Patent Application
20210235829
The disclosed embodiments relate generally to retrieval tabs and in particular, but not exclusively, to retrieval tabs for wallet cards.
Wallets are small flat cases that can be used to carry small personal items such as a credit card, cash, transit passes, etc. A leather wallet typically is durable and long-lasting. A typically wallet has multiple card slots to hold multiple wallet cards. The card slots can be horizontal or vertical slots for the wallet cards to be inserted horizontally or vertically into the horizontal or vertical slots, respectively.
Once a wallet card is inserted into a wallet slot, it may be difficult to remove the wallet card from the wallet slot if the wallet card tightly fits the wallet slot, especially for an individual with acrylic nails. Sometimes the wallet card is caught in a wallet groove and the retrieval may cause an acrylic nail to break. A wallet card can include a credit card, a debit card, an identification card, a transit pass, a public transit card, a card key, and/or a business card.
Embodiments of a wallet card retrieval device (tab) for retrieval of a wallet card from a wallet slot is disclosed. According to one aspect, a retrieval device includes a bendable membrane having a first and a second end, a first area of non-permanent adhesive on the first end of the membrane, and a second area of non-permanent adhesive on the second end of the membrane, where the membrane wraps around a wallet card for the first area to adhere to a first side of the wallet card and the second area to adhere to a second side opposite to the first side of the wallet card.
For one embodiment, the bendable membrane includes a plastic membrane. For one embodiment, the bendable membrane is of a camouflage color. For one embodiment, the bendable membrane is of a uniform color.
For one embodiment, the membrane wraps around the wallet card to form a loop and the loop is large enough for a finger or a thumb to fit through the loop. For one embodiment, the membrane is a clear or translucent.
According to a second aspect, a wallet card has a wallet card retrieval device adhered to the wallet card. The wallet card retrieval device includes a bendable membrane having a first and a second end, a first area of non-permanent adhesive on the first end of the membrane, and a second area of non-permanent adhesive on the second end of the membrane, where the membrane wraps around a wallet card for the first area to adhere to a first side of the wallet card and the second area to adhere to a second side opposite to the first side of the wallet card.
For one embodiment, the bendable membrane includes a plastic membrane. For one embodiment, the bendable membrane is of a camouflage color. For one embodiment, the bendable membrane is of a uniform color.
For one embodiment, the membrane wraps around the wallet card to form a loop and the loop is large enough for a finger or a thumb to fit through the loop. For one embodiment, the membrane is a clear or translucent.
According to a third aspect, a method to retrieve a wallet card from a wallet slot of a wallet is disclosed. The method includes inserting a finger or a thumb into a loop formed by a bendable membrane of a wallet card retrieval device, where the wallet card retrieval device includes the bendable membrane having a first and a second end, a first area of non-permanent adhesive on the first end of the membrane, and a second area of non-permanent adhesive on the second end of the membrane, where the membrane wraps around the wallet card for the first area to adhere to a first side of the wallet card and the second area to adhere to a second side opposite to the first side of the wallet card. The method includes pulling out the wallet card from a wallet slot of a wallet by applying a pulling force to the loop by the finger or the thumb.
For one embodiment, the bendable membrane includes a plastic membrane. For one embodiment, the bendable membrane is of a camouflage color. For one embodiment, the bendable membrane is of a uniform color.
The appended drawings illustrate examples and, therefore, are exemplary embodiments, and not to be considered limiting in scope.
The adhesive regions 103-104 can include a strip of adhesive that can adhere the wallet card retrieval device 100 to a wallet card. The adhesive may be non-permanent adhesive, including any types of adhesives, such as, glue, water-based glue, glue that is water resistance, gel, wax, etc. The adhesive may or may not be sticky.
The previous description of the disclosed embodiments is provided to enable one to make or use the methods, device or article of the present disclosure. Various modifications to these embodiments will be readily apparent, and the generic principles defined herein may be applied to other embodiments without departing from the spirit or scope of the disclosure. Thus, the present disclosure is not intended to be limited to the embodiments shown herein but is to be accorded the widest scope consistent with the principles and novel features disclosed herein.
