Name card case

An improved name card case includes a loose-leaf type partition disposed between the respective recesses of the first case cover and the second case cover. The partition has a trigger portion and a hook. The partition has a front action plate facing the first case cover. The front action plate is configured to have a shallow depression for receiving a main frame of the calculator. The first case cover is also provided with a notch, and the second case cover is provided with a supporting column and a curved guide portion. By means of the partition having the calculator thereon, the name card case is divided into two parts. The partition is also used to position the name cards in the first case cover. When the partition is pulled down, the calculator thereon may be used, and the name cards in the second case cover may be smoothly guided out of the case.

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 
The present invention relates to an improved portable name card case, and 
more particularly to a name card case with a calculator inside. 
FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a conventional name card case. The name 
card case shown comprises a calculator case cover 1' and a name card case 
cover 2'. The calculator case cover 1' is fixedly connected to a 
calculator 4'. The name card case cover 2' has a chamber 21' for receiving 
name cards. Because this kind of conventional name card case has limited 
interior space and the calculator 4 also occupies space, there is only one 
chamber 21 for holding name cards besides, no partition is provided to 
classify the name cards of different groups, so that the name cards are 
all mixed up, which is very inconvenient. 
If a partition is provided in such kind of conventional name card box, the 
addition of the partition will increase the thickness of the case or 
reduce the available interior space. 
Furthermore, if a partition is provided to divide the interior space of the 
case into two separate chambers, operation of the calculator will become 
inconvenient. 
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION 
It is therefore the primary object of the present invention to provide an 
improved name card case wherein a calculator and a partition are combined 
as a unit so that the interior space of the case may be divided into two 
separate chambers for holding different groups of name cards and, without 
increasing the thickness of the case. 
Another object of the present invention is to provide an improved name card 
case, in which a pivotal partition provided with a calculator divides the 
interior space of the case into two chambers for receiving the name cards 
of the user and the name cards of other people thus enhancing use of the 
name card case. 
A further object of the present invention is to provide an improved name 
card case, in which a partition disposed inside may be connected to a 
first case cover for positioning name cards held in a first recess between 
the partition and the case cover and securing a calculator, so that when 
the case is opened, the user may remove the name cards arranged in a 
second recess of a second case cover while the name cards in the first 
recess will be kept in position by the partition, and the partition may be 
disconnected from the first case cover for removal of name cards from the 
first recess. 
Still another object of the present invention is to provide an improved 
name card case, in which a a curved guide portion is provided at a 
suitable position of a case cover for facilitating removal of the name 
cards contained therein.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENT 
As shown in FIGS. 2 and 3, the name card case of the present invention 
comprises a first case cover 1, a second case cover 2, a partition 3 and a 
main frame 4 of a super-compact calculator. Pivot pins 5 disposed between 
the first case cover 1 and the second case 2 form hinges about which the 
first case cover 1 and the second cover 2 pivot to open or close the case. 
To close the covers, a male clasp element 61 and a female clasp element 62 
are fastened together. The above-mentioned fundamental structure and the 
main frame 4 of the calculator belong to the prior art and hence will not 
be described in detail. 
Referring to FIGS. 3 and 6, recesses 11, 21 are respectively provided in 
the first case cover 1 and the second case cover 2 for receiving name 
cards, and a partition 3 is pivotally mounted therebetween to divide the 
space of the case. To enable the partition 3 to be positioned or pivoted, 
two hinge elements 31 are provided at the bottom thereof, with holes for 
insertion of pivot pins 5 therethrough so that the hinge elements 31 may 
turn stably and freely. 
With reference to FIG. 7, a hook 32 is provided at the top of the partition 
3, and a notch 12 is provided in the first cover at a corresponding 
position. Therefore, the hook 32 and the notch 12 may be fastened together 
and may be disconnected when the partition 3 is pulled down. Since the 
partition 3 may be fastened and positioned on the first case cover 1, name 
cards of other people may be placed in the recess 11 and positioned 
properly. As shown in FIG. 4, when the name card case is opened, name 
cards of the user may be placed in the recess 21 of the second case cover 
2. At the same time, because the other people's name cards are placed in 
the recess 11 of the first case cover 1 and kept in place by the partition 
3, they will not drop out or mix with the name cards of the user in the 
recess 21 of the second case cover 2. 
With reference to FIG. 5, in order to pull down the partition 3 easily, an 
upper corner of the partition 3 is provided with an inwardly recessed 
section forming a trigger portion 33, though which the user may insert a 
fingers to pull down the partition 3. Then the name cards of other people 
may be placed in the recess 11 of the first case cover 1. 
As shown in FIGS. 4 and 8, a curved guide portion 22 is provided at a 
lateral side of the recess 21 of the second case cover 2, so that the user 
may press his thumb against the upper side of each top name card contained 
therein and guide it along the curved guide portion, thus facilitating 
removal of namecards from the second case cover 2. 
Referring to FIGS. 3 and 6, a front action plate 34 of the partition 3 has 
a shallow depression 341. The configuration of the depression 341 
corresponds to that of a component at the rear side of the main frame 4 of 
the calculator. The main frame 4 may then be fitted into the depression 34 
1, so that the calculator and the partition 3 may be assembled together as 
an integral unit in a very compact manner. 
In ordinary super-compact calculators, a bottom plate is required. 
Therefore, arrangement of the partition 3 in the disclosed manner also 
permits it to used as a bottom plate for the main frame 4 of the 
calculator and not increase the thickness of the name card case. In 
addition, since the recess 11 of the first case cover 1 is no longer 
needed for receiving the calculator, it may be used to receive the name 
cards of other people. 
Furthermore, a supporting column 23 is provided inside the second case 
cover 2 for the partition 3 to rest thereagainst when it is pulled down so 
that the partition 3 is in a horizontal position, thus facilitating 
operation of the calculator. 
Although the present invention has been illustrated and described with 
reference to the preferred embodiment thereof, it should be understood 
that it is in no way limited to the details of such embodiment but is 
capable of numerous modifications within the scope of the appended claims.