Patent Application
20240057735
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The present invention relates to a card holder attachable to a smart device, and more particularly to a smart device attachable card holder with hand tools that allows the user to recognize each card retained in the card holder and withdraw each card easily and independently.
In twenty century, cellular phones evolutes into smart devices each of which not only provides standard wireless phone function, but also can be functioned as multiple handheld devices such as GPS, television, monitor, computer, dictionary, electronic wallet, camera, video recorder, digital map, video conferencing means, browser, album, radio, audio recorder, AV player, calculator, online shopping means, controller of other electronic devices, and etc., depending which APP (application) is logged in in the smart device.
Practically, one may not carry his or her personal items such as wallet, keys, cash, notebook computer, or the like with him or her all the time, no matter indoor or outdoor, but one would always carry his or her smart device, so that he or she can communicate with the whole world, access required information and data, pay or receive money, and call or text with someone anytime and anywhere as long as there is a network. However, some cards are generally required to be carried along with a person, including picture identification (ID), driving license, credit cards, student card, and so on that are required to be presented to the authorities with true copies where image copies are not acceptable.
It is a user-friendly concept that if a card holder can be attached to an attachable surface SD1 of a smart device SD. A card holder with attachable means, such as “MagSafe” for iPhone as shown in
Further, the pressing of two or more contained cards directly together in the conventional card holder would cause rubbing and scratching of the card against the adjacent card, while inserting into and drawing from the receiving chamber of the card holder, that results in unwanted damages and causing malfunction to the contained cards.
Another shortcoming of the smart device attachable card holder is that criminals may access and steal the personal information of the contained cards through NFC (Near Field Communication) technology.
Further, some accessories are usually required to use with a smart device, such as touch pen or stylus pen for operating the touch screen of the smart device, sim card tray removal tool, phone stand, adapter, mini screwdriver, and the like. Accordingly, it would provide significant and substantial convenience to the smart device user if the smart device attachable card holder is equipped with one or more common accessories for the smart device.
The invention is advantageous in that it provides a smart device attachable card holder with hand tools, which distinctively contains two or more cards allowing the user to precisely recognize each card and precisely draw out a particular card of the two or more cards to use with one hand.
Another advantage of the invention is to provide a smart device attachable card holder with hand tools, including a card holder case and a hand tool case which can be attached with each other to form an integral body for detachably attaching to an attachable surface of a smart device.
Another advantage of the invention is to provide a smart device attachable card holder with hand tools, including a card holder case and a hand tool each of which can be selectively attached to an attachable surface of a smart device.
Another advantage of the invention is to provide a smart device attachable card holder having two or more independent card sockets for retaining two or more cards respectively while each of the independent card sockets has an indention slot at a drawing opening thereof, allowing at least a portion of the contained card to be observable so that the user may easily recognize the card retained in that specific card socket.
Another advantage of the invention is to provide a smart device attachable card holder with hand tools, wherein the two or more card sockets have two or more independent indention slots at two or more sides of the card holder case respectively for card inserting therein and drawing out therefrom.
Another advantage of the invention is to provide a smart device attachable card holder with hand tools which is also attachable to the user's belt, hand bag, or etc.
Another advantage of the invention is to provide a smart device attachable card holder with hand tools which can prevent access of the information of the contained cards therein through NFC technology.
Another advantage of the invention is to provide a smart device attachable card holder which includes a built-in foldable stand for the smart device to be attached thereto.
Another advantage of the invention is to provide a smart device attachable card holder with hand tools, which card holder case includes at least one attaching arrangement at a first attaching surface side thereof configured for detachably attaching to an attachable surface of a smart device.
Another advantage of the invention is to provide a smart device attachable card holder with hand tools, which hand tool case includes a clip member configured not only for clipping to a belt like element but also for detachably holding an “AirTag” element in position, wherein the clipping member can be made detachable so that the user may select to have the clipping function or not for the hand tool case.
Another advantage of the invention is to provide a smart device attachable card holder with hand tools, which hand tool case includes a mounting arrangement at a mounting surface side thereof configured for detachably mounting to the second attaching surface side of the card holder case.
