Package and article carriers – Carried by animate bearer – Article held by receiver
Reexamination Certificate
2002-03-19
2004-01-27
Weaver, Sue A. (Department: 3727)
Package and article carriers
Carried by animate bearer
Article held by receiver
C224S236000, C224S607000, C224S610000, C150S147000
Reexamination Certificate
active
06681972
ABSTRACT:
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
1. Field of the Invention
The present invention relates to the field of holders for carrying documents which are necessary for travel. The present invention also relates to the field of holders which can be used to carry any documents when boarding a means of public transportation such as an airplane.
2. Description of the Prior Art
In general, devices for carrying various articles and documents which enable the document holder to be worn around a user's neck have been known in the prior art. However, the inventions known in the prior art were created prior to the terrible tragedy of Sep. 11, 2001 when the two World Trade Center towers were destroyed. Subsequent to this tragedy, extra precautions have to be taken for screening and verifying passengers boarding a means of public transportation such as an airplane. The prior art patents did not focus on a holder to be used to carry any documents by passengers when boarding an airplane and instead, focused on a holder for carrying articles and documents for different purposes.
The following prior art references are found to be relevant in the general area of holders which can be used to carry documents and can be worn around a user's body parts such as a user's neck.
1. U.S. Pat. No. Des. 252,355 issued to Uber on Jul. 10; 1979 for “Gaming Pouch For Keno Or The Like” (hereafter the “Uber Patent”);
2. U.S. Pat. No. 5,092,018 issued to Seron on Mar. 3, 1992 for “Lanyard Construction” (hereafter the “Seron Patent”);
3. U.S. Pat. No. 5,178,311 issued to McBride on Jan. 12, 1993 for “Neck-Supported map Holder” (hereafter the “McBride Patent”);
4. U.S. Pat. No. 5,388,739 issued to Gargan on Feb. 14, 1995 for “Commuter Ticket Holder” (hereafter the “Gargan Patent”);
5. U.S. Pat. No. 5,784,816 issued to Zapawa on Jul. 28, 1998 for “ProtectiveTicket Holder And Memorabilia Device” (hereafter the “Zapawa Patent”);
6. U.S. Pat. No. 5,829,657 issued to Romer on Nov. 3, 1998 for “Ticket Stub Display Device And Article Carrier Combination” (hereafter the “Romer Patent”);
7. U.S. Pat. No. 5,862,526 issued to Longcor on Jan. 26, 1999 for “Expandable And Collapsible Belt-Strap Card Holder” (hereafter the “Longcor Patent”);
8. European Patent Application No. EP 0 909 538 A3
The Uber Patent is a design patent which protects the shape or ornamental beauty of an object. It is a gaming pouch which basically discloses a pouch having a strap member and which has pockets therein for retaining money and other items associated with gaming.
The Seron Patent discloses an improved lanyard. It consists of two strap members 10 and 14 which come together in a mounting element 16 which itself contains a hook member which an be used to hold an identification card 18.
The McBride Patent essentially discloses a pouch for carrying a map so that it can be supported on a long string which is worn around a skier's neck. The map holder which has a ski area trail map or related printed information therein is visible by being in an exposed clear plastic holder which can be openable by means such as Velcro. The map holder includes a string or elastic to be positioned around the neck of the skier with the map supporting member attached to the string or elastic. The map or other information is exposed in the map supporting member. The string or elastic is sufficiently long so that the map can be read by the skier or a companion without the string or elastic being moved from around the neck of the skier.
The Gargan Patent discloses a clear plastic envelope which is designed to hold a commuter ticket and an opening through the top of the envelope through which an elastic neckband can be inserted so that a commuter ticket can be placed in the clear plastic envelope through an opening and the entire apparatus worn around the user's neck so that the user's hands are free and the ticket is clearly visible to anyone. In this device, the holder contains a clear plastic envelope in which the ticket is clearly visible and is supported by an elastic strap. It does not have any facility for holding anything else.
The Zapawa Patent is also a ticket holder which can be worn around a person's neck. Similar to the previously described patent, this ticket holder contains a generally rectangular transparent laminated memorabilia card, with the card including aligned rear and front panels with a common outer periphery. An insert displaying information is disposed between the rear panel and the front panel such that the insert is spaced away from the outer periphery and the rear panel is bonded to the front panel along the outer periphery. The ticket holder includes a transparent ticket pocket including aligned rear and front partitions in facing relation to one another and bonded the front panel of the card. An opening is provided in the ticket holder so that a cord 12 can be inserted through the opening so that the device can be worn around the user's neck.
The Romer Patent is designed specifically for carrying a portable radio or binoculars in addition to a ticket. The Romer Patent discloses a carrier having a body having front and rear walls, said walls being connected at side edges and bottom edges thereof, thereby defining a pouch having a closed bottom, closed sides and an openable top portion capable of receiving an article which in this case is defined as a portable scanning radio in the only independent claim. The device also has on its front an envelope structure coupled to said body so as to extend generally vertically from the body, said envelope structure having a front panel and a rear panel, certain edges of said front panel and said rear panel being joined together so as to define a pocket having an opening in which a generally planar item such as the ticket may be inserted, and may be visible through the pocket. There is also a suspending structure which in this case is a cord by which the entire apparatus can be worn around a user's neck. As can be seen from the pictures, the primary purpose of the central pocket is to hold an article such as a scanning radio, binoculars etc.
The Longcor Patent discloses an expandable and collapsible belt strap container for conveniently carrying sports cards on a person and comprises a container 10 having an inner side attached to the mid-portion 14 of a belt 12 by elastic webbings 13 and 13′. The container comprises an expandable and collapsible bellows 11 with an open top and a flap 18 hingeably attached to an outer side of the container. The flap stretches across the open top and down the inner side of the bellows. A long piece of hook-and-loop fastener 19 is attached to the inner side of the bellows while a short piece of hook-and-loop fastener 20 is attached to the distal side of the flap. Therefore, when the bellows is fully collapsed, the distal side of the flap may be attached to the lower side of the long fastener. When the bellows is fully expanded for carrying a large number of sports cards, the side of the flap may be attached to the upper side of the long fasteners.
The European Patent Application EP 0 909 538 A3 is very similar to the badge carrying device already discussed. It consists of a base section 4 that engages a cord 2 and an attachment section 6 that secures the object to be held or displayed. The cord 2 may be worn by a person such that the object, for example, an identification badge, key ring, etc. is held and/or displayed.
None of these prior art items focus on the principal object of the present invention which is to enable a user to carry in a hands-free manner a boarding ticket and personal verification means as well as other necessary means when boarding a means of public transportation such as an airplane.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
The present invention is a holder for retaining documents which are necessary to board a means of public transportation and which holder enables the documents to be retained in a manner wherein the documents can be easily veirified by an examining agent and removed from the holder by the examining agent, w
Chen Tony D.
J&C Tapocik, Inc.
Rozsa Thomas I.
Weaver Sue A.
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