US20090045091A1 - Carrying case for personal articles - Google Patents
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Abstract
A carrying case system comprising:
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- a wallet-sized carrying case for holding personal items, the wallet-sized carrying case comprising:
- a substantially rigid front panel comprising a four-sided planar body and an upstanding rim extending along three sides of the four-sided planar body;
- a substantially rigid rear panel comprising a four-sided planar body and an upstanding rim extending along three sides of the four-sided planar body; and
- a lid;
- wherein the front panel is hingedly connected to the rear panel such that their respective rims can be brought into engagement with one another so as to form an enclosure with an open face; and
- wherein the lid is hingedly connected to the rear panel such that the lid can be brought into engagement with the front panel so as to close off the open face of the enclosure.
- a wallet-sized carrying case for holding personal items, the wallet-sized carrying case comprising:
Description
- This patent application claims benefit of pending prior U.S. Provisional Patent Application Ser. No. 60/586,101, filed Jul. 7, 2004 by Michael O'Neill et al. for CARRYING CASE FOR PERSONAL ARTICLES (Attorney's Docket No. ONEILL-2 PROV).
- The above-identified patent application is hereby incorporated herein by reference.
- This invention relates to carrying cases in general, and more particularly to carrying cases for personal articles such as credit cards, licenses, identification cards, money and the like.
- In many situations it may be necessary to carry personal articles such as credit cards, licenses, identification cards, money and the like.
- Conventional leather wallets are commonly used for this purpose. However, in many situations (e.g., sports activities such as jogging, bicycling, snowboarding and hiking, water environments such as rafting and kayaking, inclement weather such as rainstorms, casual outings such as running a quick errand, etc.), the use of formal (and frequently overstuffed) leather wallets may be undesirable. This can be particularly true where it is necessary to carry only a small subset (e.g., a license and one credit card) of the articles normally contained in a person's formal wallet.
- As a result, it is desirable to provide a new and improved carrying case for personal articles so as to facilitate the safe and convenient transport of the same.
- This and other objects are addressed by the provision and use of the present invention which comprises, in one preferred form of the invention, a carrying case system comprising:
- a wallet-sized carrying case for holding personal items, the wallet-sized carrying case comprising:
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- a substantially rigid front panel comprising a four-sided planar body and an upstanding rim extending along three sides of the four-sided planar body;
- a substantially rigid rear panel comprising a four-sided planar body and an upstanding rim extending along three sides of the four-sided planar body; and
- a lid;
- wherein the front panel is hingedly connected to the rear panel such that their respective rims can be brought into engagement with one another so as to form an enclosure with an open face; and
- wherein the lid is hingedly connected to the rear panel such that the lid can be brought into engagement with the front panel so as to close off the open face of the enclosure.
- These and other objects and features of the present invention will be more fully disclosed or rendered obvious by the following detailed description of the preferred embodiments of the invention, which are to be considered together with the accompanying drawings wherein like numbers refer to like parts, and further wherein:
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FIGS. 1-4 are schematic views of a novel carrying case for personal articles; -
FIG. 5 is a schematic view of the novel carrying case ofFIGS. 1-4 , but modified to incorporate a tongue-and-hole latch; -
FIG. 6 is a schematic view of the novel carrying case ofFIGS. 1-5 , but with additional elements on the interior of the carrying case; -
FIG. 7 is a schematic view of the novel carrying case ofFIGS. 1-5 , showing a removable money clip element; -
FIG. 8 is a schematic view of the novel carrying case ofFIGS. 1-5 , showing a cardholder element; -
FIG. 9 is an enlarged schematic view the novel carrying case ofFIG. 8 , and wherein the lid includes a gasket; -
FIG. 10 is a schematic view of a transparent money clip which may be inserted into the novel carrying case ofFIGS. 1-5 ; -
FIG. 11 is a schematic view of the novel carrying case ofFIGS. 1-4 , wherein at least a portion of the carrying case is transparent; -
FIG. 12 is a schematic view of a template for sizing photographs and the like; and -
FIG. 13 is a schematic view of the novel carrying case ofFIGS. 1-4 including a Radio Frequency ID. - Looking first at
FIGS. 1-4 , there is shown a novel carryingcase 5 formed in accordance with the present invention.Carrying case 5 generally comprises a substantiallyrigid front panel 10, a substantiallyrigid back panel 15, and a substantiallyrigid lid 20. -
Front panel 10 andback panel 15 are hingedly connected to one another via aliving hinge 25, andback panel 15 andlid 20 are hingedly connected to one another by aliving hinge 30. The upraisedside edges front panel 10 andback panel 15, respectively, are formed so that they can releasably snap-lock to one another whenfront panel 10 andback panel 15 are brought into confronting relationship with one another, e.g., in the manner shown inFIG. 1 . Furthermore, thetop edges front panel 10 andside panel 15, respectively, and thebottom edges 55 oflid 20 are formed so that they can releasably snap-lock to one another whenlid 20 is brought into confronting relationship with the previously-joined front and back panels (FIG. 1 ). - Releasable snap-locking is preferably achieved by the edge of one component “accepting” the edge of another component. This locking may be effected in a variety of ways, e.g., by one side having a raised edge and the other side a slight depression to meet the raised edge, or the two sides meeting in a side-by-side overlap, etc.
