US20040216825A1 - Combination wallet, timepiece and money clip - Google Patents
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A wallet equipped with a timepiece and a money clip. The wallet comprises first and second exterior covers that define oppositely-facing first and second exterior surfaces, respectively. At least one pocket is defined within an interior of the wallet and sized for storing credit cards. The timepiece is a watch attached to the first exterior surface, and the money clip is attached to the second exterior surface so as to be oppositely disposed from the watch. The money clip has a portion roughly parallel to the plane of the second exterior surface and biased in a direction toward the second exterior surface.
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- This application claims the benefit of U.S. Provisional Application No. 60/467,053, filed Apr. 30, 2003.
- 1. Field of the Invention
- The present invention generally relates to pocket-sized, flat holders for money, credit cards and bank cards. More particularly, this invention relates to a wallet equipped with pockets for storing items such as credit and bank cards, a clip for securing paper money, and a timepiece.
- 2. Description of the Related Art
- Various personal accessories are available for carrying money and credit and bank cards. Aside from conventional wallets and money clips of the type sized for being carried in a pocket, accessories for carrying money have been proposed that are equipped with additional features for the convenience of the user. For example, U.S. Pat. No. 4,682,310 discloses a folding wallet equipped with a digital watch specially configured to be mounted to the interior of the wallet. In addition, wallets and other personal accessories have been equipped with clips for securing the wallet or accessory to the user's clothing. For example U.S. Pat. No. 5,533,656 to Bonaldi discloses a wallet equipped with a removable clip to enable its attachment to clothing and permit key chains and other items to be attached to wallet, and U.S. Pat. No. 6,082,600 to Angus et al. discloses a closable container equipped with a clip for securely attaching the container to clothing.
- The present invention provides a wallet equipped with a timepiece and a money clip. The wallet comprises first and second exterior covers that define oppositely-facing first and second exterior surfaces, respectively. At least one pocket is defined within an interior of the wallet and is sized for storing credit cards. The timepiece is a watch attached to the first exterior surface, and the money clip is attached to the second exterior surface so as to be oppositely disposed from the watch. The money clip has a portion lying roughly parallel to the plane of the second exterior surface and biased in a direction toward the second exterior surface.
- According to a preferred aspect of the invention, the watch and the money clip are oriented and sized so as not to impede with stowing the wallet in a pocket of a wearing apparel, such as a shirt, trousers or jacket. As such, the wallet can be used in an entirely conventional manner, but with the added advantages of being functional as a timepiece and a money clip. According to another preferred aspect of the invention, the watch is a conventional wristwatch with its wristband omitted, in which case the first exterior cover is preferably equipped with straps or other suitable means that hold the posts conventionally used to secure a wristband to the wristwatch.
- Other objects and advantages of this invention will be better appreciated from the following detailed description.
- FIGS. 1 and 2 are perspective views of the front and backside of a non-folding wallet in accordance with a first embodiment of this invention.
- FIGS. 3 and 4 are perspective views of the front and backside of a non-folding wallet in accordance with a second embodiment of this invention.
- FIGS. 5 and 6 are perspective views of the exterior and interior of a folding wallet in accordance with a third embodiment of this invention.
- FIGS. 1 and 2 represent a
wallet 10 in accordance with a first embodiment of the present invention. Thewallet 10 is of a non-folding configuration comprising a pair of exterior covers 12 and 14 between which a singleinterior pocket 16 is defined and sized for storing credit cards, etc. In addition to defining thepocket 16, the exterior covers 12 and 14 also define oppositely-facing exterior surfaces. Awatch 18 is shown as being secured withstraps 22 to the exterior surface defined by thecover 12. Thestraps 22overlap posts 20 on opposite sides of thewatch 18. In this regard, thewatch 18 can be a wristwatch conventionally manufactured with theposts 20 adapted for attaching a wristband to thewatch 18. In the invention, thestraps 22 replace the wristband as the means for securing thewatch 18 to thewallet 10. - As seen in FIG. 2, the
wallet 10 is also equipped with amoney clip 24 attached to thecover 14 opposite thewatch 18. Themoney clip 24 is mounted with asupport 26 anchored in thecover 14. Theclip 24 lies roughly parallel to thecover 14 and is biased with a hingedspring 28 into thecover 14 so as to be capable of securing paper money therebetween. Notably, thewatch 18 andmoney clip 24 are oriented and sized so as not to impede inserting and stowing thewallet 10 in a pocket of clothing, such as a shirt, trousers or jacket. More particularly, thestraps 22 and themoney clip 24 are aligned in the same direction so that thewallet 10 can be easily inserted into a pocket, such as by first inserting the end of thewallet 10 opposite the opening to thepocket 16. - FIGS. 3 and 4 represent a
wallet 110 in accordance with a second embodiment of the present invention. Thewallet 110 can be seen to be similar to thewallet 10 of FIGS. 1 and 2. For example, thewallet 110 has a non-folding configuration, an oppositely-disposed pair ofexterior covers watch 118 secured withstraps 122 to theexterior cover 112, and amoney clip 124 secured to theexterior cover 114. Thewallet 110 differs principally by the configuration of themoney clip 24, which lacks a spring-biased hinge, and theexterior cover 112 is smaller than theexterior cover 114 so as to expose a series ofinterior walls 115 of different lengths that define multipleinterior pockets 116. - Finally, FIGS. 5 and 6 represent a
wallet 210 in accordance with a third embodiment of the invention. Thewallet 210 differs in one respect from the previously describedwallets wallet 210 further includesinterior cover portions exterior cover portions fold 230 separating the exterior andinterior cover portions interior cover portions Multiple pockets 216 are defined between the exterior andinterior cover portions interior walls 215, whose lengths differ from that of thecover portions pockets 216. As before, thewatch 218 is secured withstraps 222 to theexterior cover portion 212, while themoney clip 224 attached to theexterior cover portion 214 has an unhinged configuration similar to that of FIG. 4. - While the invention has been described in terms of specific embodiments, it is apparent that other forms could be adopted by one skilled in the art. Therefore, the scope of the invention is to be limited only by the following claims.
