Wallet with Anti-Lost Card
20240398081 ยท 2024-12-05
Inventors
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Abstract
A wallet is provided with an anti-lost card, so as to facilitate the user to track the wallet by the anti-lost card, the anti-lost card can be detachably or permanently placed in a wallet body of the wallet. A positioning module of the anti-lost card can take advantage of existing network of devices, which work as crowdsourced beacons to ping each other in order to determine the location of the missing wallet, so that compatible electronic devices can use an app to identify the approximate location of the missing wallet.
Claims
1. A wallet, comprising: a wallet body; and an anti-lost card which is disposed in said wallet body for positioning a location of said wallet.
2. The wallet according to claim 1, wherein said wallet body has one or more interlayer spaces, wherein said anti-lost card is detachably disposed in one of said interlayer spaces.
3. The wallet according to claim 1, further comprising an accommodating pocket coupled to said wallet body, wherein said anti-lost card is disposed in said accommodating pocket.
4. The wallet according to claim 3, wherein said accommodating pocket is integrally formed on said wallet body, wherein said anti-lost card is permanently fixed and sealed in said accommodating pocket.
5. The wallet according to claim 4, wherein said anti-lost card comprises two electrical contacts, wherein said accommodating pocket has two holes aligned with said two electrical contacts respectively for exposing two electrical contacts, so as to allow an electrically charging device to electrically charge said anti-lost card.
6. The wallet according to claim 5, wherein said accommodating pocket has an accommodating space, wherein said anti-lost card has an interlayer space adjacent to said accommodating space, wherein said two holes are communicated to said interlayer space and said accommodating space, so as to allow the electrically charging device to be disposed in said interlayer space to electrically charge said anti-lost card.
7. The wallet according to claim 3, wherein said accommodating pocket comprises a first pocket surface formed by said wallet body and a second pocket surface which is joined to said first pocket surface to form an accommodating space for storing said anti-lost card.
8. The wallet according to claim 7, wherein said accommodating pocket has a pocket opening, and said pocket opening is arranged for allowing the anti-lost card to enter and exit said accommodating pocket.
9. The wallet according to claim 8, wherein said pocket opening is formed between upper parts of said first pocket surface and said second pocket surface.
10. The wallet according to claim 9, wherein said wallet body comprises a folding layer which is pivotally coupled to said accommodating pocket at a position corresponding to said pocket opening, wherein said folding layer is pulled out of said accommodating space for allowing said anti-lost card to be disposed in said accommodating space through said pocket opening, and then said folding layer is covered on an upper part of said anti-lost card to prevent said anti-lost card to slip off from said accommodating space.
11. The wallet according to claim 8, further comprising a switch control mechanism which is disposed at said pocket opening to allow said pocket opening to be switched between a first state and a second state, wherein when said pocket opening is in said first state, the anti-lost card is allowed to enter and exit said accommodating pocket through said pocket opening, and when said pocket opening is in said second state, said anti-lost card is blocked from entering and exiting said accommodating pocket through said pocket opening.
12. The wallet according to claim 11, wherein said switch control mechanism comprises an elastic band which is disposed at said pocket opening, wherein when said pocket opening is in said first state, a size of said pocket opening expands, and when said pocket opening is in said second state, the size of said pocket opening contracts.
13. The wallet according to claim 12, wherein said second pocket surface comprises an outer edge part and an inner covering part located within said outer edge part, and said pocket opening is located at said outer edge part.
14. The wallet according to claim 13, wherein said second pocket surface comprises an outer edge part and an inner covering part located within said outer edge part, and said pocket opening is located in said inner covering part.
15. The wallet according to claim 13, wherein a portion of said outer edge part of said second pocket surface is sewn to said first pocket surface, while another portion is not sewn to said first pocket surface, forming said pocket opening between said first pocket surface and said second pocket surface, wherein said elastic band is disposed at said another portion of said outer edge part of said second pocket surface.
16. The wallet according to claim 11, wherein said switch control mechanism comprises one of a zipper and a Velcro element installed at said pocket opening, wherein said pocket opening is opened in said first state and closed in said second state.
17. The wallet according to claim 3, wherein said accommodating pocket is structurally independent from said wallet body and is capable of being detachably assembled to said wallet body.
