Patent ID: 6601329
Filing Date: 2003-08-05
Classification: G09F,Y10S

Abstract:
A card holder for securely linking together a first card and a second card and for allowing the selective display of said first and second cards, said first card having a generally flat configuration defining a first card first face and an opposed first card second face, said second card having a generally flat configuration defining a second card penpheral edge, a second card marginal section extending from said second card peripheral edge, a second card first face and an opposed second card second face, said card holder comprising:a first card holding component for holding said first card, said first card holding component being provided with a first card securing means for securing said first card to said first card holding component, said first card securing means including a portion of said card holding component being in restraining contact with at least a portion of both said first card first face and said first card second face, said first card securing means ensuring that once said first card is secured to said first card holding component the removal of said first card from said first card holding component requires a permanent and noticeable modification by tampering of said first card or of said first card holding component; a second card holding component for holding said second card, said second card holding component being provided with a second card securing means for securing said second card to said second card holding component, said second card securing means ensuring that once said second card is secured to said second card holding component the removal of said second card from said second card holding component requires the destruction of said second card or permanent and noticeable modification by tampering of said second card holding component; a component linking means for securely linking together said first and second card holding components, said linking means ensuring that once said first and second card holding components are linked together, the separation of said first and second card holding components from each other requires tampering of said component linking means.