Patent ID: 7240802

Claim:
A business card and cardholder in the shape of a shoe having a heel, comprising: a rigid, elongated sole having a toe portion, an inclined heel portion, and a flat intermediate portion having an upwardly facing surface extending between and connecting the toe portion and inclined heel portion, wherein the flat sole intermediate portion surface is horizontal when the business card holder is in an operative position on a horizontal surface; a rigid heel extending downwardly from the inclined heel portion that supports the inclined heel portion; and a rigid shoe upper extending over the toe portion, wherein the rigid shoe upper comprises a free edge portion, wherein the shoe upper free edge portion, flat sole intermediate portion surface, and inclined heel portion define a pocket configured to hold a plurality of business cards for distribution therefrom, and wherein the flat sole intermediate portion surface supports business cards placed directly in contact therewith between the shoe upper free edge portion and inclined heel portion.