Another advantage of the invention is to provide a smart device attachable card holder with hand tools, which hand tools unit has at least one tool socket therein and comprises at least one hand tool connected thereto in such a manner that the at least one hand tool is received in the at least one tool socket when it is not being used normally and is able to be removed from the at least one tool socket when it is required to be used anytime.
Another advantage of the invention is to provide a smart device attachable card holder with hand tools, having a compact rectangular size and a relative light weight, adapted for attaching with the attachable surface of the smart device firmly and securely that allowing the user to grip and/or hold the smart device in a more firm and secure manner with one hand or both hands.
Another advantage of the invention is to provide a smart device attachable card holder with hand tools which prevents two adjacent cards contained therein from rubbing and scratching with each other to protect the contained cards from unnecessary and unexpected damages.
According to the present invention, the foregoing and other objects and advantages are attained by a smart device attachable card holder with hand tools, including:
In one embodiment, the card holder case includes a hand tool housed therein. The card holder further has a tool socket provided at one of the four edge sides thereof and the hand tool, such as a foldable stand, is received in the tool socket and configured to be capable of extending out from the tool socket to form a stand.
In one embodiment, the smart device attachable card holder with hand tools further includes a clip member detachably mounted to the hand tool case and configured for clipping to a belt like element.
In one embodiment, the clip member is configured for detachably holding an “Airtag” element in position.
In one embodiment, the at least one hand tool of the hand tool case is selected from the group consisting of stylus pen, phone stand, sim-card tray removal tool, knife, cutter, screwdriver, opener, pointer, scissors, clamp, and etc.
In one embodiment, the smart device attachable card holder with hand tools further includes a cover panel configured to be selectively attached to the mounting surface of the hand tool case detachably, wherein the cover panel provides an outer card slot for holding a card thereon in position.
Still further objects and advantages will become apparent from a consideration of the ensuing description and drawings.
These and other objectives, features, and advantages of the present invention will become apparent from the following detailed description, the accompanying drawings, and the appended claims.
The drawings, described above, are provided for purposes of illustration, and not of limitation, of the aspects and features of various examples of embodiments of the invention described herein. The drawings are not intended to limit the scope of the claimed invention in any aspect. For simplicity and clarity of illustration, elements shown in the drawings have not necessarily been drawn to scale and the dimensions of some of the elements may be exaggerated relative to other elements for clarity.
The following description is disclosed to enable any person skilled in the art to make and use the present invention. Preferred embodiments are provided in the following description only as examples and modifications will be apparent to those skilled in the art. The general principles defined in the following description would be applied to other embodiments, alternatives, modifications, equivalents, and applications without departing from the spirit and scope of the present invention.
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The card holder case 10 includes an attaching arrangement 111 provided at the first attachable surface side 110 and configured for detachably attaching to an attachable surface SD1 of a smart device SD. For example, when the smart device SD is an iPhone as shown in
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According to the preferred embodiment of the invention, there are first, second and third card sockets 21, 22, 23 and the separator 13 comprises a first inner panel 131 and a second inner panel 132 overlappedly mounted between the first outer panel 11 and the second outer panel 12, wherein the first card socket 21 is formed between the first outer panel 11 and the first inner panel 131, the second card socket 22 is formed between the first inner panel 131 and the second inner panel 132, and the third card socket 23 is formed between the second outer panel 12 and the separate 13, while the three drawing openings 211, 221, 231 of the first, second and third card sockets 21, 22, 23 are formed at the first edge side 101, the second edge side 102 and the third edge side 103 respectively. Also, there are three indention slots 212, 222, 232 which are three recesses indented at the first, second and third edge sides 101, 102, 103 respectively such that when three cards are fittingly received in the first, second and third card sockets 21, 22, 23, at least an edge portion of each of the three cards is exposed at the respective indention slots 212, 222, 232 which not only allows the user to recognize and identify the cards but also enables the user to easily and precisely insert the cards into the card sockets 21, 22, 23 respectively or to grip the particular card from the respective card socket 21, 22 or 23 through the indention slot 212, 222 or 232 thereof as desired.
