallel to said horizontal leg to form a three sided open face pocket on said base for receiving an identification card therein, and said shield resting on said ledge with said bead pressing thereagainst, guide surfaces in said slot to guide said shield as it is being inserted to its intended position, said guide surfaces including tapered surfaces at the lead edge of said ledge, a tapered surface at the remote end of said frame, rounded surfaces at the lead edge of said bead, and rounded surfaces on said ledge disposed beneath said tapered surfaces of said frame.