PLASTIC HOLDER FOR TWO CREDIT CARDS

Abstract: The plastic holder for two credit cards in accordance with the invention has eliminated the drawbacks of known card holders with such a design solution that makes possible the production of a jacket (1) in which there is space for two credit cards (A, B) and that is easy to produce by spraying, because of an intermediate rib (2) which runs along the middle of the inner side of the lateral walls and the end wall, and which thus represents a guide for individual card (A, B) in the holder and does not damage its surface and/or magnetic tape (C), and in addition, provides support during the spraying procedure, so that no other holding elements need to be added. Inside the holder, additional protrusions (5) or (6, 6') are carried out, which slightly bend individual card. At the inner sides of the upper plane (1') and the lower plane (1") of the jacket (1) additional protrusions (3, 3') are carried out, so that the planes (1', 1") of the plastic jacket (1) have a slightly concave shape.

Description: PLASTIC HOLDER FOR TWO CREDIT CARDS The invention concerns a plastic holder for two credit cards, preferably cards of standard format used instead of cash payment (e.g. banker's cards, credit cards, phone cards, and the like). The holder under the invention is made of sprayed plastic and designed so that it allows simple and trouble-free insertion and extraction of individual card, without danger to damage the surface of the card or the recording on a magnetic tape. The invention belongs to the I PC class B 65 D 65/00. The technical problem which is successfully solved by the claimed invention is how to design and carry out a holder that will be easy to spray and whose form will allow easy and trouble-free insertion and extraction of two cards, whereby the two cards will be protected against accidental falling out, and may be of non-standard thickness. Credit cards are known to be inserted into special holders in order to protect their sensitive surface and the embossed data or data recorded on a magnetic tape. These holders make it impossible to damage the surface of the card or the magnetic tape. The main drawback of the known holder is in that its form and structure allow the insertion of a single credit or other card. When one possesses several cards, these - when put into holders - will make up a greater thickness and will be inconvenient for carrying in a wallet or in the pocket. Besides, the structure of known single-card holder does not allow simple spraying without supporting elements, which produce holes in the finished holder. The plastic holder for two credit cards in accordance with the invention eliminates the drawbacks of known implementations by means of a design solution which makes it possible to produce a holder in which there is space for two credit cards, and which is easy to manufacture by spraying, because of an intermediate rib which runs along the middle of the lateral walls and the end wall, thus representing a guide for individual card in the holder without damaging its surface and/or the magnetic tape, and in addition, providing support during the spraying procedure, so that no holding elements need to be added. The improved plastic holder for two credit cards in accordance with the invention improves the basic design solution in that the elasticity of the cards themselves is utilised to prevent accidental fall-out of the cards. Inside the holder, special protrusions are added which slightly bend the card and thus prevent it from falling out. The invention will be described by way of example and with reference to the accompanying drawings in which: Figure 1 is a top view of a plastic holder for two credit cards in accordance with the invention with partly inserted cards; Figure 2 is a side view of a plastic holder for two cards in accordance with the invention; Figure 3 is the D detail of Figure 2 illustrating a pair of followers holding the cards; Figure 4 is a bottom view of a plastic holder for two credit cards in accordance with the invention, without inserted cards, in a partial cross-section; Figure 5 is an A-A cross-section of a plastic holder for two credit cards in accordance with the invention; Figure 6 is a top view, a side view in partial cross-section and a front view of embodiment I of a plastic holder for two credit cards in accordance with the invention, with inserted cards; Figure 7 is a top view, a side view in partial cross-section and a front view of embodiment II of a plastic holder for two credit cards in accordance with the invention, with inserted cards; Figure 8 is a front view of a plastic holder for two cards of different thickness in accordance with the invention; Figure 9 is a rear view (opposite the opening for inserting the cards) of a plastic holder for two credit cards of different thickness in accordance with the invention, with one inserted card; Figure 10 is a top view of a part of a plastic holder for two credit cards of different thickness in accordance with the invention; Figure 11 is an A-A cross-section of Figure 10. Figure 1 illustrates a plastic holder for two credit cards in accordance with the invention with partly inserted cards in a top view. The holder is, basically, a sprayed, at one end open, plastic jacket 1 into which cards A and B are inserted. The jacket 1 is fitted, at the inside, with an intermediate rib 2 which runs along the middle of the inner side of the lateral walls and the end wall of the jacket 1. Said rib 2 serves as a guide for individual card A, B in the holder, and does not damage its surface and/or a magnetic tape C on the cards A, B, and in addition, provides support during the production (i.e. spraying) of the jacket 1, so that there is no need to add any auxiliary supporting elements when producing the jacket 1. The front and the rear side of the jacket 1 are carried out with larger, basically rectangular, cut-outs 1a and 1b with one of their shorter sides having the shape of a semi-circle. The cut-outs 1a and 1b allow the pushing of individual card A or B into, and facilitate the extraction of the cards A and B out of the