A card holder is provided, having at least one compartment that holds at least one card. When the compartment is slid open, at least one card is made accessible. There are preferably multiple compartments that make up the card holder, each compartment revealing a different card when slid to an open position.
1. A holder for a plurality of cards, comprising:
a base component having a top surface and a bottom surface; and
a first top sliding component having a top surface and a bottom surface,
wherein the bottom surface of the first top sliding component is disposed adjacent but spaced from the top surface of the base component forming a first cavity therebetween, wherein the first cavity is sized to accommodate at least one card; and
wherein the first top sliding component is slidingly engaged with the base component such that the first top sliding component can move along the top surface of the base component in a first direction between a closed position and open position; and
whereby movement of the first top layer from a closed position to an open position moves the at least one card in the first cavity from an inaccessible position to an accessible position.
2. The holder of claim 1 , further comprising a second top sliding component having a top surface and a bottom surface,
wherein the bottom surface of the second top sliding component is disposed adjacent but spaced from the top surface of the first top sliding component forming a second cavity therebetween, wherein the second cavity is sized to accommodate at least one card; and
wherein the second top sliding component is slidingly engaged with the first top sliding component such that the second top sliding component can move along the top surface of the first top sliding component in a second direction between a closed position and an open position; and
whereby movement of the second top layer from a closed position to an open position moves the at least one card in the second cavity from an inaccessible position to an accessible position.
3. The holder of claim 2 , further comprising a first bottom sliding component having a top surface and a bottom surface,
wherein the top surface of the first bottom sliding component is disposed adjacent but spaced from the bottom surface of the base component forming a third cavity therebetween, wherein the third cavity is sized to accommodate at least one card; and
wherein the first bottom sliding component is slidingly engaged with the base component such that the first bottom sliding component can move along the bottom surface of the base component in a third direction between a closed position and an open position; and
whereby movement of the first bottom layer from a closed position to an open position moves the at least one card in the third cavity from an inaccessible position to an accessible position.
4. The holder of claim 3 , further comprising a second bottom sliding component having a top surface and a bottom surface,
wherein the top surface of the second bottom sliding component is disposed adjacent but spaced from the bottom surface of the first bottom sliding component forming a fourth cavity therebetween, wherein the fourth cavity is sized to accommodate at least one card; and
wherein the second bottom sliding component is slidingly engaged with the first bottom sliding component such that the second bottom sliding component can move along the bottom surface of the first bottom sliding component in a fourth direction between a closed position and an open position; and
whereby movement of the second bottom layer from a closed position to an open position moves the at least one card in the fourth cavity from an inaccessible position to an accessible position.
5. The holder of claim 2 , wherein the second direction is perpendicular to the first direction.
6. The holder of claim 3 , wherein the third direction is opposite the first direction.
7. The holder of claim 4 , wherein the fourth direction is opposite the second direction.
8. The holder of claim 1 , wherein one of the base component and the first top sliding component comprise a stop element that prevents the first top sliding component from being removed from sliding past an open position.
9. The holder of claim 2 , wherein one of the first top sliding component and the second top sliding component comprise a stop element that prevents the first top sliding component from being removed from sliding past an open position.
10. The holder of claim 3 , wherein one of the base component and the first bottom sliding component comprise a stop element that prevents the first top sliding component from being removed from sliding past an open position.
11. The holder of claim 4 , wherein one of the first bottom sliding component and the second bottom sliding component comprise a stop element that prevents the first top sliding component from being removed from sliding past an open position.
12. The holder of claim 1 , further comprising a cover piece attached to an outermost layer of the holder.
13. The holder of claim 12 , wherein the cover piece is spaced from the outermost layer forming a storage cavity, wherein the cavity is sized to accommodate a card.
14. The holder of claim 13 , wherein the cover piece allows for the transmission of radio frequency signals therethrough.
15. The holder of claim 1 , further comprising a money clip attached to an outer layer thereof.
16. The holder of claim 1 , further including at least one retention element to retain a sliding component in a closed position or an open position.
17. The holder of claim 16 , wherein the retention element corresponds to at least one positioning element, whereby a sliding component is retained in an open or closed position when the retention element is aligned with the at least one positioning element.
18. A card-holder for multiple credit-card sized cards comprising:
a first rectangular component having its shorter edges bent into tongues, a second rectangular component having its longer edges bent into tongues and its shorter edges bent into grooves to form a sliding track for said tongues of first component, whereby said first component can move into an open and closed position with respect to said second component
a third rectangular center component having it's longer edges bent into grooves, one half of which face up and receive the tongues of said second rectangular component, the other half of which face down and receive an upside-down duplicate of said second rectangular component
a duplicate of said first rectangular component connected to said duplicate of second rectangular component.
19. The holder of claim 4 , wherein the second direction is perpendicular to the first direction, the third direction is opposite the first direction, and the fourth direction is opposite the second direction.