Apparel-mountable wallet

Abstract

A wallet comprises a pouch body having a pouch portion for the carrying of items, a flexible strap extending from the pouch body, and a pair of mutually attractable magnetic elements spaced apart a distance on the wallet and associated with the strap allow the strap to be folded about an edge of a layer such that the magnetic elements are in alignment at opposite sides of the layer to retain the wallet in position upon the layer. The wallet is particularly adapted to be mounted on an article of clothing or a footwear item at a hem or edge, with the flexible strap being wrapped about the edge to maintain the wallet in position. The pouch body may be positioned adjacent an interior surface of the clothing or footwear article to keep it out of sight.

I claim: 
     
         1 . A wallet, comprising a pouch body having a pouch portion for the carrying of items, a flexible strap extending from the pouch body, and a pair of mutually attractable magnetic elements spaced apart a distance on the wallet and associated with the strap allow the strap to be folded about an edge of a layer of a piece of wearing apparel or footwear such that the magnetic elements are in alignment at opposite sides of the layer to retain the wallet in position upon the layer. 
     
     
         2 . The wallet of  claim 1  wherein the strap has a first end portion and a distal portion and extends from an open end of the pouch portion, the first end portion of the strap being in alignment with and affixed to a side of the pouch portion, one of the magnetic elements being located at the distal end portion. 
     
     
         3 . The wallet of  claim 2  wherein a second of the magnets is located at the first end portion. 
     
     
         4 . The wallet of  claim 2  wherein the pouch portion is provided with a closure. 
     
     
         5 . The wallet of  claim 1  wherein wallet body further includes a second pouch portion, the first and second pouch portions being separated by a common wall of the wallet body. 
     
     
         6 . The wallet of  claim 2  wherein the pouch body and strap are of fabric. 
     
     
         7 . The wallet of  claim 6  wherein the magnetic elements are positioned between layers of the fabric of the strap. 
     
     
         8 . The wallet of  claim 7  wherein an article of adornment is affixed to an outer surface of the strap. 
     
     
         9 . The wallet of  claim 8  wherein a second of the magnetic elements is located proximate a distal end of the strap and the article of adornment is positioned proximate the location of the second magnetic element. 
     
     
         10 . The wallet of  claim 1  wherein the strap is connected to the pouch body by a separable connector, the magnetic elements being located on the strap, whereby the strap can be disconnected from the pouch body and separably retained in position upon the layer. 
     
     
         11 . The wallet of  claim 10  wherein the separable connector is a snap connector, a pair of mutually attracted magnetic elements, or a button and button hole combination. 
     
     
         12 . The wallet of  claim 10  wherein the strap is connected to an interior surface of the pouch portion by a separable connector. 
     
     
         13 . The wallet of  claim 12  wherein the pouch portion has a snap closure, the separable connector being mateable with the snap closure.