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Device for holding credit cards and bank check cards
Assignee: Ferob AG
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Filing: 1987-10-15
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Granted: 1989-08-01
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Expires: 2007-10-15
Abstract
Abstract A device designed to receive a plurality of credit cards and/or bank check cards comprises a case which contains a drawer for each card. Associated with each drawer is a spring and a detent and when the detent is released, the drawer is pushed out of the case as far as an extraction stop by the force of the spring. With the drawer pushed out, the card can easily be removed. After use, the card is replaced in the drawer and this is pushed back into the case. A button is provided on the outside of the case for each drawer in order to release the detent. In order to receive the card securely, each drawer has a rib on its surface which is formed, at one place, as a freely swinging web bent inwards which serves as a card clip and prevents the card from falling out of the case.
Inventors
- 👤 Ferdinand Oberle
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-03 21:51
CPC Classifications
G; G06; G06F; G06F17/00; B; B42; B42F; B42F17/00; B42F17/34; B42F17/343; A; A45; A45C; A45C11/00; A45C11/18; A45C11/182; B42F17/30
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 16
Claim 1
Independent Claim
62 words
A device for holding credit cards and/or check cards, said device comprising a case having a plurality of drawers, each drawer being adapted to accommodate a respective one of said cards, and means for at least partially ejecting each card from the case, in which each drawer has a card clip which is arranged to hold a respective card in the drawer.
Claim 2
Independent Claim
62 words
A device for holding credit cards and/or check cards, said device comprising a case having a plurality of drawers, each drawer being adapted to accommodate a respective one of said cards, and means for at least partially ejecting each card from the case, in which each drawer has a card clip which is arranged to hold a respective card in the drawer.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
34 words
A device as claimed in claim 1, in which a holding means is provided on the outside of the case, said holding means serving to receive a recording device, for example a ball-point pen.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
23 words
A device as claimed in claim 1, in which a pocket receiving an identity card is disposed on the outside of the case.
Claim 5
Independent Claim
92 words
A device for holding credit cards and/or check cards, said device comprising a case having a plurality of compartments, in which a separate compartment is provided in the case for each card, a spring being provided in each compartment and each said spring being tensioned and restrained when the card is pushed into the compartment, and detent means being provided to retain each card in its respective compartment against the force of the associated spring whereby, when the detent is released, the spring is effective to eject the card from the compartment.
Claim 6
Independent Claim
92 words
A device for holding credit cards and/or check cards, said device comprising a case having a plurality of compartments, in which a separate compartment is provided in the case for each card, a spring being provided in each compartment and each said spring being tensioned and restrained when the card is pushed into the compartment, and detent means being provided to retain each card in its respective compartment against the force of the associated spring whereby, when the detent is released, the spring is effective to eject the card from the compartment.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
20 words
A device as claimed in claim 4, in which a separate drawer is provided for each card. in the case.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
82 words
A device as claimed in claim 3, in which a spring and a detent means are associated with each drawer, each said spring being tensioned and restrained when the associated drawer is pushed into the case and the detent means being arranged to hold the drawer in the case against the force of the spring and said spring being effective, when the detent means is released, to push the drawer out of the case to release a card held in the drawer.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
37 words
A device as claimed in claim 6, in which an extraction stop is provided for each drawer, the detent means being engageable in said extraction stop to prevent the drawer from being completely removed from the case.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
37 words
A device as claimed in claim 6, in which a respective button is provided on the outside of the case for each drawer, each said button being arranged, on being depressed, to release the associated detent means.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
26 words
A device as claimed in claim 5, in which each drawer has a card clip which is arranged to hold a respective card in the drawer.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
43 words
A device as claimed in claim 5, in which each drawer is slidably mounted in the case and is provided with a button fitted to the drawer and projecting laterally from the case whereby said drawer can be slid relative to said case.
Claim 13
Independent Claim
58 words
A device for holding credit cards and/or check cards, said device comprising a case having means for accommodating a plurality of cards and means for at least partially ejecting each card from the case, in which provided on the outside of the case is an electronic display area in which the contents of the case can be programmed.
Claim 14
Independent Claim
58 words
A device for holding credit cards and/or check cards, said device comprising a case having means for accommodating a plurality of cards and means for at least partially ejecting each card from the case, in which provided on the outside of the case is an electronic display area in which the contents of the case can be programmed.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
58 words
A device as claimed in claim 11, in which an alphabet keyboard is provided on the outside of the case to program in the contents of said case, which keyboard is connected, through an electronic system to a microprocessor which in turn is in communication with the display area and with buttons for releasing cards from the case.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
61 words
A device as claimed in claim 12, in which said for releasing the cards are so connected that, with light pressure on the button as far as a first stop, the associated card is indicated on the display area and when the button is pressed right in, the detent means are released and the associated card is ejected from the case.
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USPTO Annuity & Maintenance Windows
| Annuity Stage | Window Opens | Payment Deadline | Surcharge Period Until | Estimated Fee | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3.5 Years (Year 4) | 1992-07-31 | 1993-01-30 | 1993-08-01 | $2000.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 7.5 Years (Year 8) | 1996-07-31 | 1997-01-30 | 1997-08-01 | $3760.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 11.5 Years (Year 12) | 2000-07-31 | 2001-01-30 | 2001-08-01 | $7700.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |