Card carrying apparatus with cell phone cradle attachment

Abstract

A portable, multi-object storage apparatus that includes two discrete but joined object-storage receptacles. One receptacle is adapted to house a portable electronic device such as a cellular telephone. The other receptacle is adapted to retain credit cards, business cards, folded bills, or similarly sized objects. The apparatus conveniently allows the user to attach the apparatus to the user's belt, clothing, or personal item, thus providing easy access to their cell phone, as well as their credit cards, business cards or money, without the need to store each in separate compartments or in the their pockets.

Description

CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATION [0001] This application is related to and claims priority to U.S. Provisional Patent Application Ser. No. ______, filed ______, entitled ______, the entirety of which is incorporated herein by reference.STATEMENT REGARDING FEDERALLY SPONSORED RESEARCH OR DEVELOPMENT [0002] n / a FIELD OF THE INVENTION [0003] The present invention relates to portable object holders and more specifically to a portable electronic device cradle that includes a separate but attached object-carrying receptacle wherein the entire apparatus can house an electronic device such as a cell-phone in a first receptacle, and business cards, credit cards, bills or the like, in a separate but attached second receptacle. BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION [0004] With the rise in popularity of cellular telephones, cell phone users find cell phone cradles to be indispensable. In the fast-paced twenty-fist century, users need to access their cell phones quickly. Cell phone cradles that conv...

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Benefits of technology

[0007] The present invention advantageously provides an apparatus that includes two separate but connected object-storage receptacles, where one receptacle is adapted to house a portable electronic device such as a cellular telephone and the other receptacle is adapted to house credit cards, business cards, folded bills, or similar objects. The apparatus conveniently allows the user to attach the apparatus to the user's belt, clothing, or personal item, thus providing easy access to their cell phone, as well as their credit cards, business cards or money, without the need to store each in separate compartments or in the their pockets.

[0010] In yet another aspect, a portable multi-object retention system is provided. The system includes one or more interchangeable first receptacles, where each first receptacle includes a base, a front recess portion and a rear face, where the front recess portion of each first receptacle is sized to receive and retain a least a portion of a handheld electronic device. The system also includes one or more interchangeable second receptacles. Each second receptacle includes an open end, a base, opposing sides, a front face and a rear face. Each second receptacle is sized to receive and retain one or more objects. The system further includes an engagement mechanism situated between the rear face of each first receptacle and the front face of each second receptacle. The engagement mechanism allows for removable engagement of any first receptacle with any second receptacle.

Problems solved by technology

On the other hand, consumers who carry credit cards and business cards are constantly fumbling through their wallets to pull out their cards, only to find that they are crumpled, torn or defaced.

Further, as a consumer acquires more and more business cards, credit cards and bills and adds them to their wallets, the wallets become oversized, unsightly and difficult to keep in one's pocket.

In addition, cards or bills can easily slip out of the bill-fold.

Storing credit cards, business cards, and bills in one receptacle, and a portable electronic device in another receptacle is inefficient and increases the likelihood that the user will misplace one of the receptacles or leave one of the receptacles unattended.

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