Holder device for cards and / or bank notes

Abstract

The invention relates to a holder device for cards and / or bank notes, comprising a housing (1) that is open at the top, which has a base (2), wherein the base (2) has upwardly projecting, spaced apart side sections (3, 4), wherein the side sections (3, 4), together with the base (2), form a slot compartment for cards at least in sections, and wherein a cover (7) is pivotally connected to the housing (1) or to a side section (3). According to the invention, a holding device for cards and / or bank notes is provided, wherein preferably many cards and bank notes can be accommodated in the housing thereof, wherein the cover can generally be closed without any issues, characterised in that the cover (7) or a part of the cover (7) can be flexed by 4% - 15% at least in regions along its width and / or length.

Description

[0001] Holder for cards and / or notes

[0002] The invention relates to a holding device for cards and / or notes according to the preamble of claim 1.

[0003] EP 2 773235 B1 discloses such a holding device, into whose housing cards, in particular credit cards or cards of this format, can be inserted. The cards are pressed from above against the base of the housing by a clamp. Banknotes can also be clamped between the clamp and, for example, the top card of a stack of cards.

[0004] The cards and / or notes held in the housing of the holder are protected by a cover that is attached to one side of the housing and can be swung open and closed. The cover can be reversibly fastened and released using a snap fastener on one side of the housing. Once the snap fastener is released, the cover can be swung open and the cards and notes are visible from above and easily accessible. The cover can also contain a compartment for coins or similar items. However, if a large number of cards and / or banknotes are already held in the housing, it is sometimes not easy to swing the cover over the cards and notes and secure them with the snap fastener because the banknotes have to be pressed together and the cover is then under mechanical tension. It is particularly difficult to close and secure a cover that also contains coins.

[0005] The invention is therefore based on the object of providing a holding device for cards and / or notes, in the housing of which as many cards and notes as possible can be accommodated, wherein the lid can be closed largely without problems.

[0006] The present invention solves the stated problem by the features of claim 1.

[0007] According to the invention, it has been recognized that an elongation of 4% to 15% relative to the length or width of the lid or a portion of the lid in the unloaded state allows the lid or a portion of the lid to bulge significantly, thus accommodating not only cards and notes, but even coins in the holder. The lid can nevertheless be easily closed without damaging the lid or the housing, or the cards, notes, and coins. It is essential that both the length and the width of a lid or a portion of the lid, such as an outer or inner layer, can be stretched non-destructively and reversibly by 4% to 15%.

[0008] The lid or a part of the lid could be designed to be flexible by means of recesses formed in or on it, allowing it to be stretched by 4% to 15% in its width and / or length, at least in certain areas. Recesses on or in the lid or in a part of the lid make it easily deformable and thus stretchable. The recesses make the lid or a part of the lid non-destructively and reversibly stretchable.

[0009] Against this backdrop, the length of a broad side of a particularly rectangular cover or an outer layer thereof could be stretched to a length 4% to 15% greater than the unstressed length. This allows the cover to be pulled over the cards and notes with minimal force and secured with its snap fastener on the snap fastener side of the casing.

[0010] The recesses could form a net-like structure. A net or a net-like structure can be stretched or deformed particularly well, especially in all directions. Preferably, at least 25% to 90%, particularly preferably 50% to 90%, of the surface of the lid is provided with a net-like structure, namely, preferably, webs including recesses, to allow for good stretching.

[0011] The net-like structure could be formed by recesses and webs, with the webs separating the recesses from each other at least in certain areas. The webs preferably surround holes in the lid or in a layer of the lid and give the lid great flexibility. The lid is flexible and can be reversibly stretched without damage.

[0012] The lid could have a pocket for coins. The lid's expandability means it can easily accommodate coins, especially banknotes, or tokens, for example, for shopping carts.

[0013] The pocket could be arranged on the inside of the lid and formed by an outer layer of the lid and an inner layer, which are connected to one another, with an insertion opening for coins being provided. Two flat layers, in particular made of textile or leather, can be relatively easily spaced apart from one another in certain areas by compression or pressing. The rectangular outer layer and the substantially rectangular inner layer are preferably connected to one another on three sides and are not connected to one another on only one long side. An insertion opening for coins is formed on this open long side.

[0014] The outer layer and the inner layer could be connected to each other by a yarn or an elastic yarn. A yarn, especially an elastic yarn, creates a slight gap, allowing the two layers to be moved, particularly displaced, relative to each other.

[0015] The inner layer could have an insertion-side edge tongue that can be moved relative to a remaining area of ​​the inner layer through at least one slot-like recess in the inner layer and / or reversibly folded away or opened, allowing the coin insertion opening to be enlarged. The slot or slot-like recess in the inner layer creates a kind of pivot axis around which the edge tongue can be easily bent. A pivotable edge tongue can also serve as a cover that prevents a top-down view of notes or cards when the lid is closed.

[0016] Against this background, the inner layer could have an edge tongue on the insertion side, which can be moved and / or folded away or open relative to a remaining area of ​​the inner layer through two opposing slot-like recesses in the inner layer, so that the insertion opening for coins can be enlarged. This creates a pivot axis that extends lengthwise to the insertion opening or to the long side of the lid. The edge tongue can be folded open particularly easily and symmetrically. A pivotable edge tongue can also serve as a panel that prevents a top view of notes or cards when the lid is closed. At least one clip could be provided that engages from above into the upwardly open housing, wherein the at least one clip, if neither cards nor notes are arranged in the housing, is located partially between the side webs and reaches with a free end at least approximately to the bottom.The clamp is under a certain pre-tension and is particularly effective at securing banknotes that are supposed to rest on cards inserted into the case. The clamp presses the cards from above against the bottom of the case.

[0017] The base could have a recess through which the clip or several clips can pass with their free ends, provided neither cards nor banknotes are present in the housing. This allows the clip to have a particularly high pre-tension and exert a particularly high force, pressing down on cards and / or banknotes from above.

[0018] The side bars could have different heights. Alternatively or additionally, the height of a first side bar could be greater than the height of a second side bar, allowing notes and / or cards to protrude from the casing via the lower side bar. This allows a particularly large number of cards to be accommodated in the casing. Individual cards can be easily removed from the casing via the lower side bar.

[0019] It shows

[0020] Fig. 1 is a perspective view of a holding device with a housing, a clamp and a pivoted-up lid, on the inside of which a pocket for coins is formed,

[0021] Fig. 2 is a perspective view of the push-button side of a housing of a holding device, wherein the lid is closed and encloses a plurality of cards and notes between itself and the base, wherein the outer layer of the lid is provided with a net structure of recesses and wherein the lid is curved upwards and stretched beyond its width in the unloaded state, and

[0022] Fig. 3 is a fragmentary view of the inside of a lid showing that a coin is inserted into the pocket and that an inner layer is attached to an outer layer of the lid by a yarn to form the pocket.

[0023] Fig. 1 shows a holder for cards and / or banknotes, comprising an upwardly open housing 1 having a base 2. The base 2 has upwardly projecting and spaced-apart side webs 3, 4. The side webs 3, 4, together with the base 2, form, at least in sections, a slot for cards. A cover 7 is pivotally connected to a first side web 3. The cover 7 is made of leather.

[0024] The cover 7 or a portion of the cover 7 is flexibly stretchable in its width and / or length by 4% to 15%, at least in certain areas. The cover 7 or a portion of the cover 7 is flexibly stretchable in its width by 4% to 15%, at least in certain areas, in a non-destructive and reversible manner. In the loaded state, the width of the cover 7 or a portion of the cover 7 is 4% to 15% larger than in the unloaded state.

