Patent ID: 8899411
Filing Date: 2014-12-02
Classification: A45C

Abstract:
1. A holder for cards, comprising: a stack of at least three rectangular, mutually-aligned cards; a housing configured to fit tightly around the stack of cards, said housing comprising at least one card opening for locating and removing the cards; a card remove feature in said housing, opposite said card opening, provided such that the cards through the card opening can be partly slid from the housing; and a friction element located at at least one inner side of the housing near the card opening, wherein said friction element exerts a friction force on a first side of the stack of cards said first side being defined by a first side of each of the at least three cards, wherein: said friction element extends along an entire thickness of the at least one inner side of the housing, said friction element is made from at least one of a substrate with a rough fiber surface structure and a felt with metal fibers, said friction element has a friction-exerting surface that is elastically adaptable, and the friction force on the first side of each card in the stack is sufficient to prevent each card from sliding out of the housing due to gravity.