Card holder
US4356646A · kind A · utility
Inventor
Key dates
| Filing date | Feb 26, 1981 |
| Grant date | Nov 2, 1982 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Feb 26, 2001 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG09F3/18
- WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A card holder for housing, for example, plastic patient identification cards which have on them vital patient information and tabbys, i.e., tabs which have on them room or bed numbers and which normally are adhesively affixed to the card holder is fabricated of metal, preferably stainless steel, and is of a size substantially corresponding to the size of the identification card to be removably supported by it. Being of metal, the useful life of the card holder is far greater than those of plastic. The card holder has parallel side edges, each of which has at least one and preferably two upstanding stops integrally formed therewith, which stops have a height substantially corresponding to the thickness of the identification card. These upstanding stops prevent lateral movement of the identification card with respect to the card holder. In addition, a generally L-shaped retainer is integrally formed with each of the parallel top and bottom edges of the card holder, and these L-shaped retainers form slots for receiving therein the upper and lower edges of the identification card to effectively secure the identification card in and affixed against movement to the card holder. A tab por…
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