Card Caddy

Abstract

The invention is a card caddy for holding cards such as, but not limited to, credit cards and business cards, alone or in combination. In one preferred embodiment the card caddy is a right handed card caddy comprising a plurality of transparent pouches arranged in a single column format with a predetermined amount of overlap between each adjacent pouch. The column of connected pouches defines front and rear sides of the card caddy. Each pouch has a side opening to allow a user to insert or retract cards. A pouch overlap corresponding to ¼ of a pouch provides a card caddy with five pouches which can fit in a person's purse or wallet; a pouch overlap of ⅛ of a pouch provides a card caddy with nine pouches. A left handed card caddy is also provided.

1 . A right handed card caddy, comprising:
 a single column of inseparably connected generally rectangular pouches that are overlapping and made up of first and second end pouches with middle pouches located between said first and second end pouches, wherein said inseparably connectedness occurs in an overlapping region,   said single column having front and rear sides and further defining a left side and a right side of said single column,   said pouches each having a right side rectangular shaped pouch opening for accommodating cards,   said right side pouch openings being readily accessible from said front or rear side of said single column such that cards can be inserted into said pouches regardless of whether said single column is front or rear side up, and wherein   adjacent pouches have a predetermined amount of overlap and are rigidly affixed to each other, wherein   said first end pouch is fully visible only on said front side of said single column, and   said second end pouch is fully visible only on said rear side of said single column.   
     
     
         2 - 3 . (canceled) 
     
     
         4 . The right handed card caddy of  claim 1 , wherein
 said single column of connected pouches defines a strip display width corresponding to 1/n of the width of a pouch to provide a card caddy having (n+1) pouches,   where n is an integer between 3 and 10,   said card caddy comprising of a fully visible bottom pouch.   
     
     
         5 . A left handed card caddy, comprising:
 a single column of inseparably connected generally rectangular pouches that are overlapping and made up of first and second end pouches with middle pouches located between said first and second end pouches, wherein said inseparably connectedness occurs in an overlapping region,   said single column having front and rear sides and further defining a left side and a right side of said single column,   said pouches each having a left side rectangular shaped pouch opening for accommodating cards,   said left side pouch opening being readily accessible from said front or rear side of said single column such that cards can be inserted into said pouches regardless of whether said single column is front or rear side up, and wherein   adjacent pouches have a predetermined amount of overlap and are rigidly affixed to each other, wherein   said first end pouch is fully visible only on said front side of said single column, and   said second end pouch is fully visible only on said rear side of said single column.   
     
     
         6 - 7 . (canceled) 
     
     
         8 . The left handed card caddy of  claim 5 , wherein
 said single column of connected pouches defines a strip display width corresponding to 1/n of the width of a pouch to provide a card caddy having (n+1) pouches, where n is an integer between 3 and 10,   said card caddy comprising of a fully visible bottom pouch.   
     
     
         9 . The right handed card caddy of  claim 1 , further comprising:
 a predetermined amount of glue, applied such that said inseparably connectedness occurs in the overlapping region.   
     
     
         10 . The left handed card caddy of  claim 1 , further comprising:
 a predetermined amount of glue, applied such that said inseparably connectedness occurs in the overlapping region.