wallet

Abstract

The goal was to create a thin, easy-to-use wallet that doesn't distort the silhouette of clothing or stand out when placed in the pockets of trousers or jackets. [Solution] A vertically opening wallet that can store banknotes folded in half when the wallet is closed, and can store banknotes, coins and cards, comprising a vertically opening wallet body, a card storage section located in the center when the wallet is closed that stores cards stacked vertically and sandwiches banknotes between the back of the cards and the wallet body, and a coin storage section located at the top when the wallet is closed that stores coins, and the part of the wallet body above the card storage section when the wallet is open folds forward to close the wallet.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] The present invention relates to a wallet.

Background Art

[0002] With the recent trend towards a cashless society, compact and thin wallets have become popular. For example, the wallet shown in Patent Document 1 is characterized in that coins and cards are arranged so as not to overlap, making it more compact than conventional wallets. In addition, the wallet shown in Patent Document 2 is characterized in that bills, coins, and cards can be identified at a glance when the wallet is opened, and payments can be made smoothly while being compact.

Prior Art Documents

Patent Documents

[0003]

Patent Document 1

Patent Document 2

Summary of the Invention

Problems to be Solved by the Invention

[0004] As described above, various thin wallets have been devised so far, but although they are thin, they are rectangular parallelepipeds. Mainly, pockets in clothes such as trousers and jackets have a curved surface along the body line when the clothes are worn. When a rectangular parallelepiped wallet is put into such a pocket, the ends or corners of the wallet stick out, leading to problems such as the collapse of the silhouette of the clothes and discomfort.

[0005] Therefore, the problem to be solved by the present invention is to realize a thin and easy-to-use wallet that does not cause the silhouette of the clothes to collapse and the ends or corners of the wallet to be less conspicuous when mainly put into pockets of trousers, jackets, etc.

Means for Solving the Problems

[0006] The first invention of the present invention is a vertically opening and closing wallet capable of storing banknotes, coins, and cards, in which banknotes can be stored folded in half when the wallet is closed, comprising a vertically opening and closing wallet body, a coin storage section located at the top when the wallet is closed for storing coins, and a card storage section located in the center when the wallet is closed for storing cards stacked vertically and sandwiching banknotes between the back of the cards and the wallet body, wherein the portion of the wallet body above the card storage section when the wallet is open folds forward to close the wallet. The second invention is a wallet characterized by having a detachable mechanism provided on a portion of the upper part when the wallet is open and on the portion that overlaps with the open part when the wallet is closed. The third invention is a wallet characterized in that the card storage section has an opening that is wide enough to hold the curved corners of the cards. The fourth invention is a wallet characterized in that the coin storage section has an insertion slot for inserting coins at its top, and the card storage section has an insertion slot for inserting cards at its top. The fifth invention is a wallet that includes a slot in the coin compartment for inserting a key from top to bottom, and a bill holder located inside the wallet body that does not overlap with the coin compartment when the wallet is closed, and which can hold and stabilize banknotes, and the lower corners when the wallet is closed are formed diagonally from both ends of the lower edge of the card compartment toward the outer side of the wallet. [Effects of the Invention]

[0007] According to the present invention, it is possible to create a thin and easy-to-use wallet that does not distort the silhouette of clothing when placed in the pocket of trousers or a jacket, and whose edges and corners are not noticeable. [Brief explanation of the drawing]

[0008] [Figure 1] This is an explanatory diagram showing the wallet of the present invention in its open state, with banknotes, coins, cards, and keys stored inside, as viewed from the front. [Figure 2]This diagram illustrates the wallet of the present invention when it is closed with banknotes, coins, cards, and keys stored inside, viewed from the front, bottom, and side. [Modes for carrying out the invention]

[0009] Hereinafter, specific embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. Figures 1 and 2 are explanatory diagrams showing a wallet 1 according to one embodiment of the present invention. Figure 1 shows the wallet 1 in an open state, and Figure 2 shows the wallet 1 in a closed state. Figures 1 and 2 show the wallet with banknotes 2, coins 3, cards 4, and keys 5 stored inside.

[0010] As shown in Figure 1, the wallet 1 comprises a vertically oriented wallet body 6, a coin storage section 7 for storing coins 3, and a card storage section 8 for storing cards 4.

[0011] When wallet 1 is opened, the part of the wallet body 6 above the card storage section 8 folds forward, allowing wallet 1 to open and close vertically, and when closed, it is in the state shown in the front view of Figure 2.

[0012] As is clear from Figures 1 and 2, the coin compartment 7 is located at the top when the wallet 1 is closed. While its size and shape are not particularly limited as long as it fits within the wallet 1, it is desirable that it can hold approximately 10 coins.

[0013] As is clear from Figures 1 and 2, the card storage section 8 is located in the center when the wallet 1 is closed. In addition, it stores cards 4 stacked vertically and also serves to hold banknotes 2 between the back of the cards and the wallet body 6.