18. The wallet according to claim 3, wherein said accommodating pocket comprises a transparent cover arranged on said accommodating pocket to allow said anti-lost card accommodated in said accommodating pocket to be visible, wherein said anti-lost card comprises an identification mark which is visible through said transparent cover, wherein said identification mark is a QR code arranged for providing contact information of owner of said wallet.
19. The wallet according to claim 1, wherein said anti-lost card comprises a card housing, a positioning module, and a battery module electrically connected to said positioning module, wherein said positioning module and said battery module is received in said card housing, wherein said positioning module is configured to allows an electric device to use Find My app to track said wallet.
20. The wallet according to claim 19, wherein said anti-lost card is programmed to be linked to a first electronic device and a second electronic device, wherein a first person of the first mobile electronic device is the owner of said wallet, so that the first person is allowed to use the first mobile electronic device to find said wallet, wherein a second person of the second mobile electronic device is allowed to have access to obtain information of the location of said wallet, so as to monitor and track the movement of said wallet, and thus information of the movement of the first person is obtained.
Description
BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS
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DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENT
[0095] The following description is disclosed to enable any person skilled in the art to make and use the present invention. Preferred embodiments are provided in the following description only as examples and modifications will be apparent to those skilled in the art. The general principles defined in the following description would be applied to other embodiments, alternatives, modifications, equivalents, and applications without departing from the spirit and scope of the present invention.
[0096] Referring to
[0097] Specifically, the wallet 100 comprises a wallet body 10 and the accommodating pocket 20 which is disposed on the wallet body 10 for accommodating the anti-lost tag 200. The accommodating pocket 20 has an accommodating space 201, that is, the inner space of the accommodating pocket 20, the shape of the accommodating space 201 is matched with the shape of the anti-lost tag 200. Correspondingly, the size of the accommodating space 201 is slightly larger than that of the anti-lost tag 200, specifically, the inner diameter of the accommodating space 201 is slightly larger than the outer diameter of the anti-lost tag 200. For example, the anti-lost tag 200 can be implemented as a circular AirTag, the shape of the accommodating space 201 of the accommodating pocket 20 is also circular, and the inner diameter of the accommodating space 201 is slightly larger than the outer diameter of the AirTag, so that the AirTag can be just fitted into the accommodating space 201. The shape of the accommodating space 201 of the accommodating pocket 20 can also be other shapes, for example, quadrangular, triangular, drop-shaped and so on.
[0098] It is worth mentioning that, in the preferred embodiments of the present invention, optionally, a part of the structure of the wallet body 20, which forms a part of the accommodating pocket 20, forms the accommodating pocket 20 for the anti-lost tag 200 together with other structures. The accommodating pocket 20 is shown in
[0099] In the first preferred embodiment of the present invention, the accommodating pocket 20 for the anti-lost tag 200 comprises a first pocket surface 21 and a second pocket surface 22 which is opposite to the first pocket surface 21, and the second pocket surface 22 is joined with the first pocket surface 21, so that the accommodating space 201 is formed between the first pocket surface 21 and the second pocket surface 22. Correspondingly, in some embodiments of the present invention, a partial structure of the wallet body 10 forms the first pocket surface 21.
[0100] Specifically, in some embodiments of the present invention, the wallet body 10 has at least one interlayer space 101 for accommodating specific objects, such as money, ID card 300, bank card 400, traffic card 500 and so on. The number of the interlayer spaces 101 is not limited in the present invention, for example, it may be one, two, three, or more. The wallet body 10 comprises at least two partition layers, namely, a first partition layer 11 and a second partition layer 12, and the interlayer space 101 is formed between every two adjacent partition layers. The first partition layer 11 can be used as the first pocket surface 21 of the accommodating pocket 2, as shown in
[0101] It is worth mentioning that important items, such as money, ID card 300, bank card 400, traffic card 500, etc., can be stored in the wallet 100. When the anti-lost tag 200 is used to find the wallet 100, the important items contained in the wallet 100 can also be found.
[0102] The accommodating pocket 20 for the anti-lost tag 200 can be implemented to have a fully enclosed cavity, or a cavity provided with an opening. Preferably, the accommodating pocket 20 for the anti-lost tag 200 is provided with a pocket opening 23, which facilitates the removal and placement of the anti-lost tag 200. In addition, it facilitates the removal of the anti-lost tag 200, and replaces the battery, or to facilitate the replacement of new anti-lost tag 20.