[0025] The cover 7 is designed to be flexible due to recesses 8 formed in or on it, such that its width and / or length can be expanded by 4% to 15%, at least in some regions. Specifically, the length 10 of a broad side of an outer layer 7a of the cover 7 in the unloaded state can be reduced to a length 11 in the stretched state that is 4% to 15% greater than the length 10 in the unloaded state. Specifically, the width of the outer layer 7a in the unloaded state could be extended by up to 10 mm in the loaded state.

[0026] In Fig. 1, the cover 7 is shown in an unloaded, unstretched state. The length 10 of the broad side in the unstretched state is shown in dashed lines, while the length 11 in the stretched state (not shown here) is shown in solid lines. The double arrow indicates the fictitious extension of 4% to 15%.

[0027] Fig. 2 shows a holding device with a stretched, bulged cover 7. Fig. 2 depicts a cover 7 in a loaded, stretched state. The length 10 of the broad side of the outer layer 7a in the unstretched state is shown in dashed lines, while the length 11 in the stretched state shown here is shown in solid lines. The double arrow indicates the actual extension by 4% to 15%.

[0028] In Fig. 2, a thick stack 9 of cards is accommodated in the housing 1. Furthermore, other objects 9a, such as banknotes or coins, are arranged between the lid 7 and the stack 9, so that the lid 7 is significantly curved.

[0029] Fig. 2 shows that the recesses 8 form a net-like structure that covers over 25% of the surface of the lid 7, namely its outer layer 7a.

[0030] The net-like structure is formed by the hole-like recesses 8 and webs 8a, whereby the webs 8a separate the recesses 8 from each other.

[0031] In Fig. 3 it is shown that the lid 7 has a pocket 7c for receiving

[0032] Coins 12. The pocket 7c is arranged on the inside of the lid 7 and is formed by an outer layer 7a of the lid 7 and an inner layer 7b, which are connected to one another, with an insertion opening 7d being provided for the coins 12. The outer layer 7a and the inner layer 7b are connected to one another by a yarn 13.

[0033] The inner layer 7b has an insertion-side edge tongue 13a which is movable relative to a remaining area 13b of the inner layer 7b through two opposite slot-like recesses 14 in the inner layer 7b and can be folded away or opened so that the insertion opening 7d for the coins 12 can be enlarged.

[0034] The outer layer 7a is provided with recesses 8; the inner layer 7b is not provided with recesses 8. The edge tongue 13a acts as a kind of screen, preventing the cards and / or notes from being seen from above when the lid 7 is closed as shown in Fig. 2. Thus, the recesses 8 are opaque and, as opaque elements, contribute to the elasticity of the lid 7.

[0035] Fig. 1 shows that at least one clamp 5 is provided which engages from above into the upwardly open housing 1, wherein the at least one clamp 5, if neither cards nor notes are arranged in the housing 1, is located partly between the side webs 3, 4 and reaches with a free end at least approximately to the bottom 2.

[0036] The side bars 3, 4 have different heights. The height of the first side bar 3 is greater than the height of the second side bar 4, such that notes and / or cards can protrude from the housing 1 via the side bar 4, which has a lower height.

[0037] The side bars 3, 4 are connected to each other only at one rear side of the housing 1 by a connecting bar 6 positioned orthogonally to the base 2. From the front, cards or credit cards can be inserted into the housing 1 like a drawer until they stop against the connecting bar 6 or other stops.

[0038] The base 2 further has a front, flat transverse web 2a, which is connected to a through-hole 2b in the direction of the connecting web 6. Cards can be moved through the through-hole 2b with a finger or thumb. The thumb or finger then protrudes from below through the through-hole 2b toward the clip 5 coming from above. The flat transverse web 2a is flush with the base 2 and is a part of the base 2.

[0039] The side bar 3 forms a connection side of the housing 1, to which the cover 7 is pivotally connected. The cover 7 can be secured by means of a snap fastener 15 to the other side bar 4, which forms the snap fastener side of the housing 1. In Fig. 1, the cover 7 is opened or pivoted open, so that the inside of the cover 7 is visible.

