IP Library Granted Patent US 10,653,222
Granted Patent B2
US 10,653,222 · App. 15/980,773 · Granted May 19, 2020

Card Holder

Inventors: Rick Scharnigg (Amsterdam, NL); Olivier Momma (Amsterdam, NL); Richard Canneman (Amsterdam, NL)
Assignee: Rick Peter Gerard Scharnigg
A45C11/182B65D83/08
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Patent No.
US 10,653,222
App. No.
15/980,773
Granted
May 19, 2020
Kind
B2
Abstract

A card holder is provided. The card holder comprises a first housing and a second housing conjoined to form a casing for stacking one or more cards. The first housing comprises an ejector assembly comprising a sliding member, a spring, and a stair assembly. The sliding member comprises a force applying region adapted to receive an external force for causing a sliding movement of the sliding member within the first housing. The sliding member further comprises a shaft. An end of the spring is wounded on the shaft and another end of the spring is stacked against a wall of the first housing. The stair assembly is adapted to be moveably connected to the sliding member. In response to the sliding movement, the stair assembly rotates along an axis in an anticlockwise direction to cause partial ejection of the one or more cards out of the casing in a tiered arrangement.

Claims (23)

1. A card holder, comprising:

a first housing and a second housing conjoined to form a casing for stacking one or more cards, the first housing comprising an ejector assembly, the ejector assembly comprising:

a sliding member comprising;

a force applying region adapted to receive an external force for causing a sliding movement of the sliding member within the first housing; and

a shaft; and

a spring, wherein an end of the spring is wounded on the shaft and another end of the spring is stacked against a wall of the first housing; and

a stair assembly adapted to be moveably connected to the sliding member, wherein, in response to the sliding movement of the sliding member, the stair assembly rotates along an axis in an anticlockwise direction to cause partial ejection of the one or more cards out of the casing in a tiered arrangement.

2. The card holder as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the stair assembly comprises:

a stepping member comprising a flight of steps and an arm, wherein the arm is provided with a slot; and

a base member comprising:

a body portion for supporting the stepping member; and

an arm portion comprising:

a first pivot for connecting the stepping member to the base member using the slot and, for further connecting the stair assembly to the first housing; and

a second pivot for operably connecting the stair assembly to the sliding member.

3. The card holder as claimed in claim 2 , wherein the stair assembly comprising of the stepping member, and the base member provide tolerance towards jamming of one or more cards, while the card holder is in operation.

4. The card holder as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the sliding member further comprises a recess for receiving the arm portion such that the second pivot operationally fits into the recess, wherein the recess comprises a protrusion tip extending outwards from the sliding member and towards the second housing, and wherein the protrusion tip is adapted to provide stability to the stair assembly during the partial ejection of the one or more cards from the casing.

5. The card holder as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the second housing comprises a bottom wall, a top wall and two lateral walls, wherein the bottom wall, the bottom wall and the two lateral walls are conjoined to form an enclosure having an opening for housing the one or more cards therein, such that the an edge of each of the one or more cards is supported by the flight of steps.

6. The card holder as claimed in claim 1 , further comprising at least one frictional element disposed along at least one side wall of the second housing for providing frictional resistance to the one or more cards during the partial ejection of the one or more cards from the card holder.

7. The card holder as claimed in claim 6 , wherein the at least one frictional element comprises a base plate and a resilient part.

8. The card holder as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the ejector assembly further comprises a spacer disposed in between the sliding member and the stair assembly.

9. The card holder as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the first housing and the second housing are connected to each other using a snap-fit mechanism.

10. The card holder as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the first housing and the second housing are connected to each other using at least one fastening means.

11. The card holder as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the stair assembly is made of plastic material.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Apr 6, 2023
From: SCHARNIGG, RICK; MOMMA, OLIVIER; CANNEMAN, RICHARD
To: EKSTER GROUP B.V
Reel/Frame 063242/0636 →
Continuity (2)
Provisional Application 62509868 · May 23, 2017
Related Publication 20180338593A1 · Nov 29, 2018
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