The first and second outer panels 11, 12 and the first and second inner panels 131, 132 have similar sizes and are stacked and secured together to form an integral body by means of four sets of fasteners 61 at four corners of the card holder case 10.
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The second inner panel 132 has a first side 132A and a second side 132B, wherein a rectangular second recess 1321, sized for fittingly receiving a card therein, is formed in the first side 132A, which has a bottom wall, two side walls and a second opening 1322 at a longitudinal edge side of the second inner panel 132. Another flat side 131B of the first inner panel 131 is attached to the first side 132A of the second inner panel 132 such that the second card socket 22 is defined by the second recess 1321 and the flat side 131B of the first inner panel 131 and the second opening 1322 forms the second drawing opening 221 of the second card socket 22. Further, a rectangular third recess 1331, sized for fittingly receiving a card therein, is formed in the second side 132B, which has a bottom wall, two side walls and a third opening 1332 at a top edge side of the second inner panel 132, wherein a flat inner side 122 of the second outer panel 12 is attached on the second side 132B of the second inner panel 132 such that the third card socket 23 is defined by the third recess 1331 and the inner side 122 of the second outer panel 12, and the third opening 1332 forms the third drawing opening 231 of the third card socket 23.
It is worth mentioning that the first and second outer panels 11, 12 are preferred to be made of light weight metal such as aluminum alloy or titanium, and that the first and second inner panels 131, 132 of the separator 13 can be made of insulating plastic or the similar metallic material of the first and second outer panels 11, 12. Of course, the first and second outer panels 11, 12 and the first and second inner panels 131, 132 are able to be made of other materials according to the needs of specific users.
Accordingly, the first and second inner panels 131, 132 of the separator 13 integrally mounted between first and second outer panels 11, 12 significantly isolate the three cards contained in the first, second and third card sockets 21, 22, 23 provided between first and second outer panels 11, 12, which not only prevents any contained card from rubbing and scratching with another contained card to protect the contained cards from unnecessary and unexpected damages, but also prevents access of the information of the contained cards through NFC technology.
In addition, in order to facilitate the drawing out of the desire card from the specific card socket 21, 22, 23, the first, second and third drawing openings 211, 221, 231 of the first, second and third card sockets 21, 22, 23 are formed at the right and left edge sides 101, 102 and the top edge side 103 of the card holder case 10, thereby the insertion and drawing out of each particular card from each of the first, second and third card sockets 21, 22 or 23 would not affect the other two cards contained in the other two card sockets 21, 22 or 23. Also, the first, second and third indention slots 212, 222, 232 are indented at the first, second and third edge sides 101, 102, 103 of the card holder case 10, that not only allows at least an edge portion of each contained card is observable thereby the user can easily identify and recognize the card retained in that specific card socket 21, 22, 23, but also enables the user to easily and precisely insert the cards into the card sockets 21, 22, 23 respectively or to grip the particular card from the respective card socket 21, 22 or 23 through the indention slot 212, 222 or 232 thereof as desired.
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In order to ensure the card securely retained in the respective card socket 21, 22, 23, as shown in
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According to the preferred embodiment, the hand tool case 30 includes a first panel 31, a second panel 32 and a supporting panel 33 mounted between the first and second panels 31, 32 by means of four sets of fasteners 35 fastening at four corners thereof to form an integral body. The supporting panel 33 has a first receiving slot 331, a second receiving slot 332 and a third receiving slot 333 at two longitudinal sides and a bottom side thereof respectively, such that three hand tool sockets 341, 342, 343 are defined by the first, second and third receiving slots 331, 332, 333 respectively after the first and second panels 31, 32 are securely mounted on two sides of the supporting panel 33. As shown in
According to the preferred embodiment of the present invention, besides the stylus pen 421, the at least one hand tool 42 further includes a knife 422, a Philips screwdriver 423 and a slotted screwdriver 424 built in with an opener 425. The knife 422 is pivotally connected to hand tool case 30 by means of one set of the fastener 35 in such a manner that the knife 422 is capable of pivotally folding inward to be received in the first hand tool socket 341 when it is not in use and to pivotally unfolded outward to be extended as shown in
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Generally, the hand tool case 30 can be clipped to the user's belt or a belt of the user's handbag by the clip member 50 or to mount to a pocket of the user or in the user's handbag or briefcase. When the card holder case 10 is detached from the user's smart device, the card holder case 10 can be attached to the hand tool case 30 by attaching the first attachable surface side 110 of the card holder case 10 to the mounting surface side 301 of the hand tool case 30 through a magnetic attachment between the attaching arrangement 111 of the card holder case 10 and the mounting arrangement 41 of the hand tool case 30.