[0103] Correspondingly, in some embodiments of the present invention, the accommodating pocket 20 for the anti-lost tag 200 has a pocket opening 23, which is suitable for the anti-lost tag 200 to enter and exit the accommodating pocket 20
[0104] In some embodiments of the present invention, the pocket opening 23 has a specific structural configuration, which makes it difficult for the anti-lost tag 200 to fall out of the pocket opening 23.
[0105] In an example of the present invention, the pocket opening 23 is a slit formed in the second pocket surface 22. The length of the slit is greater than the diameter of the anti-lost tag 200, allowing the anti-lost tag 200 to be inserted into the accommodating pocket 20 through the slit. Due to the small width of the slit, which is much smaller than the outer diameter of the anti-lost tag 200, it is difficult for the anti-lost tag 200 to fall out of the slit without human intervention.
[0106] In this first preferred embodiment, the second pocket surface 22 comprises an outer edge part 221 adjacent to its outer peripheral edge and an inner covering part 222 located within the outer edge part 221. The inner covering part 222 of the second pocket surface 22 is protruded from the first pocket surface 21 and covers the anti-lost tag 200. The outer edge part 221 is joined to the first pocket surface 21 and located around the anti-lost tag 200. Specifically, the outer edge part 221 of the second pocket surface 22 can be joined to the first pocket surface 21 by stitching, and the slit is formed in the inner covering part 222. The hardness of the accommodating pocket 20 adjacent to the slit is increased to prevent the anti-lost tag 200 from falling out of the slit.
[0107] It should be understood that the outer edge part 221 of the second pocket surface 22 can also be joined to the first pocket surface 21 in other ways, such as being integrally formed with the first pocket surface 21.
[0108] It is worth mentioning that in this first preferred embodiment, the accommodating pocket 20 for the anti-lost tag 200 has a visible window structure 210, allowing the anti-lost tag 200 accommodated in the accommodating pocket 20 to be visible. Specifically, the visible window structure 210 is formed in the inner covering part 222. The visible window structure 210 comprises a viewing window 24 formed in the accommodating pocket 20. In this example, the viewing window 24 is communicated to the slit, as shown in
[0109] In a second preferred embodiment of the present invention, the visible window structure 210 further comprises a transparent cover 25 provided on the viewing window 24, as shown in
[0110] In a third preferred embodiment of the present invention, the accommodating pocket 20 may not be equipped with the visible window structure 210, as shown in
[0111] The pocket opening 23 of the present invention can be configured with other structures to prevent the anti-lost tag 200 from falling out of the accommodating pocket 20. For example, the wallet 100 with the accommodating pocket 20 for the anti-lost tag 200 further comprises a switch control mechanism 26 disposed at the pocket opening 23, so that the pocket opening 23 can be switched between a first state and a second state. When the pocket opening 23 is in the first state, the anti-lost tag 200 is allowed to enter and exit, and when the pocket opening 23 is in the second state, the pocket opening 23 blocks the anti-lost tag 200 from entering and exiting.
[0112] In a fourth preferred embodiment of the present invention, as shown in
[0113] In this example, the pocket opening 23 is located at the outer edge part 221 of the second pocket surface 22, as shown in
[0114] In a fifth preferred embodiment of the present invention, the switch control mechanism 26 is also implemented as the elastic band 30, and the pocket opening 23 is located in the inner covering part 222. In this example, the outer edge part 221 of the second pocket surface 22 is sewn together with the first pocket surface 21 in the circumferential direction. Specifically, the pocket opening 23 in the inner covering part 222 of the second pocket surface 22 is not only suitable for the anti-lost tag 200 to enter and exit, but also serves as a visible window structure 210 for the anti-lost tag 200, as shown in
[0115] In a sixth preferred embodiment of the present invention, the switch control mechanism 26 is also implemented as a zipper 40, as shown in
[0116] Specifically, a partial area of the outer edge part 221 of the second pocket surface 22 is not sewn to the first pocket surface 21, forming the pocket opening 23. The zipper 40 is disposed between the partial area of the outer edge part 221 of the second pocket surface 22 and the first pocket surface 21, and can control the opening and closing of the pocket opening 23 while joining the second pocket surface 22 with the first pocket surface 21. Optionally, the zipper 40 is disposed between the entire outer edge part 221 of the second pocket surface 22 and the first pocket surface 21; or only disposed between the partial area of the outer edge part 221 of the second pocket surface 22 and the first pocket surface 21, and the part of the outer edge part 221 of the second pocket surface 22 that is not set with the zipper 40 can be joined with the first pocket surface 21 by sewing.