jacket 1. In the comers of the shorter side of the jacket 1 , opposite the opening for insertion of the cards A and B, smaller openings 3a, 3b and 3a', 3b' are made in the shape of a rectangular cut-out, and on the inside of the front and the rear plane of the jacket 1 , i.e. on the part embraced by the openings 3 a, 3b and 3a', 3b', followers 4 and 4' are placed, the positioning and shape of which are illustrated in figure 2 and as details in figure 3. The plastic holder for two credit cards in accordance with the invention thus successfully solves the given technical problem, and in addition, its structure allows simple spraying without additional holding and supporting elements, so that the holder in accordance with the 5 invention is without unnecessary holes. Embodiment I of a plastic holder for two credit cards in accordance with the invention is illustrated in a top view, a side view in partial cross- section, and in a front view with inserted cards in Figure 6. A jacket 1' is fitted at the inside with an intermediate rib 2' which o runs along the middle of the inner side of the lateral walls and the end wall of the jacket 1'. The rib 2' serves as a guide for individual card in the holder, and does not damage its surface and/or magnetic tape. A the D ends, the rib 2' has a slightly semi-circular form, and it is shorter than the total length of the jacket 1', while its width is slightly increasing towards s the rear part of the holder, and at the part which is parallel to the shorter side of the jacket 1', it is also slightly conical. The conical shape of the rib 2' and its semi-circular ends, allow the cards to freely slide into the jacket 1', while the shorter length of the rib 2' in comparison with the total length of the jacket 1', facilitates the handling, i.e. inserting and extracting, of the o cards A and B, which is also illustrated in Figure 6. In the corners of the shorter side of the jacket 1', opposite the opening for the insertion of cards A and B, above and beneath the level of the rib 2", small protrusions 5 are made. The protrusions 5 make the space for individual card A and B smaller, so that when inserted, they slightly bend, which can also be seen in the front view of the embodiment I of improved plastic holder for two credit cards in accordance with the invention in figure 6. Such position of the cards A and B in the improved holder, prevents the cards from falling out accidentally. Embodiment II of an improved plastic holder for two credit cards in accordance with the invention is illustrated in a top view, a side wives in partial cross-section, and in a front view with inserted cards in Figure 7. A jacket 1" is fitted on the inside with an intermediate rib 2" which runs along the middle of the inner side of the lateral walls and the end wall of the jacket 1". The rib 2" serves as a guide for individual card in the holder, and does not damage its surface and/or magnetic tape. At the D ends, the rib 2" has a slightly semi-circular form, and it is shorter than the total length of the jacket 1 ", while its width is slightly increasing towards the rear part of the holder, and at the part which is parallel to the shorter side of the jacket 1", it is also slightly conical. The conical shape of the rib 2" and its semi-circular ends, allow the cards to freely slide into the jacket 1", while the shorter length of the rib 2" in comparison with the total length of the jacket 1", facilitates the handling, i.e. inserting and extracting, of the cards A and B, which is also illustrated in Figure 7. In the comers of the shorter side of the jacket 1", opposite the opening for insertion of cards A and B, smaller, oblong and semi-circular protrusions 6 and 6' are made. The two protrusions 6 stick out at the inner side of both external surfaces of the improved plastic holder in accordance with the invention, while the protrusion 6' sticks out in the middle of the rib 2". A similar distribution of the protrusions 6 and 6' is repeated on the other side of the holder. When cards A and B are pushed into the improved holder, and as individual card is pushed into embrace of the protrusions 6 and 6', it slightly bends, which can also be seen in the front view of the embodiment II of improved plastic holder for two credit cards in accordance with the invention, in figure 7. Such position in the holder prevents the cards A and B from accidentally falling out. A plastic holder for two credit cards of different thickness in accordance with the invention is shown in a front view from the side of insertion of cards in Figure 8. A jacket 1 is fitted on the inside with a rib 2, which runs along the middle of the inner side of the lateral walls and the end wall of the jacket 1. Said rib 2 serves as a guide for individual card in the holder and does not damage its surface and/or magnetic tape. At the rear of the jacket 1 (opposite the opening for insertion of cards), two lengthy grooves 4, 4' are made with their length being at least 3/4 of the width of individual card. In the middle of the jacket's 1 width, in the inner side of the upper plane 1' of the jacket 1 and the lower plane 1" of the jacket 1 , protrusions 3, 3' in the shape of followers are made which are cut off slantwise at the side where the cards are inserted. The slantwise cut of the protrusions 3, 3' facilitates the insertion of the cards and prevents them from getting stuck when fully inserted. Since the protrusions 3, 3' are linked with the planes 1', 1" through fast spraying, both planes 1', 1" are slightly concavely bent, so that the protrusions 3, 3' lean against the rib 2. At insertion of a card, as shown in Figure 9, the card is pushed between the protrusion 3 and the rib 2 in such a way that the card pushes with its thickness the plane 1' of the jacket 1 upwards. In this way the plane 1' acts as a spring which holds the card in embrace and stops it from falling out. In the same way act the plane 1" of the jacket 1 and the protrusion 3' when the second card is inserted. The protrusions 3, 3' as seen from the side are shown in Figure 11 , which illustrates an A-A cross-section from Figure 10.

