Financial and identification card holder

Abstract

A financial and identification card holder comprises a generally planar back portion, a generally planar front portion, and a connecting portion connecting the back portion and the front portion. The back portion and the front portion are substantially parallel to and spaced from one another, and the base portion extends between the back portion and the front portion. The inner surfaces of the back portion, connecting portion, front portion and base portion define a partial enclosure for receiving financial and identification cards. The partial enclosure is open opposite the connecting portion and the base portion. A band mounting is secured to at least one of the back portion, front portion and connecting portion, and a resilient band may be mounted to the band mounting to retain the cards in the holder.

1 . A financial and identification card holder, comprising:
 a generally planar back portion;   a generally planar front portion;   a connecting portion connecting the back portion and the front portion;   the back portion and the front portion being substantially parallel to and spaced from one another;   a base portion extending between the back portion and the front portion;   inner surfaces of the back portion, connecting portion, front portion and base portion defining a partial enclosure that is open opposite the connecting portion and the base portion; and   a band mounting secured to at least one of the back portion, the front portion and the connecting portion.   
   
   
       2 . The financial and identification card holder of  claim 1 , wherein the back portion, connecting portion and front portion comprise a single piece of material. 
   
   
       3 . The financial and identification card holder of  claim 2 , wherein the connecting portion is a curved reverse bend. 
   
   
       4 . The financial and identification card holder of  claim 3 , wherein the base portion extends less than 2.125 inches from an inner vertex of the curved reverse bend. 
   
   
       5 . The financial and identification card holder of  claim 3 , wherein a distance from an inner vertex of the curved reverse bend to a distal edge of the back portion is less than 2.125 inches. 
   
   
       6 . The financial and identification card holder of  claim 4 , wherein the base portion extends approximately 1.378 inches from the inner vertex of the curved reverse bend. 
   
   
       7 . The financial and identification card holder of  claim 4 , wherein the back portion extends further from the inner vertex of the curved reverse bend than the front portion. 
   
   
       8 . The financial and identification card holder of  claim 1 , wherein the base portion extends less than 2.125 inches from the inner surface of the connecting portion. 
   
   
       9 . The financial and identification card holder of  claim 1 , wherein a distance from the inner surface of the base portion to an upper edge of the back portion is less than 3.370 inches. 
   
   
       10 . The financial and identification card holder of  claim 1 , further comprising a resilient band mounted to the financial and identification card holder by the band mounting. 
   
   
       11 . The financial and identification card holder of  claim 10  wherein the resilient band surrounds the back portion, the connecting portion and the front portion. 
   
   
       12 . The financial and identification card holder of  claim 1 , wherein the band mounting is on the back portion. 
   
   
       13 . The financial and identification card holder of  claim 1 , further comprising a resilient band. 
   
   
       14 . The financial and identification card holder of  claim 1 , wherein the front portion exposes a larger portion of the inner surface of the back portion toward an upper edge thereof than toward a lower edge thereof. 
   
   
       15 . The financial and identification card holder of  claim 1 , wherein the back portion extends further from the connecting portion than the front portion. 
   
   
       16 . A method for managing financial and identification cards, comprising:
 providing a financial and identification card holder, the financial and identification card holder comprising:
 a generally planar back portion; 
 a generally planar front portion; 
 a connecting portion connecting the back portion and the front portion; 
 the back portion and the front portion being substantially parallel to and spaced from one another; 
 a base portion extending between the back portion and the front portion; 
 inner surfaces of the back portion, connecting portion, front portion and base portion defining a partial enclosure that is open opposite the connecting portion and the base portion; 
 a band mounting secured to at least one of the back portion, the front portion and the connecting portion; and 
 a resilient band positioned to surround the back portion, connecting portion and front portion  16  in stretched engagement with respective outer surfaces thereof; 
   placing a plurality of ISO/IEC 7810 ID-1 compliant cards in the financial and identification card holder by placing the cards between the back portion and the front portion so that the cards are surrounded by the resilient band; and   spreading the cards so that the cards partially overlap, each card exposing the card beneath, while the cards remain surrounded by the resilient band with at least a portion of each card remaining between the back portion and the front portion.   
   
   
       17 . The method of  claim 15  further comprising:
 removing a selected card from the financial and identification card holder.