- It will be appreciated that the closure of
lid 20 against the previously-joined front and back panels will also help ensure that the front and back panels remain closed. Thus,lid 20 also essentially “locks”front panel 10 andback panel 15 together whenlid 20 is in its “closed” position (i.e., the position ofFIG. 1 ). - Preferably
lid 20 has means to assist opening the lid relative to the previously-joined front and back panels. In a simple form, these means may comprise a simple friction grip 65 (FIGS. 1 , 2 and 4). Alternatively, and more preferably, these means comprise a push-button release latch 70 (FIG. 5 ). Latch 70 comprises aflexible tongue 75 attached tofront panel 10 and a counterpart opening 80 formed inlid 20. By depressing atarget area 85 onfront panel 10,tongue 75 is released from opening 80 inlid 20 and allowslid 20 to be opened relative to the previously-joined front and back panels. See alsoFIGS. 6-8 , which show thetongue 75. - In essence, carrying
case 5 comprises a substantiallyrigid front panel 10 comprising a four-sided planar body and anupstanding rim rear panel 15 comprising a four-sided planar body and anupstanding rim lid 20; wherein thefront panel 10 is hingedly connected to therear panel 15 such that their respective rims can be brought into engagement with one another so as to form an enclosure with an open face; and wherein thelid 20 is hingedly connected to therear panel 15 such that the lid can be brought into engagement with thefront panel 10 so as to close off the open face of the enclosure. - Thus it will be seen that carrying
case 5 has three basic states: - (i) Closed State (
FIGS. 1 , 2 and 5): wherefront panel 10 andback panel 15 are snap-locked to one another, andlid 20 is snap-locked to the previously-joined front and back panels, so as to form a fully-closed enclosure; - (ii) Open-Lid State (
FIG. 3 ): wherefront panel 10 andback panel 15 are snap-locked to one another, butlid 20 is opened relative to the previously-joined front and back panels, so as to provide top access to the partial enclosure formed by the previously-joined front and back panels (e.g., so that the carrying case can be tipped so as to “spill out”, in a controlled fashion, the contents of the carrying case); and - (iii) Fully-Opened State (
FIG. 4 ): where the carrying case is opened like a book, revealing the interiors offront panel 10 andback panel 15, so as to provide complete access to the contents of the carrying case. - Thus it will be seen that carrying
case 5 essentially comprises a two-hinged (i.e.,hinges 25 and 30) receptacle for carrying personal items, with the carrying case providing different degrees of access depending on its current configuration. -
Carrying case 5 is preferably formed out of a water-impervious, substantially rigid material, with the various components forming substantially splashproof or watertight seals when brought into engagement with one another, so as to form a protective case. If desired, this splashproof or watertight seal may be enhanced by the addition of a gasket at the edges of the components, or by lining each compartment with a soft elastomeric (e.g., rubber, silicone, etc.) material. See alsoFIG. 9 , which shows agasket 86 on the bottom edges oflid 20. In one preferred construction, carryingcase 5 is formed out of polypropylene; however, carryingcase 5 can also be formed out of another suitable material, for example, other plastics, metals (including precious metals), wood, a vegetable-based composite, Kevlar, etc. If desired, carryingcase 5 can be formed out of a recycled (or recyclable) material. - As seen in
FIGS. 2 and 3 , carryingcase 5 is preferably sized so as to be slighter larger than the size of a standard credit card so as to conveniently accommodate the same (or other objects of approximately the same size, as will hereinafter be discussed). - In one form of the invention,
lid 20 includes anattachment hole 87, which can be used for attaching the carrying case to a lanyard, string, thong, chain, neck attachment, wrist attachment or pants attachment, etc. Alternatively,hole 87 can be used to attach a key ring or other personal item to carryingcase 5. Preferably,hole 87 is closed to the interior of carrying case 5 (i.e., so that no water may enter the interior of carryingcase 5 through hole 87). - It is also possible to add elements to the interior(s) of
front panel 10 and/orback panel 15, so as to provide additional features to carryingcase 5. By way of example but not limitation, these additional elements can provide a money clip feature, or additional internal compartments, etc. The additional elements for these features can be formed as an integral part offront panel 10 and/orback panel 15 or, more preferably, they can be formed separately fromfront panel 10 and backpanel 15 and attached thereto. - Thus, for example, and looking now at
FIGS. 6 and 7 , there is shown amoney clip element 90 which generally comprises a flatplanar body 95 and atongue 100.Money clip element 90 is preferably slidably mounted tofront panel 10 by sliding flatplanar body 95 under grooves/rails/guides 105. Thus,money clip element 90 locks into place, but can be easily removed. Themoney clip element 90 offers the user a one-piece insert which can hold cash, credit cards, a driver's license, etc. - In addition to the foregoing, it should also be appreciated that
money clip element 90 can be unsnapped fromfront panel 10 and carried by the user as a standalone product (i.e., it may be used separately from carrying case 5). Furthermore,money clip element 90 may be provided with a hole 108 (FIG. 7 ) for mounting a keychain or the like thereto. - Looking next at
FIGS. 6 and 8 , there is shown acardholder element 110.Cardholder element 110 can hold credit cards/business card-sized items, e.g., credit cards, identification cards, MP3 players, small flat screen televisions, etc.Cardholder element 110 comprisesbases 115, sidewalls 120 (which extend vertically upward from bases 115) and a flat planar body 125 (sitting atop sidewalls 120), wherebycardholder element 110 can be slidably mounted to backpanel 15 using grooves/rails/guides 130 so that flatplanar body 125 will be offset from the plane ofback panel 15, whereby to create achamber 135 betweencardholder element 110 and back panel 15 (FIG. 9 ). Preferablycardholder element 110 includes acentral opening 140 which allows the user to push the innermost card in the compartment out of the top end of the case. - Of course, the positioning of
money clip element 90 andcardholder element 110 may be reversed (i.e.,cardholder element 110 may be mounted tofront panel 10 andmoney clip element 90 may be mounted to back panel 15). - Furthermore, additional elements may be provided to add additional features to carrying
case 5. - If desired, one or more of the additional elements may be formed of a translucent or transparent material (see, for example,
FIG. 10 , which shows a translucent money clip element 90). - Additionally, one or more of
front panel 10 and/orback panel 15 may be formed of a translucent or transparent material (see, for example,FIG. 11 , which shows a transparent back panel 15). This feature allows a photograph or the like (including an electronic still image photo display, an electronic moving image photo display, etc.), mounted inside carryingcase 5, to be viewed while the case is closed. Such an arrangement can help personalize the product. - These personal images (e.g., family photographs, kids school drawings, etc.) could be derived from photographs or digital pictures scaled to fit the carrying case. To this end, a template 142 (
FIG. 12 ) may be provided to size these personal images so they will fit in this recessed compartment. The user can then print and cutout the image and slip it into the recessed display window. - Alternatively, a mirrored card, which acts as a mirror, may be provided in place of a photograph being mounted within the carrying
case 5. - Examples of other elements which may be configured to be carried by
front panel 10 and/orback panel 15 include, but are not limited to, snowboard/skateboarder tools, digital media/memory, bike tools, darts, mini CDs, mini hard drives, videogame cards, golf accessories, credit card sized tools, smart card, MP3 players, other audio players, flat screen televisions, cellular telephones, other communication devices, cameras, video cameras, GPS navigators/receivers, compasses, clocks, personal protection devices (e.g., such as a Taser-like device), lights, videogames, electronic photo displays, waterproof containers for carrying cash, cards, cosmetics, etc. It is also anticipated that speakers may be inserted intofront panel 10 and backpanel 15, one on each panel, so that the speakers are exposed when the carrying case is opened. - Also, if desired, a Radio Frequency ID (RFID) element 145 (
FIG. 13 ), or similar device, or other electronic tracking device, could be embedded or supplied with the carryingcase 5. Such a device can be used to track the location of the carrying case and/or identify its owner if recovered following theft. Furthermore, such a device can function as a child-locator (i.e., as a sort of Lojack for kids) so that a child can be located through the device. - It will be appreciated that still further embodiments of the present invention will be apparent to those skilled in the art in view of the present disclosure. It is to be understood that the present invention is by no means limited to the particular constructions herein disclosed and/or shown in the drawings, but also comprises any modifications or equivalents within the scope of the invention.
