Wallet Sleeve With Pull-Strap For Card Access
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing wallets and money clips often make it difficult to easily withdraw cards or cash due to tight retention mechanisms, which can hinder quick access to frequently or occasionally used items.
Innovation Solution
A wallet design featuring a sleeve with a pull-tab or strap that allows cards to be easily retrieved by shifting from a first position where they are partially covered to a second position where they are exposed for removal, utilizing elastic materials and strategic openings for card insertion and removal.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If tight retention mechanisms are used to hold cards securely in wallet slots, then card security is improved, but card withdrawal difficulty increases
Solution Approach 1:
The wallet structure is segmented into discrete slots, each with independent retention mechanisms. This allows each slot to be optimized for both security and ease of withdrawal without compromising the entire wallet system.
Solution Approach 2:
Instead of requiring the user to pull cards directly against the retention force, the invention provides tabs that extend beyond the slot edges. Users pull these tabs which are positioned to leverage the retention mechanism's geometry, effectively using the retention structure against itself to facilitate easy card removal while maintaining secure holding.
2Quantity of substance
If multiple cards are stored in single slots, then wallet capacity is improved, but card access time increases
Solution Approach 1:
The wallet is divided into multiple slots rather than using single large compartments. Each slot can hold one or more cards with dedicated tabs, allowing users to access specific cards by pulling their respective tabs without disturbing other cards in different slots.
Solution Approach 2:
Tabs serve as intermediary elements between the user's fingers and the cards. Each tab is attached to a specific card or group of cards in a slot, allowing selective access. The tabs mediate the interaction by providing direct mechanical leverage points that enable quick card removal without requiring the user to dig through or manually manipulate multiple cards.
Data Source
AI summary
System and method of storing cards for ease of carrying and access by a user. The system, which may be a wallet, may include a sleeve or band that tightly holds or maintains a card or plurality of cards. The sleeve may have an opening at the top and at the bottom to allow for cards to be positioned within the sleeve. A pull-strap may be coupled to the sleeve and weave through the sleeve in an S-shape to create a first pocket for cards and a second pocket for cards. The pull-strap may pass through a guide in the body of the sleeve that can be pulled or actuated to allow for easy retrieval of the cards from the pockets. The pull-strap and cards can be easily retracted within the sleeve with a single hand of a user.