Card display holder and protector

Claim 1

A display device and protector suitable for holding a card or card-like object comprising: a transparent first panel and a transparent second panel connected together along a common hinge line; said first panel having a recessed portion having a depth for receiving the card or card-like object to be held, said recessed portion having a bottom surface for contacting a first surface of the card or card-like object, said recessed portion having first side walls for abutting against respective edges of the card or card-like object; said second panel having a projecting surface having a height for engaging a second surface of the card or card-like object, the height of said projecting surface above a base surface of said second panel being less than the depth of said recessed portion of the first panel by the approximate thickness of the card or card-like object, said projecting surface having second side walls for abutting respective ones of said first side walls of said recessed portion of the first panel, and further comprising: portions of said projecting surface of said second panel at corners thereof which extend above said base surface by an amount less than the height of said projecting surface of said second panel, thereby allowing stacking of multiple ones of said display device and protectors; and mating projection and recess means disposed in selected ones of said first side walls and said second side walls for maintaining said first and second panels in a closed position after said first and second panels are moved toward each other by folding along said common hinge line whereby said bottom surface engages the first surface of the card or card-like object and said projecting surface engages the second surface of the card or card-like object, thereby allowing display of said card or card-like object, said card or card-like object being securely held against movement in said recessed portion by said first side walls and said bottom and projecting surfaces.