[0117] In a seventh preferred embodiment of the present invention, the switch control mechanism 26 can be implemented as a Velcro element 50, as shown in
[0118] Specifically, a partial area of the outer edge part 221 of the second pocket surface 22 is not sewn to the first pocket surface 21, forming the pocket opening 23. The Velcro element 50 is disposed between the partial area of the outer edge part 221 of the second pocket surface 22 and the first pocket surface 21, and the opening and closing of the pocket opening 23 can be controlled while the second pocket surface 22 is bonded with the first pocket surface 21. Optionally, the Velcro element 50 is arranged between the entire outer edge part 221 of the second pocket surface 22 and the first pocket surface 21; or only disposed between the local outer edge part 221 of the second pocket surface 22 and the first pocket surface 21, and the part of the outer edge part 221 of the second pocket surface 22 without the Velcro element 50 can be joined with the first pocket surface 21 by sewing.
[0119] It is worth mentioning that the accommodating pocket 20 for the anti-lost tag 200 can be communicated to the interlayer space 101. The opening of the interlayer space 101 can be used as the pocket opening 23 of the accommodating pocket 20. so that the anti-lost tag 200 can be taken out or placed into the accommodating pocket 20 through the opening of the interlayer space 101. Considering that the opening of the interlayer space 101 of the wallet body 10 with the accommodating pocket 200 for the anti-lost tag 200 is usually large, the anti-lost tag 200 may be easy to fall out from the opening of the interlayer space 101. Therefore, in the present invention, the switch control mechanism 26 is provided at the opening of the interlayer space 101 to prevent the anti-lost tag 200 from easily falling out from the opening of the interlayer space 101.
[0120] Correspondingly, as shown in
[0121] The wallet 100 with the accommodating pocket for the anti-lost tag also comprises
[0122] a switch control mechanism 26 installed at the pocket opening 23, i.e., between the first partition layer 1 1 and the second partition layer 12. The switch control mechanism 26 can be implemented as the Velcro element 50, the zipper 40, the elastic band 30, etc. When the pocket opening 23 is in the first state, the hook surface layer 51 and the fleece surface layer 52 of the Velcro element 50 are separated, and the pocket opening 23 opens accordingly. When the pocket opening 23 is in the second state, the hook surface layer 51 and the fleece surface layer 52 of the Velcro element 50 come into contact and connect with each other, and the pocket opening 23 closes accordingly.
[0123] It should be understood that the switch control mechanism 26 can also be implemented as other structures, such as buttons, screws, threaded structures (for example, the internal thread is provided on the inner peripheral wall of the first pocket surface 21 and the external thread is arranged on the outer peripheral wall of the second pocket surface 22 corresponding to it), etc.
[0124] In some embodiments of the present invention, the accommodating pocket 20 for the anti-lost tag and the wallet body 10 are structurally independent from each other, and the accommodating pocket 20 for the anti-lost tag 200 can be detachably assembled on the wallet body 10, which is convenient for replacing the anti-lost tag 200, as shown in
[0125] The accommodating pocket 20 for the anti-lost tag 200 is detachably assembled to the wallet body 10 in various embodiments not limited to the present invention. In one example of the present invention, the connecting element 60 between the accommodating pocket 20 for the anti-lost tag 200 and the wallet body 10 is implemented as the Velcro element 50, as shown in
[0126] In this example, the entire outer edge part 221 of the second pocket surface 22 is sewn to the first pocket surface 21. In another embodiment of the present invention, the accommodating pocket 20 for the anti-lost tag 200 may also have a pocket opening 23 suitable for the anti-lost tag 200 to enter and exit.
[0127] In an eleventh preferred embodiment of the present invention, the connecting element 60 between the anti-lost tag accommodating pocket 20 and the wallet body 10 is implemented as an elastic clip 70, as shown in
[0128] In this example, the accommodating pocket 20 for the anti-lost tag 200 has a pocket opening 23, which is suitable for the anti-lost tag 200 to enter and exit the accommodating pocket 20.
