Trading card holder

Claim 2

A trading card display holder for displaying a plurality of trading cards, each trading card of the type having first and second opposing planar surfaces, wherein at least one of said surfaces includes visible indicia thereon, said trading card display holder comprising: a back plate having a relatively flat card engaging surface, said surface having sufficient area to engage one of said planar surfaces of at least two of said display cards, a plurality of trading card covers, each one of said card covers respectively associated with one of said trading cards, each said card cover having a relatively flat card engaging surface adapted to engage one of the planar surfaces of its respectively associated trading card, and wherein each of said covers includes back plate engaging means for engaging one of said card covers to said back plate, and wherein at least one of said back plate and said card covers is transparent for allowing the visible indicia on at least one of said planar surfaces on each of said trading cards to be viewed therethrough, and wherein at least one of said back plate and said card covers is rigid for preventing any substantial flexing movement between said cards, their respective card covers and said back plate, whereby when each said trading card is sandwiched between the card engaging surface of its respectively associated card cover and said back plate and secured thereto by said engaging means associated with its respectively associated trading card cover, said cards are immovably retained between their respective card covers and said back plate thereby allowing the visible indicia placed thereon to be viewed while preventing said trading cards from bending.

Claim 3

The trading card holder of claim 1, wherein said trading cards are spaced apart.

Claim 4

The trading card holder of claim 1, wherein said back plate includes means for securing said back plate into a binder system, whereby other said back plates may also be bound.

Claim 5

The trading card holder of claim 3, wherein said securing means includes a plurality of spaced holes communicating between said card engaging surface and a second surface of said back plate, said second surface generally planar and parallel to said card engaging surface of said back plate.

Claim 6

The trading card holder of claim 3, wherein said securing means includes a VEL CRO strip attached to said back plate.

Claim 7

The trading card holder of claim 1, wherein at least one of said card covers and said back plate includes a recess adapted to partially receive a trading card.

Claim 8

A trading card display system for displaying a plurality of trading cards, each card of the type having first an second opposing planar surfaces, wherein at least one of said surfaces includes indicia thereon, said trading card display holder comprising: a binder, a back plate having a relatively flat card engaging surface, said surface having sufficient area to engage one of said planar surfaces of at least one of said display cards wherein said back plate includes means for securing said back plate to said binder, a plurality of trading card covers, each one of said card covers respectively associated with one of said trading cards, each said card cover having a relatively flat card engaging surface adapted to engage one of the planar surfaces of its respectively associated trading card, and wherein each of said card covers includes back plate engaging means for engaging one of said card covers to said back plate, and wherein at least one of said back plate and said card covers is transparent for allowing the indicia on at least one of said planar surfaces on each of said trading cards to be viewed therethrough, and wherein at least one of said back plate and said card covers is rigid for preventing substantial flexing movement between said cards, their respective card covers and said back plate, whereby when each said trading card is sandwiched between the card engaging surface of its respectively associated card cover and said back plate and secured thereto by said retaining means associated with its respectively associated trading card cover, said cards are immovably retained between their respective card covers and said back plate thereby allowing the indicia placed thereon to be viewed while preventing said trading cards from bending, and whereby said back plate is placed in said binder for storage and display.

Claim 9

A trading card display system for displaying a plurality of trading cards, each card of the type having first an second opposing planar surfaces, wherein at least one of said surfaces includes indicia thereon, said trading card display holder comprising: a binder, a back plate having a relatively flat card engaging surface, said surface having sufficient area to engage one of said planar surfaces of at least one of said display cards wherein said back plate includes means for securing said back plate to said binder, a plurality of trading card covers, each one of said card covers respectively associated with one of said trading cards, each said card cover having a relatively flat card engaging surface adapted to engage one of the planar surfaces of its respectively associated trading card, and wherein each of said card covers includes back plate engaging means for engaging one of said card covers to said back plate, and wherein at least one of said back plate and said card covers is transparent for allowing the indicia on at least one of said planar surfaces on each of said trading cards to be viewed therethrough, and wherein at least one of said back plate and said card covers is rigid for preventing substantial flexing movement between said cards, their respective card covers and said back plate, whereby when each said trading card is sandwiched between the card engaging surface of its respectively associated card cover and said back plate and secured thereto by said retaining means associated with its respectively associated trading card cover, said cards are immovably retained between their respective card covers and said back plate thereby allowing the indicia placed thereon to be viewed while preventing said trading cards from bending, and whereby said back plate is placed in said binder for storage and display.

