Patent ID: 6840420

Claim:
A device for holding a badge and an identification card for simultaneous viewing thereof and which is adapted to be removably mounted on a belt of a person, said badge having a pin and a clasp, said device comprising: (a) an elongated unitary strip of material having a front surface and a rear surface, said elongated unitary strip of material including a first rectangular portion having a centered window, a first oval portion, a first neck portion connecting the first rectangular portion to the first oval portion, a second oval portion and a second neck portion connecting the second oval portion to the first oval portion, (b) a generally rectangular strip of material having a top edge, a bottom edge and two side edges, said generally rectangular strip being disposed against the rear surface of the first rectangular portion and being permanently secured to first rectangular portion by a sew line along its bottom edge and its two side edges thereof to define a pocket open along its top edge and into which may be inserted the identification card, (c) a first pair of openings for use in attaching said badge to said device, said first pair of openings being in said first oval portion, one of said openings being for receiving the pin of said badge and the other one of said openings being for receiving the clasp of said badge, and (d) a pair of complementary fasteners, one of said pair of complementary fasteners being mounted on said first neck portion and extending out rearwardly from said rear surface of said front neck portion and the other one of said pair of complementary fasteners being mounted on the second oval portion and extending out rearwardly from said rear surface of said second oval portion, (e) whereby said second oval portion can be folded over about said second neck portion to said first oval portion and said pair of complementary fasteners coupled together to form a closed loop for use in mounting the device onto the belt of the user.