[0129] It should be understood that the accommodating pocket 20 for the anti-lost tag 200 can also be detachably connected to the wallet body 10 in other ways, such as through straps, snap structures, threaded structures, etc., and is not limited to the present invention.
[0130] It is worth mentioning that in this embodiment of the present invention, the solution for storing the anti-lost tag 200 provided by the wallet 100 with the accommodating pocket 20 for the anti-lost tag 200 can also be applied to other types of bags, such as computer bags, backpacks, handbags, etc. In other words, the accommodating pocket 20 for the anti-lost tag 200 can be incorporated into other bag bodies in a manner similar to that of the wallet body 10, forming a receiving and storing bag with an accommodating pocket 20 for the anti-lost tag 200.
[0131] Referring to
[0132] The anti-lost card 3, which can be embodied to have a size like a credit card or a bank card, comprises a card housing 301, a positioning module 302, and a battery module 303 which is electrically connected to the positioning module 302. Accordingly, the area and size of the anti-lost card 3 can be larger than the AirTag, so that the battery module 302 can have a larger size, and thus the anti-lost card 3 can be used for a relative long period of time with the electrical power supplied by the battery module 303.
[0133] In addition, the anti-lost card 3 also can be provided with other functions. For example, an RFID blocker module 304 can be integrated into the anti-lost card 3, so that the bank cards 400 stored in the wallet body 10 can be shielded by the RFID blocker module 304, and thus the bank cards 400 are protected from RFID chip readers, so as to ensure the anti-theft security.
[0134] As shown in
[0135] The positioning module 302 may be incorporated with a positioning chip like a GPS positioning chip. Alternatively, the positioning module 302 also functions like the AirTag. More specifically, the positioning module 302 also use ultra-wideband technology and take advantage of Apple's existing network of devices, which work as crowdsourced beacons to ping each other in order to determine the location of the missing wallet 100. Accordingly, compatible iPhones and iPads can use the Find My app to identify the approximate location of the missing wallet 100. The person of ordinary skilled in the art should understand that the Find My app of Apple is just an example and is not limiting, other existing network of mobile devices such as Android devices also can be used.
[0136] Similarly, the anti-lost card 3 also can be incorporated with an indicating member 306 which may produce an indicating sound or indicating light to indicate the location of wallet 100.
[0137] The positioning module 302 of the anti-lost card 3 may also be configured to collect and record the historical location information, so that when the wallet 100 is a gift to a child or an elder person. The anti-lost card 3 stored in the wallet body 10 is able to allow an guardian to monitor and track the movement of the child or the elder person.
[0138] In an embodiment, the anti-lost card 3 is programmed to be linked to two mobile electronic devices, a first person of a first mobile electronic device is the owner of the wallet 100 and the first person can use the first mobile electronic device to find the missing wallet 100. A second person of a second mobile electronic device is able to have access to the network to obtain the information of the location of the wallet 100, so as to monitor and track the movement of the wallet 100, and thus the information of the movement of the first person is obtained.
[0139] As shown in
[0140] It is worth mentioning that, in the preferred embodiments of the present invention, optionally, a part of the structure of the wallet body 10, which forms a part of the accommodating pocket 20, forms the accommodating pocket 20 for the anti-lost card 300 together with other structures.
[0141] In the first preferred embodiment of the present invention, the accommodating pocket 20 for the anti-lost card 3 comprises a first pocket surface 21 and a second pocket surface 22 which is opposite to the first pocket surface 21, and the second pocket surface 22 is joined with the first pocket surface 21, so that the accommodating space 201 is formed between the first pocket surface 21 and the second pocket surface 22. Correspondingly, in some embodiments of the present invention, a partial structure of the wallet body 10 forms the first pocket surface 21.
[0142] Specifically, in some embodiments of the present invention, the wallet body 10 has at least one interlayer space 101 for accommodating specific objects, such as money, ID card 300, bank card 400, traffic card 500 and so on. The number of the interlayer spaces 101 is not limited in the present invention, for example, it may be one, two, three, or more. The wallet body 10 comprises at least two partition layers, namely, a first partition layer 11 and a second partition layer 12, and the interlayer space 101 is formed between every two adjacent partition layers. The first partition layer 11 can be used as the first pocket surface 21 of the accommodating pocket 20. The first partition layer 11 can be implemented as the innermost layer of the wallet 100 with the accommodating pocket 20, and a gap is formed between the first partition layer 11 and the second partition layer 12 to form the innermost interlayer space 101, as shown in
[0143] It is worth mentioning that important items, such as money, ID card 300, bank card 400, traffic card 500, etc., can be stored in the wallet 100. When the anti-lost card 3 is used to find the wallet 100, the important items contained in the wallet 100 can also be found.
