Patent ID: 7918335

Claim:
An electromagnetic shielding carrying case for contactless smartcards and personal articles, the electromagnetic shielding carrying case comprising: (a) a substantially rigid first electromagnetic shielding member that is generally rectangular in shape having an area that substantially covers a contactless smartcard, and has first, second, third, and fourth sides as well as an outer surface and an inner surface, said first and third sides being substantially parallel to one another and said second and fourth sides being substantially parallel to one another; (b) a first card holding means affixed to said inner surface of said first electromagnetic shielding member and being adapted to removably contain a plurality of contactless smartcards and other wallet-sized cards; (c) a substantially rigid second electromagnetic shielding member that is generally rectangular in shape having an area that substantially covers a contactless smartcard, and has first, second, third, and fourth sides as well as an outer surface and an inner surface, said first and third sides being substantially parallel to one another and said second and fourth sides being substantially parallel to one another; (d) a second card holding means affixed to said inner surface of said second electromagnetic shielding member and being adapted to removably contain a plurality of contactless smartcards and other wallet-sized cards; (e) hinge means for rotatably linking said first electromagnetic shielding member to said second electromagnetic shielding member along their respective said second sides; (f) a paper currency holding means for storing paper currency, receipts, and the like having means for attachment to a portion of said outer surfaces of said first and second electromagnetic shielding members; (g) a releasable locking means for selectively maintaining said first electromagnetic shielding member pivoted closed and over top of said second electromagnetic shielding member allowing them to sandwich said plurality of contactless smartcards that may be contained in said first and second card holding means, whereby said smartcards are shielded from being scanned by a radio frequency identification reader or sensor, and further whereby said releasable locking means consistently keeps said electromagnetic shielding carrying case in a closed state so as to prevent a gap from forming in the electromagnetic shielding effect; (h) an urging means having a constant force against a portion of said inner surface of said first electromagnetic shielding member whereby upon disengaging said releasable locking means said first electromagnetic shielding member will automatically pivot itself open and away from said second electromagnetic shielding member and hold itself open allowing said electromagnetic shielding carrying case to be in an open state to assist a user in accessing cards and paper currency.