Patent ID: 7380655

Claim:
A wallet comprising: i) a concave top; said concave top including a first hinge knuckle at one side and a first latch part at another side; ii) a concave bottom; said concave bottom including a second hinge knuckle at one side and a second latch part at another side; said top and bottom designed to mate with each other thereby defining an interior space; said first and second hinge knuckles designed to mate with each other; said first and second hinge knuckles having a first central bore; said first and second latch parts designed to mate thereby to latch and unlatch said top and bottom to each other; iii) a hinge pin adapted to fit in the central openings of said hinge knuckles thereby forming a hinge whereby said concave top and concave bottom may rotate with respect to each other; said hinge pin having a second central bore; said second central bore adapted to receive a cylindrical article; iv) a biasing means attached to said hinge pin for urging said top and bottom to pivot away from each other when said latch is unlatched; said biasing means being locked to one of said top and said bottom and bearing against one of said bottom and said top respectively; said biasing means being locked via said first hinge knuckle to said top; said biasing means being locked via said second hinge knuckle to said bottom; said biasing means bearing against said bottom via said second hinge knuckle; said biasing means bearing against and said top via said first hinge knuckle; and v) a locking means for locking said hinge pin within said central opening.