[0040] Reference symbol

[0041] 1 housing

[0042] 2 floor

[0043] 2a front crosspiece of 2

[0044] 2b penetration of 2

[0045] 3 first side bridge

[0046] 4 second side bridge

[0047] 5 brackets

[0048] 6 connecting bridge

[0049] 7 lids

[0050] 7a Outer layer with recesses 8

[0051] 7b Inner layer with slot-like recesses 14

[0052] 7c bag

[0053] 7d insertion opening of 7c

[0054] 8 recesses in 7a

[0055] 8a footbridges

[0056] 9 stacks of cards

[0057] 9a other items

[0058] 10 Length of the broad side of 7, 7a in unstretched state

[0059] 11 Length of the broadside of 7, 7a in stretched state

[0060] 12 coins

[0061] 13 yarn

[0062] 13a marginal tongue of 7b

[0063] 13b Remaining area of ​​7b

[0064] 14 slot-like recess

[0065] 15 push button

Claims

Patent claims 1. A holding device for cards and / or notes, comprising a housing (1) which is open at the top and has a base (2), the base (2) having side webs (3, 4) which project upwards and are arranged at a distance from one another, the side webs (3, 4) together with the base (2) forming, at least in sections, a slot for cards, and a cover (7) which is pivotably connected to the housing (1) or to a side web (3), characterized in that the cover (7) or a part of the cover (7) is flexibly expandable in its width and / or length by 4% to 15% at least in some regions.

2. Holding device according to claim 1, characterized in that the cover (7) or a part of the cover (7) is designed to be flexible by means of recesses (8) formed in or on it, such that it can be stretched in its width and / or length by 4% to 15% at least in some regions.

3. Holding device according to claim 1 or 2, characterized in that the length (10) of a broad side of the lid (7) or of an outer layer (7a) of the lid (7) in the unloaded state can be brought into a length (11) in the stretched state which is 4% to 15% greater than the length (10) in the unloaded state.

4. Holding device according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the recesses (8) form a net-like structure.

5. Holding device according to claim 4, characterized in that the net-like structure is formed by recesses (8) and webs (8a), wherein the webs (8a) separate the recesses (8) from one another at least in regions.

6. Holding device according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the cover (7) has a pocket (7c) for receiving coins (12).

7. Holding device according to claim 6, characterized in that the pocket (7c) is arranged on the inside of the lid (7) and is formed by an outer layer (7a) of the lid (7) and an inner layer (7b) which are connected to one another, wherein an insertion opening (7d) for coins (12) is provided.

8. Holding device according to claim 7, characterized in that the outer layer (7a) and the inner layer (7b) are connected to one another by a yarn (13) or an elastic yarn.

9. Holding device according to claim 7 or 8, characterized in that the inner layer (7b) has an insertion-side edge tongue (13a) which is movable and / or reversibly foldable away or open through at least one slot-like recess (14) relative to a remaining region (13b) of the inner layer (7b), so that an insertion opening (7d) for coins (12) can be enlarged.

10. Holding device according to one of claims 7 to 9, characterized in that the inner layer (7b) has an insertion-side edge tongue (13a) which can be moved and / or folded away or opened by two opposite slot-like recesses (14) relative to a remaining area (13a) of the inner layer (7b), so that an insertion opening (7d) for coins (12) can be enlarged. 11 . Holding device according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that at least one clamp (5) is provided which engages from above into the upwardly open housing (1), wherein the at least one clamp (5), if neither Cards and notes are arranged in the housing (1), is partially located between the side webs (3, 4) and reaches with a free end at least approximately to the floor (2).

12. Holding device according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the side webs (3, 4) have different heights and / or that the height of a first side web (3) is greater than the height of a second side web (4) such that notes and / or cards can protrude from the housing (1) via the first side web (4) with a lower height.

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