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1. A carrying case system comprising:
a wallet-sized carrying case for holding personal items, the wallet-sized carrying case comprising:
a substantially rigid front panel comprising a four-sided planar body and an upstanding rim extending along three sides of the four-sided planar body;
a substantially rigid rear panel comprising a four-sided planar body and an upstanding rim extending along three sides of the four-sided planar body; and
a lid;
wherein the front panel is hingedly connected to the rear panel such that their respective rims can be brought into engagement with one another so as to form an enclosure with an open face; and
wherein the lid is hingedly connected to the rear panel such that the lid can be brought into engagement with the front panel so as to close off the open face of the enclosure.
2. A system according to claim 1 wherein at least a portion of the carrying case is translucent.
3. A system according to claim 1 wherein at least a portion of the carrying case is transparent.
4. A system according to claim 1 wherein the carrying case is splashproof when the lid engages the front panel.
5. A system according to claim 1 wherein the carrying case is waterproof when the lid engages the front panel.
6. A system according to claim 1 wherein the front panel is hingedly connected to the rear panel with a living hinge.
7. A system according to claim 1 wherein the lid is hingedly connected to the rear panel with a living hinge.
8. A system according to claim 1 wherein the lid comprises a hole for connecting the carrying case to another article.
9. A system according to claim 8 wherein the article comprises a loop connected to one from the group consisting of: a neck attachment, wrist attachment, clothing attachment and keyring.
10. A system according to claim 1 wherein the lid locks the front panel to the rear panel when the lid engages the front panel.
11. A system according to claim 10 wherein the front panel comprise a tongue and the lid comprises a tongue-receiving opening, and further wherein the lid is locked to the front panel when the tongue is received in the tongue-receiving opening.
12. A system according to claim 11 wherein at least one of the front panel and rear panel is sufficiently flexible to release the tongue from the tongue-receiving opening when the front panel is pushed toward the rear panel.
13. A system according to claim 1 wherein the respective rims lock to one another when they are brought into engagement.
14. A system according to claim 1 wherein the system further comprises a money clip element, and further wherein the money clip element is attached to one of the front panel and the rear panel.
15. A system according to claim 14 wherein the money clip element is releasably attached to one of the front panel and the rear panel.
16. A system according to claim 15 wherein the money clip element comprises a planar frame and a tongue flexibly mounted to the planar frame, wherein the front panel or rear panel comprises guides, and further wherein the planar frame is mounted to the panel by sliding the planar frame under the guides.
17. A system according to claim 15 wherein at least a portion of the money clip element is translucent whereby to render visible an identification card attached thereto.
18. A system according to claim 15 wherein the money clip element comprises a hole for connecting the money clip element to another article.
19. A system according to claim 1 wherein the system further comprises a cardholder element, and further wherein the cardholder element is attached to one of the front panel and the rear panel.
20. A system according to claim 19 wherein the cardholder element is releasably attached to one of the front panel and the rear panel.
21. A system according to claim 20 wherein the cardholder element comprises a planar frame with an upstanding rim extending along at least two opposing sides of the planar frame, with the upstanding rim comprising rails, wherein the front panel or rear panel comprises guides, and further wherein the planar frame is mounted to the panel by sliding the rails under the guides so that the planar frame is displaced from the planar body of the panel.
22. A system according to claim 21 wherein the planar frame comprises a hole for providing access to a card disposed in the cardholder element.
23. A system according to claim 1 wherein the system further comprises an element for attachment to one of the front panel and the rear panel, wherein the element comprises one from the group consisting of: electronic still image photo displays, electronic moving image photo displays, mirrors, snowboard tools, skateboard tools, digital media/memory, bike tools, darts, mini CDs, mini hard drives, videogame cards, golf accessories, credit card sized tools, smart cards, MP3 players, other audio players, televisions, cellular telephones, other communication devices, cameras, video cameras, GPS navigators/receivers, compasses, clocks, personal protection devices, lights, videogames, waterproof containers, cards, cosmetics and speakers.
24. A system according to claim 1 wherein the system further comprises an electronic tracking device.
25. A system according to claim 24 wherein the electronic tracking device comprises a Radio Frequency ID element.
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