According to the preferred embodiment, the attaching arrangement 111 is preferred to be configured to work with the MagSafe of an iPhone as the smart device, wherein “MagSafe” is a proprietary, magnetically attached wireless power transfer and accessory-attachment standard developed by Apple Inc. for its iPhone and AirPods. To be adaptable with the “MagSafe” and the magnetic attachable arrangement provided in the attachable surface of other current smart device SD, the attaching arrangement 111 includes a magnetic attaching ring 1111 which is made with an opposing magnetic pole with respect to the magnetic pole of the MagSafe so as to ensure secure magnetic attachment of the card holder case 10 on the attachable surface SD1 of the iPhone as the smart device SD and a magnetic alignment member 1112. Correspondingly, as shown in
With respect to the attaching arrangement 111 of the card holder case 10, as shown in
For more secure connection between the card holder case 10 and the hand tool case 30, an engagement arrangement 60 is provided, as shown in
According to the preferred embodiment of the present invention, as shown in
The cover attaching arrangement 111′, which is preferred to have the same configuration as the attaching arrangement 111 of the card holder case 10, comprises a magnetic attaching ring 1111′ and a magnetic alignment member 1112′. The cover panel 71 is further provided with a cover ring slot 7111 indented at an upper portion of the inner side 711 thereof and a cover member slot 7112 indented at a lower portion of the inner side 711 thereof, such that the magnetic attaching ring 1111′ and the alignment member 1112′ are fittingly and fixed mounted in the cover ring slot 7111 and the cover member slot 7112 respectively, while ensuring a flat surface of the inner side for flatly and tightly attaching on the mounting surface side 301 of the hand tool case 30. Encircling by the cover ring slot 7111, an embedded opening 713 is formed and shaped to fit in the embedding configuration 61 of the hand tool case 30 while the cover panel 71 is attached on the mounting surface side 301 of the hand tool case 30.
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Both the hand tool case 30 and the cover case 70 also provide three hand tool case indention slots 361, 362, 363 at the left and right edge sides and the top edge side of the hand tool case 30 (as shown in
It is worth mentioning that the hand tool case 30 and the cover case 70 are preferred to be made of light weight metal such as aluminum alloy or titanium or insulating plastic material. Of course, the hand tool case 30 and the cover case 70 are able to be made of other materials according to the needs of specific users.
It is appreciated that the introduction of the inventive concept according to description of the above preferred embodiment is for illustration purpose but not intending to limit the claims of the invention and can be modified into alternatives, including but not limited to the following:
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It is worth mentioning that the smart device attachable card holder of the present invention, which has a compact rectangular size and a relative light weight, is adapted for attaching with the attachable surface of the smart device firmly and securely that allowing the user to grip and/or hold the smart device in a more firm and secure manner with one hand or both hands. The independent card sockets 21, 22, 23 of the card holder case 10 not only prevents two adjacent cards contained therein from rubbing and scratching with each other to protect the contained cards from unnecessary and unexpected damages, but also prevents access of the information of the contained cards therein through NFC technology.
One skilled in the art will understand that the embodiment of the present invention as shown in the drawings and described above is exemplary only and not intended to be limiting.
It will thus be seen that the objects of the present invention have been fully and effectively accomplished. The embodiments have been shown and described for the purposes of illustrating the functional and structural principles of the present invention and is subject to change without departure from such principles. Therefore, this invention includes all modifications encompassed within the spirit and scope of the following claims.
