US 12,114,743 B2
Compact wallet
Daniel Kane, Agoura Hills, CA (US)
Assigned to The Ridge Wallet LLC, Santa Monica, CA (US)
Filed by The Ridge Wallet LLC, Santa Monica, CA (US)
Filed on Mar. 24, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/126,279.
Application 18/126,279 is a continuation of application No. 18/107,955, filed on Feb. 9, 2023.
Application 18/107,955 is a continuation of application No. 18/076,188, filed on Dec. 6, 2022.
Application 18/076,188 is a continuation of application No. 17/490,201, filed on Sep. 30, 2021, abandoned.
Application 17/490,201 is a continuation of application No. 17/035,261, filed on Sep. 28, 2020, granted, now 11,596,212, issued on Mar. 7, 2023.
Application 17/035,261 is a continuation of application No. 15/421,596, filed on Feb. 1, 2017, granted, now 10,791,808, issued on Oct. 6, 2020.
Application 15/421,596 is a continuation in part of application No. 14/706,019, filed on May 7, 2015, abandoned.
Prior Publication US 2023/0225470 A1, Jul. 20, 2023
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. A45C 1/06 (2006.01); A45C 1/08 (2006.01); A45C 11/18 (2006.01); A45C 13/18 (2006.01)
CPC A45C 1/06 (2013.01) [A45C 1/08 (2013.01); A45C 11/182 (2013.01); A45C 13/185 (2013.01); A45C 2001/062 (2013.01); A45C 2001/065 (2013.01); A45C 2001/083 (2013.01); A45C 2011/186 (2013.01)] 13 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A compact wallet, comprising:
a first rigid plate and a second rigid plate interposed to compress card-like contents there between,
each of the first rigid plate and the second rigid plate including a first lamina and a second lamina, wherein the first lamina includes a longitudinal grove and at least one threaded hole, and the second lamina includes at least one countersunk hole,
at least one flat head screw configured to thread into the at least one threaded hole through the at least one countersunk hole,
at least one encircling elastic band within the longitudinal groove to bias the first rigid plate and the second rigid plate inwardly and securely hold the card-like contents while providing an expandable volume between the first rigid plate and the second rigid plate, and
at least a second elastic strap positioned over the outside surface of the first rigid plate and extending at least partially between the first lamina and the second lamina of the first rigid plate.