Claim 10

The trading card display system of claim 7, wherein said trading cards are spaced apart.

Claim 11

The trading card display system of claim 7, wherein each said card engaging surface of each said trading card cover completely covers one of the planar surfaces of its respectively associated trading card.

Claim 12

The trading card display system of claim 7, wherein said securing means includes a plurality of spaced holes communmicating between said card engaging surface and a second surface of said back plate, said second surface generally planar and parallel to said card engaging surface of said back plate and wherein said binder includes a plurality of rings to cooperatively engage said plurality of spaced holes.

Claim 13

The trading card holder of claim 7, wherein said securing means includes a VEL CRO strip attached to said back plate and wherein said binder includes a VEL CRO strip to mate with said VEL CRO strip attached to said back plate.

Claim 14

The trading card holder of claim 7, wherein at least one of said card covers and said back plate includes a recess adapted to partially receive a trading card.

Claim 15

A trading card display holder for display plurality of trading cards, each trading card of the type Having first and second opposing planar surfaces, wherein at least one of said surfaces includes printed indicia thereon, said trading card display holder comprising: a back plate having a relatively flat card engaging surface, said surface having sufficient area to engage one of said planar surfaces of at least two of said display cards, a trading card cover, said card cover having a relatively flat card engaging surface adapted to engage one of the planar surfaces of a pluralilty of trading cards, and means for engaging said trading card cover to said back plate, thereby retaining said cards between said card engaging surface of said trading card cover and said back plate, and wherein at least one of said back plate and said card cover is transparent for allowing the printed indicia on at least one of said planar surfaces on each of said trading cards to be viewed therethrough, and wherein at least one of said back plate and said card cover is rigid for preventing any substantial flexing movement between said cards, their respective card covers and said back plate, whereby when each said trading card is sandwiched between the card engaging surface of said card cover and said back plate and secured thereto by said retaining means associated with said card cover, said cards are immovably retained between said card cover and said back plate thereby allowing the printed indicia placed thereon to be viewed while preventing said trading cards from bending.

Claim 16

A trading card display holder for display plurality of trading cards, each trading card of the type Having first and second opposing planar surfaces, wherein at least one of said surfaces includes printed indicia thereon, said trading card display holder comprising: a back plate having a relatively flat card engaging surface, said surface having sufficient area to engage one of said planar surfaces of at least two of said display cards, a trading card cover, said card cover having a relatively flat card engaging surface adapted to engage one of the planar surfaces of a pluralilty of trading cards, and means for engaging said trading card cover to said back plate, thereby retaining said cards between said card engaging surface of said trading card cover and said back plate, and wherein at least one of said back plate and said card cover is transparent for allowing the printed indicia on at least one of said planar surfaces on each of said trading cards to be viewed therethrough, and wherein at least one of said back plate and said card cover is rigid for preventing any substantial flexing movement between said cards, their respective card covers and said back plate, whereby when each said trading card is sandwiched between the card engaging surface of said card cover and said back plate and secured thereto by said retaining means associated with said card cover, said cards are immovably retained between said card cover and said back plate thereby allowing the printed indicia placed thereon to be viewed while preventing said trading cards from bending.

Claim 17

The trading card holder of claim 13, wherein said trading cards are spaced apart.

Claim 18

The trading card holder of claim 13, wherein said back plate includes means for securing said back plate into a binder system, whereby other said back plates may also be bound.

Claim 19

The trading card holder of claim 15, wherein said securing means includes a plurality of spaced holes communicating between said card engaging surface and a second surface of said back plate, said second surface generally planar and parallel to said card engaging surface of said back plate.

Claim 20

The trading card holder of claim 15, wherein said securing means includes a VEL CRO strip attached to said back plate.

Claim 21

The trading card holder of claim 13, wherein at least one of said card cover and said plate includes a recess adapted to partially receive a trading card.

Claim 22

The trading card holder of claim 13, wherein said card engaging surface of said card cover completely covers one of the planar surfaces of each card.