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1. A wallet comprising first and second exterior covers, a first exterior surface defined by the first exterior cover, an oppositely-facing second exterior surface defined by the second exterior cover, at least one pocket within an interior of the wallet and sized for storing credit cards, a watch attached to the first exterior surface, and a money clip attached to the second exterior surface, the money clip having a portion roughly parallel to the plane of the second exterior surface and biased in a direction toward the second exterior surface so as to be capable of securing paper money therebetween.
2. A wallet according to claim 1 , wherein the watch is a wristwatch equipped with laterally-opposite posts configured for securing a wristband thereto, the wallet further comprising means for attachment to the posts and securing the wristwatch to the wallet.
3. A wallet according to claim 1 , wherein the wallet is a non-folding wallet and the at least one pocket is between the first and second exterior covers of the wallet and defined at least in part by the first and second exterior covers.
4. A wallet according to claim 3 , wherein the wallet further comprises at least one interior wall parallel to and between the first and second exterior covers, the first exterior cover being smaller than the second exterior cover so as to expose the at least one interior wall.
5. A wallet according to claim 1 , wherein the wallet is a folding wallet and further comprises a first interior cover opposite the first exterior cover, a second interior cover opposite the second exterior cover, and a fold separating the first interior cover and the first exterior cover from the second interior cover and the second exterior cover, respectively, the at least one pocket being defined in part by at least one of the first and second interior covers.
6. A wallet according to claim 1 , wherein the money clip is hinged.
7. A wallet according to claim 1 , wherein the money clip is not hinged.
8. A wallet according to claim 1 , wherein the portion of the money clip is biased against the second exterior surface.
9. A wallet according to claim 1 , wherein the watch and the money clip are oriented and sized so as not to impede with stowing the wallet in a pocket of a wearing apparel.
10. A wallet sized for stowing in a pocket of a wearing apparel, the wallet comprising:
first and second exterior covers defining first and second exterior surfaces, respectively, the first and second exterior surfaces facing in opposite directions;
at least one pocket within an interior of the wallet and sized for storing credit cards;
a wristwatch on the first exterior surface and equipped with laterally-opposite posts configured for securing a wristband thereto, the wristwatch being secured to the first exterior surface by portions of the first exterior cover that overlay the posts; and
a money clip attached to the second exterior surface, the money clip having a portion roughly parallel to the plane of the second exterior surface and biased in a direction toward the second exterior cover so as to be capable of securing paper money therebetween;
wherein the wristwatch and the money clip are oriented and sized so as not to impede with stowing the wallet in the pocket of the wearing apparel.
11. A wallet according to claim 10 , wherein the wallet is a non-folding wallet and the at least one pocket is between the first and second exterior covers of the wallet and defined by the first and second exterior covers and at least one interior wall parallel to and between the first and second exterior covers.
12. A wallet according to claim 11 , wherein the first exterior cover is smaller than the second exterior cover so as to expose the at least one interior wall.
13. A wallet according to claim 10 , wherein the wallet is a folding wallet and further comprises a first interior cover opposite the first exterior cover, a second interior cover opposite the second exterior cover, and a fold separating the first interior cover and the first exterior cover from the second interior cover and the second exterior cover, respectively, the at least one pocket being defined in part by at least one of the first and second interior covers.
14. A folding wallet sized for stowing in a pocket of a wearing apparel, the folding wallet comprising:
first and second exterior cover portions separated by a fold and defining first and second exterior surfaces, respectively, the first and second exterior surfaces facing in opposite directions when the folding wallet is folded at the fold;
first and second interior cover portions separated by the fold and defining first and second interior surfaces, respectively, the first and second interior surfaces facing each other when the folding wallet is folded at the fold;
at least one interior wall defining at least one pocket between at least one of the first and second interior and exterior cover portions of the folding wallet, the pocket being sized for storing credit cards;
a wristwatch on the first exterior surface and equipped with laterally-opposite posts configured for securing a wristband thereto, the wristwatch being secured to the first exterior surface by portions of the first exterior cover portion that overlay the posts; and
a money clip attached to the second exterior surface, the money clip having a portion roughly parallel to the plane of the second exterior surface and biased against the second exterior cover portion so as to be capable of securing paper money therebetween;
wherein the wristwatch and the money clip are oriented and sized so as not to impede with stowing the folding wallet in the pocket of the wearing apparel.
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