Credit Card Credit Card OrganizerOrganizer

Alex JuryAlex JuryDavid TurnerDavid Turner

EN100 Spring 2006EN100 Spring 2006

IntroductionIntroduction

Why make a credit card organizer?Why make a credit card organizer?

- easy access to several credit cards - easy access to several credit cards and/or I.D. cards.and/or I.D. cards.

- useful at airports during security - useful at airports during security checks, places of business where checks, places of business where I.D. cards are regularly checked, and I.D. cards are regularly checked, and for everyday shopping.for everyday shopping.

Design Process:Design Process:Preliminary Design ConceptsPreliminary Design Concepts

Original idea involved a mechanism in which a Original idea involved a mechanism in which a button was pressed and moved in the direction button was pressed and moved in the direction of the card motion, thus pushing the card out. of the card motion, thus pushing the card out. This design required the user to apply all the This design required the user to apply all the force.force.- This design also involved the part which held - This design also involved the part which held the card in place to move along a track with the card in place to move along a track with wheels.wheels.

Another idea involved pulling on a lever on the Another idea involved pulling on a lever on the side of the cardholder, which would supply a side of the cardholder, which would supply a force that would push the card out. This design force that would push the card out. This design required the user to apply some of the force required the user to apply some of the force needed to dispense the card.needed to dispense the card.

Final DesignFinal Design The mechanism to release The mechanism to release

the card is spring-loaded.the card is spring-loaded. The part which holds the The part which holds the

card moves along a track card moves along a track without wheels.without wheels.

Holds two cards, each one Holds two cards, each one controlled by a different controlled by a different spring-loaded push button.spring-loaded push button.

The cardholder part is The cardholder part is held in place by a platform held in place by a platform consisting of a vertical consisting of a vertical triangular lip which is triangular lip which is released when the button released when the button is depressed.is depressed.

Design AspectsDesign AspectsRelease MechanismRelease Mechanism

The card is held in The card is held in place by a part that place by a part that slides along tracks slides along tracks on each side.on each side.

Springs behind the Springs behind the holder part push it holder part push it out when a button out when a button is pressed.is pressed.

Design AspectsDesign AspectsButton MechanismButton Mechanism

The button is The button is spring-loaded as spring-loaded as well.well.

Depressing the Depressing the button will force the button will force the shaft down a small shaft down a small amount, allowing amount, allowing the cardholder part the cardholder part to pop out.to pop out.

The spring forces The spring forces the button back to the button back to its normal position.its normal position.

Design AspectsDesign AspectsLocking MechanismLocking Mechanism

A triangular “tooth” A triangular “tooth” on the bottom of the on the bottom of the button part prevents button part prevents the card from moving the card from moving until the button is until the button is pressed down.pressed down.

When holder is When holder is pushed back in, it pushed back in, it slides over the tooth slides over the tooth and then clicks back and then clicks back into place. into place.

The holder houses The holder houses the card in a similar the card in a similar manner to how manner to how money clips work.money clips work.

On the back of the On the back of the holder are two holder are two hollow cylindrical hollow cylindrical pieces that house pieces that house the springs used to the springs used to push the part out.push the part out.

Design AspectsDesign AspectsHolderHolder

Design Issues and Design Issues and ImprovementsImprovements

Button SleevesButton Sleeves The original design of The original design of

the button sleeves (top) the button sleeves (top) were simple hollow were simple hollow cylinders that were cylinders that were very fragile and broke very fragile and broke easily.easily.

During the During the manufacturing process, manufacturing process, the design was the design was improved (bottom) by improved (bottom) by attaching the sleeves to attaching the sleeves to the main part.the main part.

Design Issues and Design Issues and ImprovementsImprovementsBack Spring ConstraintsBack Spring Constraints

These parts (top), These parts (top), which keep the back which keep the back springs in place, springs in place, were also built too were also built too thin and broke easily. thin and broke easily.

A better design A better design (bottom) is to simply (bottom) is to simply use cylindrical pegs use cylindrical pegs that can constrain that can constrain the springs from the springs from moving laterally.moving laterally.

The Next StepThe Next Step

Possible Possible applications involve applications involve making a similar making a similar device that could be device that could be built into a built into a briefcase or purse.briefcase or purse.

Perform a patent Perform a patent search to determine search to determine if invention is if invention is unique and could unique and could qualify for a patent.qualify for a patent.