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US4921027A Expired / Lapsed US ⏱️ 0.0 years remaining

Billfold and multi-pocket liner therefor

Assignee: TBAC Investment Trust
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Filing: 1989-02-08
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Granted: 1990-05-01
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Expires: 2009-02-08
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Abstract

Abstract The present invention provides a billfold, wallet, or the like for carrying a plurality of cards, such as credit cards, in shingled and partially exposed relationship to one another whereby a desired card can be readily selected and withdrawn. The billfold has a pair of flexible walls which are sewn together to form an envelope-like opening. One of the walls has affixed thereto a multi-card liner. The liner includes a support member which has at least two vertical slits extending from a bottom edge to provide a downwardly extending tongue member. A plurality of card-receiving leaves is then provided. Each of the leaves has a tongue-receiving slit extending in a horizontal direction. The leaves are strung along the tongue of the support member in a vertically aligned, partially overlapping array to form the integral liner of the invention having a series of single edge overlying cavities arranged in shingled relationship for the reception of cards. At least one of the multi-card liners is affixed to one of the flexible walls of the billfold to provide a billfold structure having an envelope-like opening, one side of which has a series of card receiving cavities arranged in shingled relationship for the reception of cards.

Inventors

  • 👤 Roy Scheunemann

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
Data Source google_patents
Last Synchronized 2026-11-03 20:45
CPC Classifications
A; A45; A45C; A45C1/00; A45C1/06

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 11
Claim 1
Independent Claim 87 words
A multi-card liner for use in the assembly of a wallet comprising: (1) A support member, said support member having at least two vertical slits extending from a bottom edge to provide a downwardly-extending tongue member; (2) a plurality of leaves, each of said leaves having a tongue-receiving slit extending thereacross; (3) said leaves being strung along said tongue in a vertically-aligned, partially overlapping array to form an integral liner having a series of single edge overlying cavities arranged in shingled relationship for the reception of cards.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 87 words
A multi-card liner for use in the assembly of a wallet comprising: (1) A support member, said support member having at least two vertical slits extending from a bottom edge to provide a downwardly-extending tongue member; (2) a plurality of leaves, each of said leaves having a tongue-receiving slit extending thereacross; (3) said leaves being strung along said tongue in a vertically-aligned, partially overlapping array to form an integral liner having a series of single edge overlying cavities arranged in shingled relationship for the reception of cards.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim 28 words
A liner in accordance with claim 1 which has a bottom plate generally conforming in shape to a leaf affixed in partially overlapping relationship to the last leaf.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim 26 words
A liner in accordance with claim 1 or 2 which has a pocket wall affixed along at least one edge of the back of said liner.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim 25 words
A liner in accordance with claim 1 or 2 wherein visible portions of said support member and said leaves are covered with a decorative material.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim 22 words
A liner in accordance with claim 2 wherein said support member, said leaves and said bottom plate are provided with assembly tabs.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim 35 words
A multi-card billfold having an inner and an outer flexible wall secured together to form an envelope-like opening therein and having at least one of said liners of claim 1 affixed to said inner wall.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim 28 words
The multi-card billfold of claim 6 wherein said liner has a bottom plate generally conforming in shape to a leaf affixed in partially overlapping relationship to the leaf.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim 25 words
The multi-card billfold of claim 6 wherein said liner has a pocket wall affixed along at least one edge of the back of said liner.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim 25 words
The multi-card billfold of claim 6 wherein visible portions of said support member and said leaves of said liner are covered with a decorative material.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim 21 words
The multi-card billfold of claim 7 wherein said support member, said leaves and said bottom plate are provided with assembly tabs.

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USPTO Annuity & Maintenance Windows

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