Card-holding device

Abstract

Examples of the disclosure include a card-holding device having a housing, a plurality of blades, and at least one fastener. Each blade includes a sleeve to receive a card. Each sleeve includes at least one side rail at a respective edge of the sleeve, and at least one retaining member to exert a force on the card against the at least one side rail. The at least one fastener is coupled to the housing and the plurality of blades to enable each blade of the plurality of blades to rotate relative to each other and the housing.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A card-holding device comprising:
 a housing;   a plurality of blades, each blade including
 a sleeve to receive a card, each sleeve having at least one side rail at a respective edge of the sleeve, and 
 at least one retaining member to exert a force on the card against the at least one side rail; and 
 at least one fastener coupled to the housing and the plurality of blades to enable each blade of the plurality of blades to rotate relative to each other and the housing. 
   
     
     
         2 . The device of  claim 1 , wherein each blade of the plurality of blades includes an opening configured to be rotatably coupled to the at least one fastener. 
     
     
         3 . The device of  claim 1 , wherein each blade of the plurality of blades includes a protrusion configured to be rotatably coupled to a corresponding slot. 
     
     
         4 . The device of  claim 3 , wherein each blade of the plurality of blades includes a slot configured to be slidably and rotatably coupled to a corresponding protrusion of at least one other blade. 
     
     
         5 . The device of  claim 1 , wherein the blades of the plurality of blades are stacked on one another. 
     
     
         6 . The device of  claim 5 , wherein:
 a first blade of the plurality of blades includes a first slot and a first protrusion,   a second blade of the plurality of blades includes a second slot, and   a third blade of the plurality of blades includes a second protrusion.   
     
     
         7 . The device of  claim 6 , wherein the second blade is stacked on a first side of the first blade, and the third blade is stacked on a second side of the first blade. 
     
     
         8 . The device of  claim 7 , wherein the first side is opposite the second side. 
     
     
         9 . The device of  claim 6 , wherein the first protrusion is inserted within the second slot. 
     
     
         10 . The device of  claim 9 , wherein the second protrusion is inserted within the first slot. 
     
     
         11 . The device of  claim 6 , wherein the second protrusion is inserted within the first slot. 
     
     
         12 . The device of  claim 6 , wherein the first protrusion is slidably and rotatably coupled to the second blade about the second slot. 
     
     
         13 . The device of  claim 12 , wherein the second blade rotates about the third blade responsive to the first protrusion sliding within the second slot. 
     
     
         14 . The device of  claim 6 , wherein the first slot is slidably and rotatably coupled to the third blade about the second protrusion. 
     
     
         15 . The device of  claim 14 , wherein the third blade rotates about the second blade responsive to the second protrusion sliding within the first slot. 
     
     
         16 . The device of  claim 1 , wherein the housing includes an RFID-blocking material. 
     
     
         17 . The device of  claim 1 , wherein the at least one retaining member includes a plurality of cut-outs to reduce the force applied by the at least one retaining member on the card against the at least one side rail. 
     
     
         18 . The device of  claim 1 , further comprising a clip coupled to a back surface of the housing. 
     
     
         19 . The device of  claim 18 , further comprising a tracking-device attachment configured to be removably slid over the clip and configured to hold a tracking device. 
     
     
         20 . The device of  claim 1 , wherein a blade of the plurality of blades includes a release mechanism configured to physically contact the housing and prevent the plurality of blades from rotating about the at least one fastener. 
     
     
         21 . The device of  claim 20 , wherein the blade is configured to deflect in a first direction responsive to a force being applied to the release mechanism in the first direction, and wherein deflecting the blade decouples the release mechanism from the housing and enables the plurality of blades to rotate about the at least one fastener.