Card holder and related methods

Abstract

A holder having a receiver space for accommodating a collectible item and a label space for accommodating a label having information about the collectible item. The holder has partition walls having a long length or extended length and short length measured between opposing pairs of partition walls. A collectible card can be located within the receiver space and can have a max shift that minimizes potential pixel distortion can imaged within the holder. An insert or gasket can be used with the collectible card and both located within the receiver space.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A holder for a collectable item comprising:
 a first housing section having a base wall and an outer wall extending from the base wall and defining a holder perimeter;   a second housing section comprising a base wall situated within the holder perimeter;   a plurality of partition walls extending between the base wall of the second housing section and the base wall of the first housing section to define a receiver space, the partition walls located inwardly of the outer wall;   wherein a first pair of the plurality of partition walls has an extended length LE measured therebetween and a second pair of the plurality of partition walls has a short length LS measured therebetween; and   wherein when a collectible item is placed within the receiver space, a max shift of how far the collectible item moves within the receiver space is 15-thousandths of an inch or less along the short length LS, along the extended length LE, or along both the short length LS and the extended length LE.   
     
     
         2 . The holder of  claim 1 , further comprising a projection on at least each of two inner corners of the first housing section. 
     
     
         3 . The holder of  claim 2 , further comprising a projection on at least each of two outer corners of the second housing section. 
     
     
         4 . The holder of  claim 3 , wherein the at least each of two inner corners of the first housing section and the at least each of two outer corners of the second housing section engage. 
     
     
         5 . The holder of  claim 1 , wherein the first housing section is made from a TPE material. 
     
     
         6 . The holder of  claim 5 , wherein the second housing section is made from a TPE material. 
     
     
         7 . The holder of  claim 1 , wherein the first housing section is made from a copolyester material. 
     
     
         8 . The holder of  claim 7 , wherein the copolyester material is an Eastman TRITAN copolyester TX1501HF material. 
     
     
         9 . The holder of  claim 4 , wherein the second housing section comprises a perimeter ledge located adjacent an inner surface of the outer wall. 
     
     
         10 . The holder of  claim 9 , further comprising a plurality of spaced apart ribs located between the perimeter ledge and the inner surface of the outer wall. 
     
     
         11 . The holder of  claim 10 , wherein each rib of the plurality of spaced apart ribs comprises a first thickness prior to locating the second housing section within the holder perimeter and a second thickness after placement of the second housing section within the holder perimeter, and wherein second thickness is less than the first thickness. 
     
     
         12 . The holder of  claim 1 , further comprising a gasket located in the receiver space, the gasket having an outer perimeter and an opening with an inner perimeter, 
     
     
         13 . The holder of  claim 12 , further comprising a collectible item located in the opening of the gasket. 
     
     
         14 . A gasket for use with a holder, the gasket having an outer perimeter and a cut-out, wherein the gasket is formed by 3D printing or laser die cutting and wherein the cut-out has a contour that is sized and shaped to receive a collectible card having a perimeter with a corresponding contour. 
     
     
         15 . The gasket of  claim 14 , wherein the cut-out is formed by laser die cutting. 
     
     
         16 . The gasket of  claim 14 , wherein the cut-out is formed during 3D printing. 
     
     
         17 . The gasket of  claim 14 , wherein the gasket is located in a receiver space of a holder, and wherein the gasket has a max shift of 10-thousandts of an inch within the receiver space of the holder. 
     
     
         18 . A method of assembling a holder for a collectable item comprising:
 coupling a first housing section to a second housing section, wherein:
 the first housing section having a base wall and an outer wall extending from the base wall and defining a holder perimeter; 
 the second housing section comprising a base wall situated within the holder perimeter; and 
 a plurality of partition walls extending between the base wall of the second housing section and the base wall of the first housing section to define a receiver space, the partition walls located inwardly of the outer wall; 
 a first pair of the plurality of partition walls has an extended length LE measured therebetween and a second pair of the plurality of partition walls has a short length LS measured therebetween; 
   position a collectible item in the receiver space so the collectible item has a max shift of how far the collectible item moves within the receiver space of 15-thousandths of an inch or less along the short length LS, along the extended length LE, or along both the short length LS and the extended length LE.   
     
     
         19 . The method of  claim 18 , wherein a gasket is located in the receiver space, the gasket having an outer perimeter and an opening with an inner perimeter, and wherein the collectible item is located in the opening of the gasket.