[0144] The accommodating pocket 20 for the anti-lost card 3 can be implemented to have a fully enclosed cavity, or a cavity provided with an opening. Preferably, the accommodating pocket 20 for the anti-lost card 3 is provided with a pocket opening 23, which facilitates the removal and placement of the anti-lost card 3. In addition, it facilitates the removal of the anti-lost card 3, and replaces the battery, or to facilitate the replacement of new anti-lost card 30.
[0145] Correspondingly, in some embodiments of the present invention, the accommodating pocket 20 for the anti-lost card 3 has a pocket opening 23, which is suitable for the anti-lost card 3 to enter and exit the accommodating pocket 20.
[0146] In some embodiments of the present invention, the pocket opening 23 has a specific structural configuration, which makes it difficult for the anti-lost card 3 to fall out of the pocket opening 23.
[0147] In an example of the present invention, the pocket opening 23 is a slit formed in the second pocket surface 22. The length of the slit is greater than the length of the anti-lost card 3, allowing the anti-lost card 3 to be inserted into the accommodating pocket 20 through the slit. Due to the small width of the slit, which is much smaller than the width of the anti-lost card 3, it is difficult for the anti-lost card 3 to fall out of the slit without human intervention.
[0148] In this twelfth preferred embodiment, the second pocket surface 22 comprises an outer edge part 221 adjacent to its outer peripheral edge and an inner covering part 222 located within the outer edge part 221. The inner covering part 222 of the second pocket surface 22 is protruded from the first pocket surface 21 and covers the anti-lost card 3. The outer edge part 221 is joined to the first pocket surface 21 and located around the anti-lost card 3. Specifically, the outer edge part 221 of the second pocket surface 22 can be joined to the first pocket surface 21 by stitching, and the slit is formed in the inner covering part 222. The hardness of the accommodating pocket 20 adjacent to the slit is increased to prevent the anti-lost card 3 from falling out of the slit.
[0149] It should be understood that the outer edge part 221 of the second pocket surface 22 can also be joined to the first pocket surface 21 in other ways, such as being integrally formed with the first pocket surface 21.
[0150] It is worth mentioning that in this preferred embodiment, the accommodating pocket 20 for the anti-lost card 3 has a visible window structure 210, allowing the anti-lost card 3 accommodated in the accommodating pocket 20 to be visible. Specifically, the visible window structure 210 is formed in the inner covering part 222. The visible window structure 210 comprises a viewing window 24 formed in the accommodating pocket 20. In this example, the viewing window 24 is communicated to the slit, as shown in
[0151] In a thirteenth preferred embodiment of the present invention, the visible window structure 210 further comprises a transparent cover 25 provided on the viewing window 24, as shown in
[0152] In a fourteenth preferred embodiment of the present invention, the accommodating pocket 20 may not be equipped with the visible window structure 210, as shown in
[0153] The pocket opening 23 of the present invention can be configured with other structures to prevent the anti-lost card 3 from falling out of the accommodating pocket 20. For example, the wallet 100 with the accommodating pocket 20 for the anti-lost card 3 further comprises a switch control mechanism 26 disposed at the pocket opening 23, so that the pocket opening 23 can be switched between a first state and a second state. When the pocket opening 23 is in the first state, the anti-lost card 3 is allowed to enter and exit, and when the pocket opening 23 is in the second state, the pocket opening 23 blocks the anti-lost card 3 from entering and exiting.
