Devices for Physically Freezing Credit Cards

Abstract

A device for freezing a credit card includes a container having a cavity sized to receive the credit card. The device includes a stick including a member for coupling the credit card to the stick. The stick including the credit card is sized to be introduced into the cavity. Liquid is introduced into the cavity and the device is placed in a cold environment to allow the liquid to freeze about the stick and the credit card.

1 . A device for freezing a credit card, the device comprising:
 a container defining a cavity sized to receive the credit card; and   a stick including a member for coupling the credit card to the stick;   wherein the stick including the credit card is sized to be introduced into the cavity; and   wherein liquid is introduced into the cavity and the device is placed in a cold environment to allow the liquid to freeze about the stick and the credit card.   
   
   
       2 . The device of  claim 1 , wherein the cavity of the container is shaped in the form of a frozen treat. 
   
   
       3 . The device of  claim 1 , wherein the member on the stick is a clip. 
   
   
       4 . The device of  claim 3 , wherein the clip includes a projection configured to engage the credit card. 
   
   
       5 . The device of  claim 1 , further comprising a cover sized to be coupled to the container to close the cavity, the cover defining an aperture through which the stick extends. 
   
   
       6 . The device of  claim 1 , wherein the liquid is water. 
   
   
       7 . The device of  claim 1 , wherein the container includes a plurality of walls that define the cavity, the walls being made of a rigid material. 
   
   
       8 . A device for freezing a credit card, the device comprising:
 a container including a plurality of walls defining a cavity shaped in the form of a frozen treat, the cavity being sized to receive the credit card, and the walls being made of a rigid material;   a stick including a first end and a second end, the stick including a clip for coupling the credit card to the stick; and   a cover sized to be coupled to the container to close the cavity, the cover defining an aperture through which the stick extends;   wherein the stick including the credit card is sized to be introduced into the cavity such that the first end contacts a bottom surface of the cavity and the second end extends out of the cover and beyond the container; and   wherein water is introduced into the cavity and the device is placed in a cold environment to allow the water to freeze about the stick and the credit card.   
   
   
       9 . The device of  claim 8 , wherein the clip includes a projection configured to engage the credit card. 
   
   
       10 . A method for freezing a credit card, the method comprising:
 coupling the credit card to a stick;   placing the stick in a container defining a cavity;   filing the cavity with a liquid;   placing the container in a cold environment; and   allowing the liquid to freeze about the stick and the credit card.   
   
   
       11 . The method of  claim 10 , further comprising:
 removing the container from the cold environment;   allowing the liquid to thaw; and   removing the credit card from the liquid.   
   
   
       12 . The method of  claim 10 , further comprising pulling the stick to remove the stick, the frozen liquid, and the credit card from the container. 
   
   
       13 . The method of  claim 12 , further comprising:
 allowing the liquid to thaw; and   removing the credit card from the liquid.