Granted Patent B2

US 12,484,671 · App. 17/897,090 · Granted Dec 2, 2025

Inventors: Thuan Tran (San Jose, CA); Charlie Carroll (Palo Alto, CA); Binh Tran (Santa Clara, CA)

Assignee: CTB HOLDINGS LLC

A45C1/06A45C2001/062

Abstract

Claims (28)

1 . A money clip, comprising:

a chassis defining a first side and a second side located opposite the first side;

a first coupling element coupled to the chassis, the first coupling element configured to retain a first personal effect selected from the group consisting of a personal card, a paper bill, and combinations thereof, between the first coupling element and the first side of the chassis; and

a second coupling element coupled to the chassis, the second coupling element configured to retain a second personal effect selected from the group consisting of a personal card, a paper bill, and combinations thereof, between the second coupling element and the second side of the chassis, wherein the second coupling element comprises a stretchable band configured to wrap around the chassis,

wherein the first coupling element is configured to overlap the second coupling element about the first side of the chassis, such that the second coupling element enables the money clip to retain the first personal effect selected from the group consisting of a personal card, a paper bill, and combinations thereof, between the first coupling element and the first side of the chassis, via friction.

2 . The money clip of claim 1 , wherein the first coupling element is mechanically coupled to the second side of the chassis.

3 . The money clip of claim 2 , wherein the first coupling element extends from the second side of the chassis to the first side of the chassis.

4 . The money clip of claim 3 , wherein the first coupling element comprises a curved member that extends from the first side of the chassis to the second side of the chassis.

5 . The money clip of claim 1 , wherein the chassis extends along a first direction and the stretchable band wraps around the chassis along a second direction perpendicular to the first direction, wherein at least a portion of the first coupling element is offset from the chassis along a third direction that is perpendicular to the first direction and the second direction.

6 . The money clip of claim 5 , wherein the first coupling element is configured to flex along the third direction to thereby couple the first personal effect selected from the group consisting of a personal card, a paper bill, and combinations thereof, against the first side of the chassis.

7 . The money clip of claim 5 , wherein the stretchable band is configured to flex along the third direction to thereby couple the second personal effect selected from the group consisting of a personal card, a paper bill, and combinations thereof, against the second side of the chassis.

8 . The money clip of claim 1 , further comprising at least one aperture located on the first coupling element adjacent a top portion of the chassis.

9 . The money clip of claim 8 , further comprising a bottle opener located on the first coupling element adjacent the top portion of the chassis, the bottle opener defining an angled aperture configured to receive at least a portion of a bottle cap.

10 . The money clip of claim 8 , wherein the at least one aperture comprises two apertures.

11 . The money clip of claim 1 , wherein the first coupling element defines a curved shape, the first coupling element configured to withstand repeated bending while retaining the curved shape.

12 . The money clip of claim 11 , wherein the first coupling element is comprised of a titanium alloy.

13 . The money clip of claim 12 , wherein the chassis is comprised of aluminum.

14 . The money clip of claim 13 , wherein a combination of the aluminum and the titanium alloy enables the money clip to block a radio frequency identification (RFID) signal.

15 . The money clip of claim 1 , wherein the chassis defines a first color.

16 . The money clip of claim 15 , wherein the first coupling element defines a second color that is different from the first color.

17 . The money clip of claim 1 , wherein the personal card defines a first width and the money clip defines a second width that is larger than the first width.

18 . A money clip, comprising:

a chassis defining a first side and a second side located opposite the first side;

a first coupling element coupled to the chassis, the first coupling element configured to retain a first personal effect selected from the group consisting of a personal card, a paper bill, and combinations thereof, between the first coupling element and the first side of the chassis, wherein the first coupling element comprises four apertures located adjacent the first side of the chassis; and

a second coupling element coupled to the chassis, the second coupling element configured to retain a second personal effect selected from the group consisting of a personal card, a paper bill, and combinations thereof, between the second coupling element and the second side of the chassis,

wherein the first coupling element is configured to overlap the second coupling element.

19 . The money clip of claim 18 , wherein the first coupling element is mechanically coupled to the second side of the chassis.

20 . The money clip of claim 19 , wherein the first coupling element is configured to extend from the second side of the chassis to the first side of the chassis.

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