[0154] In a fifteenth preferred embodiment of the present invention, as shown in
[0155] In this example, the pocket opening 23 is located at the outer edge part 221 of the second pocket surface 22, as shown in
[0156] In a sixteenth preferred embodiment of the present invention, the switch control mechanism 26 is also implemented as the elastic band 30, and the pocket opening 23 is located in the inner covering part 222. In this example, the outer edge part 221 of the second pocket surface 22 is sewn together with the first pocket surface 21 in the circumferential direction. Specifically, the pocket opening 23 in the inner covering part 222 of the second pocket surface 22 is not only suitable for the anti-lost card 3 to enter and exit, but also serves as a visible window structure 210 for the anti-lost card 3, as shown in
[0157] In a seventeenth preferred embodiment of the present invention, the switch control mechanism 26 is also implemented as a zipper 40. as shown in
[0158] Specifically, a partial area of the outer edge part 221 of the second pocket surface 22 is not sewn to the first pocket surface 21, forming the pocket opening 23. The zipper 40 is disposed between the partial area of the outer edge part 221 of the second pocket surface 22 and the first pocket surface 21, and can control the opening and closing of the pocket opening 23 while joining the second pocket surface 22 with the first pocket surface 21. Optionally, the zipper 40 is disposed between the entire outer edge part 221 of the second pocket surface 22 and the first pocket surface 21; or only disposed between the partial area of the outer edge part 221 of the second pocket surface 22 and the first pocket surface 21, and the part of the outer edge part 221 of the second pocket surface 22 that is not set with the zipper 40 can be joined with the first pocket surface 21 by sewing.
[0159] In an eighteenth preferred embodiment of the present invention, the switch control mechanism 26 can be implemented as a Velcro element 50, as shown in
[0160] Specifically, a partial area of the outer edge part 221 of the second pocket surface 22 is not sewn to the first pocket surface 21, forming the pocket opening 23. The Velcro element 50 is disposed between the partial area of the outer edge part 221 of the second pocket surface 22 and the first pocket surface 21, and the opening and closing of the pocket opening 23 can be controlled while the second pocket surface 22 is bonded with the first pocket surface 21. Optionally, the Velcro element 50 is arranged between the entire outer edge part 221 of the second pocket surface 22 and the first pocket surface 21; or only disposed between the local outer edge part 221 of the second pocket surface 22 and the first pocket surface 21, and the part of the outer edge part 221 of the second pocket surface 22 without the Velcro element 50 can be joined with the first pocket surface 21 by sewing.
[0161] It is worth mentioning that the accommodating pocket 20 for the anti-lost card 3 can be communicated to the interlayer space 101. The opening of the interlayer space 101 can be used as the pocket opening 23 of the accommodating pocket 20. so that the anti-lost card 3 can be taken out or placed into the accommodating pocket 20 through the opening of the interlayer space 101. Considering that the opening of the interlayer space 101 of the wallet body 10 with the accommodating pocket 200 for the anti-lost card 3 is usually large, the anti-lost card 3 may be easy to fall out from the opening of the interlayer space 101. Therefore, in the present invention, the switch control mechanism 26 is provided at the opening of the interlayer space 101 to prevent the anti-lost card 3 from easily falling out from the opening of the interlayer space 101.
[0162] Correspondingly, as shown in
[0163] The wallet 100 with the accommodating pocket for the anti-lost card also comprises a switch control mechanism 26 installed at the pocket opening 23, i.e., between the first partition layer 11 and the second partition layer 12. The switch control mechanism 26 can be implemented as the Velcro element 50, the zipper 40, the elastic band 30, etc. When the pocket opening 23 is in the first state, the hook surface layer 51 and the fleece surface layer 52 of the Velcro element 50 are separated, and the pocket opening 23 opens accordingly. When the pocket opening 23 is in the second state, the hook surface layer 51 and the fleece surface layer 52 of the Velcro element 50 come into contact and connect with each other, and the pocket opening 23 closes accordingly.
[0164] It should be understood that the switch control mechanism 26 can also be implemented as other structures, such as buttons, screws, threaded structures (for example, the internal thread is provided on the inner peripheral wall of the first pocket surface 21 and the external thread is arranged on the outer peripheral wall of the second pocket surface 22 corresponding to it), etc.
[0165] As shown in
[0166] The first partition layer 11 can be a cover layer of the wallet body 11 at a front or back side of the wallet 100, and the second partition layer 12 can be an adjacent layer adjacent to the front layer. In addition, a visible window structure 210 which comprises a transparent cover 25 is provided on the first part partition layer 12, so that when the anti-lost card 3 is disposed into the interlayer space 101 between the first partition layer 11 and the second partition layer 12, a surface corresponding to the transparent cover 25 is exposed for the user to view the anti-lost card 3 from outside.
