US5215334A
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Emergency medical card
Assignee: Individual
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Filing: 1992-07-23
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Granted: 1993-06-01
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Expires: 2012-07-23
Abstract
Abstract An emergency medical card includes a first location for displaying a reduced-sized medical data transparency with a detachable lens element for separation from the card to view the medical data contained on the transparency. In a first embodiment, the hinge member secures the periphery of a first card with the periphery of a reduced-size lens card, with the hinge permitting the lens card to be bent back adjacent to the first card so that its profile remains that of a typical credit card. In a second embodiment, the lens is secured by a perforation within the profile of the same card.
Inventors
- 👤 Ronald C. Presson
- 👤 Ralph Eskew
- 👤 Christina Charpentier
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-10-29 00:18
CPC Classifications
B; B42; B42D; B42D25/00; B42D25/20; B42D25/28; B42D25/30; B42D25/346; B42D2033/40; Y; Y10; Y10S; Y10S283/00; Y10S283/904
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 14
Claim 1
Independent Claim
82 words
An emergency medical card, said emergency medical card having recorded thereon emergency medical information in reduced size for viewing through a magnifying means, and said emergency medical card having a detachable lens means secured within the periphery of said emergency medical card along a perforation line so that when it is desired to read said emergency medical information said lens means may be conveniently detached from said emergency medical card about said perforation line and used to view said emergency medical information.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
82 words
An emergency medical card, said emergency medical card having recorded thereon emergency medical information in reduced size for viewing through a magnifying means, and said emergency medical card having a detachable lens means secured within the periphery of said emergency medical card along a perforation line so that when it is desired to read said emergency medical information said lens means may be conveniently detached from said emergency medical card about said perforation line and used to view said emergency medical information.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
161 words
An emergency medical card, said emergency medical card having recorded thereon emergency medical information in reduced size for viewing through a magnifying means, and said emergency medical card having a detachable lens means attached to said emergency medical card along a peripheral edge thereof with a hinge means so that when it is desired to read said emergency medical information said lens means may be conveniently detached from said emergency medical card and used to view said emergency medical information and said detachable lens means may be readily re-attached to said emergency medical card after detachment therefrom to facilitate its re-use, said hinge means being sufficiently flexible to permit said lens means to be doubled over flat against said emergency medical card so that said emergency medical card may be conveniently stored in a wallet or the like and wherein said hinge means may itself be conveniently attached and detached from either of said emergency medical card or said lens means.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
161 words
An emergency medical card, said emergency medical card having recorded thereon emergency medical information in reduced size for viewing through a magnifying means, and said emergency medical card having a detachable lens means attached to said emergency medical card along a peripheral edge thereof with a hinge means so that when it is desired to read said emergency medical information said lens means may be conveniently detached from said emergency medical card and used to view said emergency medical information and said detachable lens means may be readily re-attached to said emergency medical card after detachment therefrom to facilitate its re-use, said hinge means being sufficiently flexible to permit said lens means to be doubled over flat against said emergency medical card so that said emergency medical card may be conveniently stored in a wallet or the like and wherein said hinge means may itself be conveniently attached and detached from either of said emergency medical card or said lens means.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
54 words
The emergency medical card of claim 2 wherein said hinge means includes at least one pair of flexible clamps for attaching to one of said emergency medical card or said lens means, said flexible clamps being adapted to slide onto and off of said one of said emergency medical card or said lens means.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
40 words
The emergency medical card of claim 3 wherein said hinge means includes two pairs of said flexible clamps, one pair being adapted for attachment to said emergency medical card and the other pair being adapted for attachment to said lens.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
20 words
The emergency medical card of claim 4 wherein said emergency medical card is approximately the size of a credit card.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
29 words
The emergency medical card of claim 5 further comprising a credit card-sized carrying case, said emergency medical card being adapted for insertion into and storage in said carrying case.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
29 words
The emergency medical card of claim 2 further comprising at least one hole therethrough to facilitate its attachment to a user by means of a shoestring or the like.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
65 words
An emergency medical card, said emergency medical card having recorded thereon emergency medical information in reduced size for viewing through a magnifying means, a magnifying lens means, and a detachable hinge means for securing said magnifying lens means to said emergency medical card, said detachable hinge means including a pair of flexible clamps for attaching to said magnifying lens means and said emergency medical card.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
65 words
An emergency medical card, said emergency medical card having recorded thereon emergency medical information in reduced size for viewing through a magnifying means, a magnifying lens means, and a detachable hinge means for securing said magnifying lens means to said emergency medical card, said detachable hinge means including a pair of flexible clamps for attaching to said magnifying lens means and said emergency medical card.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
33 words
The emergency medical card of claim 8 wherein said detachable hinge means is sufficiently flexible to permit said magnifying lens means to be folded over flat against said emergency medical card for storage.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
19 words
The emergency medical card of claim 9 wherein said lens means is itself mounted on a reduced size card.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
20 words
The emergency medical card of claim 10 wherein said emergency medical card is approximately the size of a credit card.
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