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Card holder
Assignee: SHAKBAR INVESTMENTS Ltd KEHILAT VENETZIA 9 TEL AVIV 64900 ISRAEL AN ISRAELI CORP
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Filing: 1989-03-28
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Granted: 1990-12-04
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Expires: 2009-03-28
Abstract
Abstract A card holder comprises a binder including a plurality of holder sheets each formed with a plurality of transparent pockets for holding business cards, and a plurality of blank sheets interleaved between the holder sheets, such that when the binder is open to expose one of the holder sheets on one side of the open binder, a blank sheet is simultaneously exposed on the opposite side of the binder permitting entry of information thereon pertaining to the card held by the exposed holder sheet.
Inventors
- 👤 Izhak Givati
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-09 05:50
CPC Classifications
B; B42; B42D; B42D12/00; B42F; B42F5/00; B42F5/02; B42F5/04
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 21
Claim 1
Independent Claim
85 words
A card holder, comprising a binder including: a plurality of holder sheets each formed with a plurality of transparent pockets for holding business cards; and a plurality of blank sheets interleaved between the holder sheets, such that when the binder is open to expose one of the holder sheets on one side of the open binder, a blank sheet is simultaneously exposed on the opposite side of the binder permitting entry of information thereon pertaining to the business card held by the exposed holder sheet.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
85 words
A card holder, comprising a binder including: a plurality of holder sheets each formed with a plurality of transparent pockets for holding business cards; and a plurality of blank sheets interleaved between the holder sheets, such that when the binder is open to expose one of the holder sheets on one side of the open binder, a blank sheet is simultaneously exposed on the opposite side of the binder permitting entry of information thereon pertaining to the business card held by the exposed holder sheet.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
55 words
The card holder according to claim 1, wherein each of said holder sheets is formed with at least three transparent pockets for holding at least three business cards, and each of said blank sheets is formed with a blank space for, and aligned with, each of said pockets in the open condition of the binder.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
43 words
The card holder according to claim 1, wherein each of said pockets is transparent on both its faces to enable two business cards to be held therein in back-to-back relation so as to be viewable through the two transparent faces of the pocket.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
74 words
The card holder according to claim 3, wherein there are at least two blank sheets between each pair of holder sheets to permit entering information on the face of one blank sheet pertaining to the business card viewable through one transparent face of each pocket on the holder sheet, and entering information on the opposite face of another blank sheet pertaining to the business card viewable through the other transparent face of the pocket.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
31 words
The card holder according to claim 1, wherein each of said blank sheets is formed with severance lines to permit removal of the portion thereof pertaining to a particular business card.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
23 words
The card holder according to claim 1, wherein each of said blank sheets is formed with a projecting index tab for indexing purposes.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
27 words
The card holder according to claim 1, wherein said binder is a loose-leaf binder permitting insertion and removal of both the holder sheets and the blank sheets.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
30 words
The card holder according to claim 1, wherein each of said pockets is formed with three closed sides and one open side facing the inner edge of the holder sheet.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
51 words
The card holder according to claim 1, wherein each of said pockets is formed with two closed sides and two open sides, one of the open sides facing the outer edge of the holder sheet, and the other open side facing one of the other edges contiguous to the outer edge.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
109 words
The card holder according to claim 1, wherein each of said pockets comprises a sleeve including two rectangular panels joined together along three sides and open along their fourth side for receiving the card; said panels being of a length substantially less than that of the card, and at least one of said panels being formed with an opening; said card being formed at one end with a holder tab bent out of the plane of the card and joined to the remainder of the card at its edge closest to said one end, which holder tab is receivable in said opening for holding the card within said sleeve.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
51 words
The card holder according to claim 10, wherein both of said panels are formed with openings, said sleeve being adapted to receive two of said cards in back-to-back relation, with each of said cards being formed with one of said holder tabs receivable in the opening of one of the panels.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
30 words
The card holder according to claim 10, wherein each of said two rectangular panels has a length which is less than one third that of the card to be received.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
109 words
A card holder, comprising: a sleeve, and a card receivable in said sleeve; said sleeve including two rectangular panels joined together along three sides and open along their fourth side for receiving the card; said panels being of a length substantially less than that of the card, and at least one of said panels being formed with an opening; said card being formed at one end with a holder tab bent out of the plane of the card and joined to the remainder of the card at its edge closest to said one end, which holder tab is recivable in said opening for holding the card within said sleeve.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
109 words
A card holder, comprising: a sleeve, and a card receivable in said sleeve; said sleeve including two rectangular panels joined together along three sides and open along their fourth side for receiving the card; said panels being of a length substantially less than that of the card, and at least one of said panels being formed with an opening; said card being formed at one end with a holder tab bent out of the plane of the card and joined to the remainder of the card at its edge closest to said one end, which holder tab is recivable in said opening for holding the card within said sleeve.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
51 words
The card holder according to claim 13, wherein both of said panels are formed with openings, said sleeve being adapted to receive two of said cards in back-to-back relation, with each of said cards being formed with one of said holder tabs receivable in the opening of one of the panels.
Claim 17
Dependent Claim
30 words
The card holder according to claim 13, wherein each of said two rectangular panels has a length which is less than one third that of the card to be received.
Claim 18
Dependent Claim
28 words
The card holder according to claim 13, further including a binder for binding a plurality of said sleeves together along their closed sides opposite to their open sides.
Claim 19
Dependent Claim
28 words
The card holder according to claim 16, wherein said binder and sleeves are of plastic material and are all bound together along the closed sides of the sleeves.
Claim 20
Dependent Claim
91 words
The card holder according to claim 16, wherein said cards are blank cards for receiving information to be entered thereon by the user, and wherein said binder includes a plurality of transparent pockets for holding business cards, interleaved between said sleeves for holding the blank cards, such that when the binder is open to expose one of the business cards on one side of the open binder, a blank card is simultaneously exposed on the opposite side of the binder permitting entry of information thereon pertaining to the exposed business card.
Claim 21
Dependent Claim
24 words
The card holder according to claim 16, wherein said transparent pockets carry index tabs along their edges opposite to those received within said sleeves.
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