[0167] In this embodiment, the anti-lost card 3 comprises the identification mark 305 which can be a QR code that can be captured by a camera of an electronic device, so as to provide contact information of the owner such as telephone number of the owner, so as to allow a person to return the missing wallet 100 to the owner. And the identification mark 305 is visible through the transparent cover 25, so as to allow the person picking up the wallet 100 to easily obtain the contact information without taking out the anti-lost card 3 from the accommodating pocket 20.
[0168] In addition, the wallet body 10 further comprises a folding layer 13 connected to one of the first partition layer 11 and the second partition layer 12 at a position corresponding to the pocket opening 23. As shown in
[0169] In some embodiments of the present invention, the accommodating pocket 20 for the anti-lost card and the wallet body 10 arc structurally independent from each other, and the accommodating pocket 20 for the anti-lost card 3 can be detachably assembled on the wallet body 10, which is convenient for replacing the anti-lost card 3, as shown in
[0170] The accommodating pocket 20 for the anti-lost card 3 is detachably assembled to the wallet body 10 in various embodiments not limited to the present invention. In one example of the present invention, the connecting element 60 between the accommodating pocket 20 for the anti-lost card 3 and the wallet body 10 is implemented as the Velcro element 50, as shown in
[0171] In this example, the entire outer edge part 221 of the second pocket surface 22 is sewn to the first pocket surface 21. In another embodiment of the present invention, the accommodating pocket 20 for the anti-lost card 3 may also have a pocket opening 23 suitable for the anti-lost card 3 to enter and exit.
[0172] In a twenty-second preferred embodiment of the present invention, the connecting element 60 between the anti-lost card accommodating pocket 20 and the wallet body 10 is implemented as an elastic clip 70, as shown in
[0173] In this example, the accommodating pocket 20 for the anti-lost card 3 has a pocket opening 23, which is suitable for the anti-lost card 3 to enter and exit the accommodating pocket 20.
[0174] It should be understood that the accommodating pocket 20 for the anti-lost card 3 can also be detachably connected to the wallet body 10 in other ways, such as through straps, snap structures, threaded structures, etc., and is not limited to the present invention.
[0175] As shown in
[0176] Referring to
[0177] In other words, in this embodiment, the anti-lost card 3 is a component of the wallet 100 and is not detachable, a surrounding edge 202 defining the accommodating space 201 of the accommodating pocket 20 is sealed and no opening is formed, so that it is impossible for the anti-lost card 3 to be detached from the accommodating pocket 20 during normal use of the wallet 100. A transparent 25 also can be provided on the accommodating pocket 20 for a user to view the anti-lost card 3 from outside.
[0178] In this embodiment, the anti-lost card 3 comprises has two electrical contacts 307 which are respectively electrically connected to the battery module 303, the accommodating pocket 20 has two holes 203 aligned with the two electrical contacts 307 to expose the two electrical contacts 307. Therefore, an electrical charging device 600 can have contact with the two electrical contacts 307 of the anti-lost card 3, so as to electrically charging the battery module 303 of the anti-lost card 3.
[0179] The wallet body 10 has an interlayer space 101 adjacent to the accommodating pocket 20, and the two holes 203 can be configured to be communicated to the interlayer space 101, so that as shown in
[0180] Alternatively, the electrical charging interface of the anti-lost card 3 can be accessed from outside, and the electrical charging interface also may be coupled to the electrical charging device 600 to achieve a wirelessly charging of the battery module 303.
[0181] It is worth mentioning that in this embodiment of the present invention, the solution for storing the anti-lost card 3 provided by the wallet 100 with the accommodating pocket 20 for the anti-lost card 3 can also be applied to other types of bags, such as computer bags, backpacks, handbags, etc. In other words, the accommodating pocket 20 for the anti-lost card 3 can be incorporated into other bag bodies in a manner similar to that of the wallet body 10, forming a receiving and storing bag with an accommodating pocket 20 for the anti-lost card 3.
[0182] One skilled in the art will understand that the embodiment of the present invention as shown in the drawings and described above is exemplary only and not intended to be limiting.
[0183] It will thus be seen that the objects of the present invention have been fully and effectively accomplished. The embodiments have been shown and described for the purposes of illustrating the functional and structural principles of the present invention and are subject to change without departure from such principles. Therefore, this invention includes all modifications encompassed within the spirit and scope of the following claims.