US2024149142A1PendingUtilityA1

Card protection system

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Assignee: SJA TOOLS LLCPriority: Mar 9, 2021Filed: Jan 15, 2024Published: May 9, 2024
Est. expiryMar 9, 2041(~14.7 yrs left)· nominal 20-yr term from priority
Inventors:Steven J. Anderson
A63F 1/10A45C 11/182A63F 1/062A45C 2200/10
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Abstract

A system for protecting cards may include, but is not limited to: a sleeve portion including: a first sleeve panel; a second sleeve panel, and a sleeve perimeter portion, wherein the sleeve perimeter portion retains the first sleeve panel and the second sleeve panel in a spaced-apart configuration defining a sleeve slot; and a cap portion configured to be removably coupled to the card sleeve so as to at least partially cover the sleeve slot.

Claims

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What is claimed: 
     
         1 . A system for protecting cards comprising:
 a card sleeve including:
 a first sleeve panel and a second sleeve panel cooperatively defining a top edge surface, and 
 a sleeve perimeter portion defining at least one arcuate corner surface; 
 wherein the sleeve perimeter portion retains the first sleeve panel and the second sleeve panel in a spaced-apart configuration defining a sleeve slot between the first sleeve panel and the second sleeve panel, and 
 wherein the at least one arcuate corner surface transitions from the top edge surface to a side surface; and 
   a cap portion including:
 a first cap panel; 
 a second cap panel; and 
 a cap edge portion, 
 wherein the cap edge portion retains the first cap panel and the second cap panel in a spaced-apart configuration defining a cap slot between the first cap panel and the second cap panel dimensioned to receive at least a portion of the card sleeve, and 
 wherein the cap edge portion has an underside surface including a planar surface transitioning to a first arcuate surface at a first end of the planar surface; and 
   wherein the first arcuate surface of the cap edge portion is configured to frictionally engage the at least one arcuate corner surface of the card sleeve when the card sleeve is received in the cap slot of the cap portion.   
     
     
         2 . The system of  claim 1 , further comprising:
 a sleeve insert portion projecting from the underside surface, the sleeve insert portion being dimensioned to be insertable into the sleeve slot of the card sleeve.   
     
     
         3 . The system of  claim 2 , wherein the sleeve insert portion is dimensioned to at least partially frictionally engage an interior surface of the first sleeve panel or the second sleeve panel upon insertion into sleeve slot of the card sleeve. 
     
     
         4 . The system of  claim 1 , further comprising:
 a hinge operably coupling the cap portion to the card sleeve.   
     
     
         5 . The system of  claim 4 , wherein the hinge includes:
 at least one aperture disposed in the cap portion;   at least one aperture disposed in the card sleeve; and   at least one fastener configured to be received at least partially within the at least one aperture disposed in the cap portion and the at least one aperture disposed in the card sleeve.   
     
     
         6 . The system of  claim 4 , wherein the hinge includes:
 a living hinge.   
     
     
         7 . The system of  claim 6 , wherein the living hinge includes:
 a structured integrally formed by a portion of both the cap portion and the card sleeve.   
     
     
         8 . The system of  claim 4 , wherein the hinge includes:
 at least one projection projecting from the cap portion;   at least one recess disposed in the card sleeve.   
     
     
         9 . The system of  claim 4 , wherein the hinge includes:
 at least one recess disposed in the cap portion;   at least one projection projecting from the card sleeve.   
     
     
         10 . The system of  claim 1 , wherein at least a portion of the cap slot is dimensioned to frictionally engage an exterior surface of at least one of the sleeve perimeter portion, the first sleeve panel or the second sleeve panel when the card sleeve is received within the cap slot. 
     
     
         11 . The system of  claim 1 , wherein the cap edge portion is coupled to both the first cap panel and the second cap panel along at least a portion of at least three sides of the first cap panel and the second cap panel, respectively. 
     
     
         12 . A card sleeve cap comprising:
 a first cap panel;   a second cap panel; and   a cap edge portion,   wherein the cap edge portion retains the first cap panel and the second cap panel in a spaced-apart configuration defining a cap slot between the first cap panel and the second cap panel dimensioned to receive at least a portion of a card sleeve, and   wherein the cap edge portion has an underside surface including a planar surface transitioning to a first arcuate surface at a first end of the planar surface; and   wherein the first arcuate surface of the cap edge portion is configured to frictionally engage at least one arcuate corner surface of the card sleeve when the card sleeve is received in the cap slot of the card sleeve cap.   
     
     
         13 . The card sleeve cap of  claim 12 , further comprising:
 a sleeve insert portion projecting from the underside surface, the sleeve insert portion being dimensioned to be insertable into the sleeve slot of the card sleeve.   
     
     
         14 . The system of  claim 13 , wherein the sleeve insert portion is dimensioned to at least partially frictionally engage an interior surface of the first sleeve panel or the second sleeve panel upon insertion into sleeve slot of the card sleeve. 
     
     
         15 . A card sleeve cap comprising:
 a cap edge portion having an underside surface including a planar surface transitioning to a first arcuate surface at a first end of the planar surface; and   wherein the first arcuate surface of the cap edge portion is configured to frictionally engage at least one arcuate corner surface of a card sleeve when the card sleeve cap is applied to the card sleeve.   
     
     
         16 . The card sleeve cap of  claim 15 , further comprising:
 a sleeve insert portion projecting from the underside surface, the sleeve insert portion being dimensioned to be insertable into the sleeve slot of the card sleeve.   
     
     
         17 . The system of  claim 16 , wherein the sleeve insert portion is dimensioned to at least partially frictionally engage an interior surface of the first sleeve panel or the second sleeve panel upon insertion into sleeve slot of the card sleeve. 
     
     
         18 . The system of  claim 15 , further comprising:
 a hinge operably coupling the cap portion to the card sleeve.

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