US2014145400A1PendingUtilityA1

Card Holder Device

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Individually held — no corporate assignee on recordPriority: Nov 28, 2012Filed: Nov 28, 2012Published: May 29, 2014
Est. expiryNov 28, 2032(~6.3 yrs left)· nominal 20-yr term from priority
Inventors:Virgil C. Breeden
A63H 33/105A63F 1/10A63F 1/00
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Abstract

A card holder for building a three-dimensional structure from rectangular planar cards is disclosed. The card holder has an elongated body with a center part and a plurality of ribs radiating from the center part. Adjoining ribs form card-receiving V-shaped channels for securing edges of the cards when constructing a house or tower of cards.

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         26 . A method of constructing a three-dimensional structure from rectangular planar members, comprising the steps:
 providing a plurality of holder devices, each holder device comprising an elongated body having a center part and a plurality of unitary connected ribs radiating from the center part, each rib extending at an angle in relation to an adjoining rib;   defining a channel for receiving planar members between adjoining ribs;   engaging one side of the planar member in one of the channels of a first holder device and engaging an opposite side of the planar member in one of the channels of a second holder device.   
     
     
         27 . The method of  claim 26 , wherein the ribs define V-shaped channels between adjoining ribs. 
     
     
         28 . The method of  claim 26 , wherein at least a pair of the holder devices have substantially flat bottom surfaces and wherein said ribs extend outwardly from the bottom surfaces. 
     
     
         29 . The method of  claim 28 , wherein said pair of the holder devices defines a base member. 
     
     
         30 . The method of  claim 29 , wherein the first holder device and the second holder device is each formed as a base member. 
     
     
         31 . The method of  claim 26 , comprising a step of orienting a pair of planar members upwardly and at at an angle to each other to form an inverted V-shaped structure and securing an apex of the V-shaped structure with a holder device. 
     
     
         32 . The method of  claim 26 , comprising a step of constructing a plurality of inverted V-shaped structures using the planar members and connecting bases of said inverted V-shaped structures with the holder devices. 
     
     
         33 . The method of  claim 26 , comprising a step of orienting a pair of planar members upwardly and at an angle to each other to form each inverted V-shaped structure and securing apices of the V-shaped structures with holder devices. 
     
     
         34 . The method of  claim 26 , wherein each of said holder members comprises at least four ribs and defines an X-shaped cross section. 
     
     
         35 . The method of  claim 26 , wherein each of said holder members comprises at least five ribs. 
     
     
         36 . The method of  claim 26 , wherein each of said holder members comprises at least six ribs. 
     
     
         37 . The method of  claim 26 , wherein each of said holder members comprises at least seven ribs. 
     
     
         38 . The method of  claim 26 , wherein each of said holder members comprises at least eight ribs. 
     
     
         39 . The method of  claim 26 , wherein each rib extends at an angle in relation to an adjoining rib. 
     
     
         40 . The method of  claim 26 , wherein each rib extends at an acute in relation to an adjoining rib. 
     
     
         41 . The method of  claim 26 , wherein said ribs have substantially equal width.

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