Claims: CLAIMS 1. A plastic holder for two credit cards, characterised in that 5 a jacket (1) into which cards (A, B) are inserted is fitted at the inside with an intermediate rib (2), which runs along the middle of the inner side of the lateral walls and the end wall of the jacket (1). 2. A plastic holder for two credit cards as claimed in Claim 1 , o characterised in that the width of the rib (2) is such that the magnetic tape (C) of individual card (A, B), when being inserted, does not brush against the rib (2). 3. A plastic holder for two credit cards as claimed in Claims 1 , and 2, s characterised in that the jacket (1 ) is made of sprayed plastic. 4. A plastic holder for two credit cards as claimed in Claims 1 through 3, characterised in that 0 the width and the thickness of the rib (2) provides sufficient support during the spraying of the jacket (1). 5. A plastic holder for two credit cards as claimed in Claims 1 through 4, characterised in that at the front and rear sides of the jacket (1) larger, basically rectangular cut-outs (1a, 1b) are made with one of the shorter sides having a semi-circular form. 6. A plastic holder for two credit cards as claimed in Claims 1 through 5, characterised in that in the comers of the shorter side of the jacket (1), opposite the opening for insertion of cards (A, B), smaller openings (3a, 3b) and (3a', 3b') are made having the shape of rectangular cut-outs, while at the inner side of the front and the rear plane of the jacket (1), on the part lying in embrace of the openings (3a, 3b, 3a', 3b'), followers (4, 4') are carried out. 7. A plastic holder for two credit cards in which a jacket 1 ', into which the cards A, B are inserted, is fitted at the inside with a rib 2' that runs along the middle of the inner side of the lateral sides and the end side of the jacket 1 , characterised in that at the ends (D, D'), the rib (2', 2") is slightly semi-circular in shape and shorter than the total length of the jacket (V, 1"), and that towards the rear part of the jacket (1', 1"), its grows slightly wider, and that at the part lying parallel with the shorter side of the jacket (1', 1") it is also slightly conical. 8. A plastic holder for two credit cards as claimed in Claim 7, 5 characterised in that in the comers of the shorter side of the jacket (1') and opposite the opening for insertion of cards (A, B), above and beneath the level of the rib (2'), there are small protrusions (5). o 9. An improved plastic holder for two credit cards as claimed in Claim 7, characterised in that in the comers of the shorter side of the jacket (1") and opposite the opening for insertion of cards (A, B), prolong semi-circular protrusions (6, 6') stick out, with two protrusions (6) sticking out on the inner side of s both external surfaces, and the protrusion (6') being positioned in the middle of the rib (2 M ). 10. A plastic holder for two credit cards of different thickness, in which the jacket 1 - into which the two cards are inserted - is fitted, at the inside, o with an intermediate rib 2 running along the middle of the inner side of the lateral walls and the end wall of the jacket 1 , characterised in that at the inner sides of the upper plane (1') and the lower plane (1") of the jacket (1) protrusions (3, 3') are carried out, while the planes (1', 1") of the jacket (1) have a slightly concave shape, so that the protrusions (3, 3') lean on the rib (2), whereby the protrusions (3, 3') have the shape of followers and are cut slantwise at the side where the cards are inserted.

Inventors: FLORJANCIC PETER, FLORJANCIC, PETER
Applicants: FLORJANCIC PETER, FLORJANCIC, PETER
Application year: 1995
Main classification: A45C11
IPC codes: A45C11