Wallet With Offset Edge Segmentation for Item Access
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Solution Overview
Problem
Conventional wallets with aligned multiple layers of material along edges make it difficult to quickly and easily access and remove items, such as credit cards, due to the need to squeeze or pull apart the layers, and the compact configuration causes items to bind within compartments.
Innovation Solution
The wallet design features elongated interior portions with notches and access slots that extend from the bottom edge to the top, allowing for easier insertion and removal of items by providing additional structure and access points, reducing the need to separate layers and minimizing binding.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Stability of the object's composition
If multiple layers of material are aligned along the edges to define the wallet structure, then the wallet maintains its structural integrity and compact configuration, but it becomes difficult to access compartments and remove items
Solution Approach 1:
The wallet structure is segmented by creating misalignment between the edges of different layers. Specifically, the second layer's edge is positioned offset from the first layer's edge, creating a gap that serves as an access point to compartments without requiring separation of the entire multi-layer structure.
Solution Approach 2:
The invention extracts the access function from the aligned edge structure by creating a dedicated access opening through the misaligned gap. This allows items to be accessed directly through the gap without requiring the user to squeeze or pull apart the entire multi-layer wallet structure.
2Reliability
If compartments are sealed along edges to retain items, then items are securely stored, but items bind within compartments making removal difficult
Solution Approach 1:
The compartment structure is segmented by the misaligned edges, creating a gap that acts as an exit point. This allows items to be removed through the gap without requiring complete disassembly of the compartment sealing structure.
Solution Approach 2:
The misaligned gap acts as an intermediary access path between the sealed compartment interior and the exterior. This mediator allows items to be inserted and removed without compromising the overall sealing integrity of the compartment edges.
3Device complexity
If all compartments have openings along one edge, then the wallet structure remains simple, but accessing desired items becomes difficult when multiple items are present
Solution Approach 1:
The single-edge opening structure is segmented into multiple access points by creating gaps at different locations along the edges. This allows different compartments to be accessed through different gaps, enabling selective access to desired items without requiring the user to manipulate the entire wallet structure.
Data Source
AI summary
An apparatus for carrying one or more items in the form of a wallet includes one or more compartments. The wallet includes a slot to provide access to an interior of a compartment. The slot is positioned such that the one or more items within the compartment can be contacted along their bottom edge. In this manner the slot extends from the bottom edge of the wallet upwards towards the top of the wallet. In some instances the wallet includes interior dividers that have extended edges that extend past the length of the front and back of the wallet. These dividers with extended edges may also have a notch feature. These and other features of the wallet assist in inserting and removing the one or more items from the wallet.