Data card holder

Abstract

A data card holder for rapid releasable insertion and capture of a compact data storage card containing emergency medical and personal information, including a front cover plate defining an opening and a void for releasable insertion and capture of a data card.

1 . A data card holder having a bottom portion and a top portion, said apparatus comprising:
 a front cover plate having a partial perimeter wall;   a back cover plate having a partial perimeter wall with substantially the same dimensions as the front cover plate partial wall;   fastening means to attach said front cover plate and said back cover plate;   wherein at least one of said cover plates includes interior data card port walls conforming generally to the shape of the data card intended for use said data card holder; and   wherein when said front and back cover plates are attached with said fastening means, said partial perimeter walls are approximated and said cover plates define an opening at the bottom portion of said data card holder, as well as an interior void within said data card holder, such that a data card can be accommodated and removably inserted into and captured within said data card port walls.   
   
   
       2 . The apparatus of  claim 1 , further including retention means for capturing and retaining a data card removably inserted into the opening in the bottom portion of said data card holder. 
   
   
       3 . The apparatus of  claim 2 , wherein said retention means is selected from the group consisting of ramps, springs, and resilient material, said retention means disposed on an interior surface of at least one of said cover plates. 
   
   
       4 . The apparatus of  claim 1 , wherein said data card port walls are shaped to accept and retain a compact non-volatile data storage device. 
   
   
       5 . The apparatus of  claim 4 , wherein the data storage device is a compact data storagee card selected from the group consisting of compact flash cards, secure digital cards, multimedia cards, smart media cards, secure digital picture cards, microdrives, and memory sticks. 
   
   
       6 . The apparatus of  claim 5 , wherein said data card holder includes through holes disposed through each of said cover plates in said top portion so as to provide means for inserting a chain for hanging said apparatus around a wearer's neck. 
   
   
       7 . The apparatus of  claim 1 , wherein said data card holder includes through holes disposed through each of said cover plates in said top portion so as to provide means for inserting a chain for hanging said apparatus around a wearer's neck. 
   
   
       8 . The apparatus of  claim 1 , wherein said apparatus further includes mounting means for mounting said apparatus on a band suitable for wearing on a wearer's wrist. 
   
   
       9 . The apparatus of  claim 8 , wherein each of said front and back cover plates include a slight matching curvature to conform to the curvature of the wearer's wrist when worn. 
   
   
       10 . The apparatus of  claim 1 , wherein said front cover plate has a substantially planer front side. 
   
   
       11 . The apparatus of  claim 1 , wherein said back cover plate has a substantially planar rear side. 
   
   
       12 . The apparatus of  claim 1 , wherein said fastening means comprises adhesive applied to contact surfaces on said partial perimeter walls of said front and back cover plates.