[0014] The attachment / detachment mechanism of wallet 1 is detachable by an upper attachment / detachment mechanism 9 provided at a upper part when the wallet is opened, and a lower attachment / detachment mechanism 10 provided at a part overlapping that location when the wallet is closed. In this embodiment, a leather hook is provided in the upper attachment / detachment mechanism 9, and a location 12 that is opened to a width capable of holding the curved part of the card corner is used as the lower attachment / detachment mechanism 10 and is used as the insertion hole for the leather hook. The upper attachment / detachment mechanism 9 and the lower attachment / detachment mechanism 10 are not limited to this, and any mechanism that can be detachably fastened such as snap buttons or surface fasteners may be used, but in this embodiment, by using an attachment / detachment mechanism that does not use these attachment / detachment members, it has become possible to make it thinner.

[0015] The card 4 (such as a credit card or cash card) has a curved part 11 at the card corner, and as shown in the bottom views of FIGS. 1 and 2, the card storage part 8 has a location 12 that is opened to a width capable of holding the curved part of the card corner. As a result, the thickness of the wallet material that conventionally covered the bottom surface of the card storage part 8 is eliminated, and although slightly, it has become possible to miniaturize the wallet 1. In addition, when taking out the card 4, it has become possible to push up the card 4 with a finger from below, and the functionality when taking out the card 4 has also been improved.

[0016] The insertion slot 13 for inserting coins is provided at the upper part of the coin storage part 7, and the insertion slot 14 for inserting cards is provided at the upper part of the card storage part 8. In this embodiment, neither of the insertion slots has a lid, and when the wallet 1 is closed, the wallet body 6 serves as a lid.

[0017] The key 5 can be inserted and stored into the insertion hole 15 provided in the coin storage part 7 from top to bottom. Although there are two insertion holes in this embodiment, as long as it can be inserted and stored into the coin storage part 7 from top to bottom, the position and number of the holes are not limited.

[0018] As is clear from FIGS. 1 and 2, the bill pressing part 16 that can press and stabilize the bill 2 is located inside the wallet body 6 that does not overlap with the coin storage part 7 when the wallet 1 is closed.

[0019] As shown in the front view of FIG. 2, when the wallet is closed, the lower two corners 18 are formed obliquely from both ends of the lower side of the card storage part toward the outer wallet side surfaces. In this embodiment, they are formed as straight obliques, but they may be formed as curves.

[0020] In this embodiment, the wallet 1 is made of leather as the material, but as long as it can bend smoothly and the wallet 1 can be opened and closed, it may also be made of cloth, synthetic leather, resin, etc.

[0021] In this embodiment, the banknotes 2, coins 3, cards 4, and keys 5 can all be taken out from above when the wallet is open. When the wallet 1 is closed, the wallet body 6 serves as a lid so that all the stored items do not fall, and as a result, there is no need to provide a lid for each storage part, enabling a thinner profile. In addition, since all the stored items can be accessed when the wallet 1 is opened, the functionality has also been improved.

[0022] In the wallet 1 with the configuration described so far, an extra space 17 where neither the coins 3, cards 4, nor keys 5 overlap is created outside the lower part of the wallet and the card storage part 8. When pressure is applied such that the extra space 17 is crushed when the wallet 1 is put into a pocket, since the material of the wallet and the banknotes 2 can bend smoothly, as shown in the bottom view of FIG. 2, only the part with the extra space 17 becomes thinner than other parts. Also, as shown in the side view of FIG. 2, since the coin storage part 7 is not on the bottom side of the wallet 1, the bottom side is thinner than other parts. Here, considering that the pockets of clothes such as mainly trousers and jackets are curved along the body line when the clothes are worn and usually fall to the lower part of the pocket when a wallet is put in, more pressure is applied to the ends rather than the center and the lower part rather than the upper part of the wallet. As a result, in conventional wallets, the ends and corners stick out inside the pocket, leading to a breakdown of the silhouette of the clothes and discomfort. To solve this, the lower side and ends of the wallet should be made thinner, but the wallet 1 of the present invention has solved this due to the above-described characteristics. In addition, the shape of the lower two corners 18 when the wallet is closed, which takes the corners of the lower part of the wallet that are prominent when put in a pocket, also plays a role in preventing the silhouette of the clothes from breaking down. [Industrial applicability]

[0023] By manufacturing and selling the wallet according to the present invention, we can contribute to the development of industry. [Explanation of Symbols]

[0024] 1...Wallet, 2...Banknotes, 3...Coins, 4...Cards, 5...Keys, 6...Wallet itself 7...Coin compartment, 8...Card compartment, 9...Upper detachable mechanism, 10...Lower detachable mechanism 11...Curved corner of the card, 12...Opening that is wide enough to hold the curved corner of the card 13...Coin slot, 14...Card slot, 15...Insertion hole 16...Bill holder section, 17...Extra space, 18...Bottom corners when the wallet is closed

Claims

1. A wallet with a vertical opening and closing structure that can store banknotes folded in half when the wallet is closed, and can hold banknotes, coins, and cards. The wallet body has a vertical opening and closing structure, The coin compartment, located at the top when the wallet is closed, holds coins. Located in the center of the left-right direction when the wallet is closed, there is a card storage section that stores cards vertically stacked and also holds banknotes between the back of the cards and the main body of the wallet. A wallet characterized by having the following features.

2. The wallet according to claim 1, characterized in that the card storage section has an opening that is wide enough to hold the curved corners of the cards.

Images