BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION THIS invention relates to a licence disc holder having a pull away formation for accessing an information pouch. More specifically, the invention relates to licence disc holder having a pull away formation for pulling the licence disc holder from a windscreen of a vehicle to access the pouch containing medical and/or personal information of a regular driver and/or passengers of the vehicle where, for example, the driver and/or passengers are incapacitated at the scene of an accident.

Many types of licence disc holders having pouches or pockets for receiving documents other than a licence permit or disc are known. However, these pouches or pockets are often not sealed and any information stored therein is accessible to anyone travelling in the vehicle, without the driver and/or passengers ever becoming aware of such information being accessed.

It is common knowledge that a person's medical information may be very sensitive, for example, where that particular person is HIV positive. Information such as a person's HIV status is kept typically kept very confidential by the affected person due to fear of becoming outcast or ridiculed. Having said that, it is critical that medical information, such as HIV status and/or whether a person is on private medical insurance, is readily available at the scene of an accident where the driver and/or passengers are incapable of providing the information.

It is therefore an object of the invention to provide a licence disc holder having an information pouch and a pull away formation for pulling the licence disc holder from the windscreen of a vehicle to access the information pouch containing personal and/or medical information for emergency purposes only. Although the invention in this specification is described as a holder of a licence disc, it will be appreciated that the invention may be a holder for any similar object, for example a tax disc, a M.O.T disc, an insurance disc or a disc simply containing important information such as medical aid information or membership to a emergency service.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION According to the invention there is provided a licence disc holder including: a sheet-like body having a main section and a first folding section foldable over the main section about a first fold line; a primary adhesive securing area defined on the main section substantially between an outer boundary of the main section and the outer boundary of the first folding section in use being folded about the first fold line to lie over the main section, wherein the outer boundary of the first folding section is smaller than the diameter of a licence disc thereby to adhesively secure edges of the licence disc to the primary adhesive securing area and substantially over the first folding section, and further wherein the outer boundary of the main section is greater than the diameter of the licence disc for adhering the primary adhesive securing area to a windscreen of a vehicle thereby to adhesively secure the licence disc holder to the windscreen and capture the licence disc there between; a pouch for storing one or more objects and/or information therein, the pouch being defined in use between the licence disc and licence disc holder and substantially within the adhesively secured edges of the licence disc; and a pull away formation being in use that portion of the folded-over first folding section located at and/or near the first fold line, the pull away formation being adhesively unsecured to the windscreen and accessible to a user's fingers for gripping and pulling the licence disc holder, or at least a part thereof, from the windscreen to access the objects and/or information stored in the pouch.

The sheet-like body may comprise a first surface and a second opposing surface, the first surface being adapted to receive indicia thereon and the second opposing surface being covered by a peel-away section for in use, and after being peeled away, exposing an adhesive layer on the second opposing surface for adhering the first folding section thereto and defining the primary adhesive securing area between the outer boundaries of the main section and the first folding section.

Generally, the first surface is divided by the first fold line into primary and secondary indicia receiving areas over the main section and the first folding section respectively, wherein the indicia presented on the second indicia receiving area is up-side-down with respect to the indicia presented on the primary indicia receiving area such that in use, and after folding the first folding section over the main section, the indicia presented on both the primary and secondary indicia receiving areas appear right-way-up.

Typically, the indicia presented on the secondary indicia receiving area is personal and/or medical details of a regular driver and/or passengers of the vehicle, or indicia prompting the user to manually insert relevant personal and/or medical details of the driver and/or passengers of the vehicle, the personal and/or medical details being concealable by the licence disc adhesively secured thereover in use. The indicia presented on the secondary indicia receiving area may also include informative and/or instructional indicia.

Alternatively, the indicia presented on the secondary opposing surface is personal and/or medical details of a regular driver and/or passengers of the vehicle, or indicia prompting the user to manually insert relevant personal and/or medical details of the driver and/or passengers of the vehicle, the personal and/or medical details being concealable by the folding over of the first folding section over the main section in use. The first folding section may be folded over the main section in such a way such that at least portions of the personal and/or medical details remain viewable. The indicia presented on the primary indicia receiving area is informative, instructional, advertising and/or branding indicia. In one preferred embodiment, the indicia is a light reflective indicia visible in use through the windscreen. Typically, the indicia includes, or is alternatively in the form of machine readable code, such as a bar code. Preferably, the indicia at least partially corresponds to information uploaded onto an electronic database by the user via a website or application on an electronic device, protected by a username and password, accessible to emergency services personal on route to an emergency and/or at the scene in the event of the driver and/or passengers of the vehicle being incapacitated.

Generally, the information uploaded onto the electronic database is accessible to and interrogatable by emergency services personal through a security key transmittable to the electronic database and/or location at which the electronic database is stored. Preferably, the security key is from a group including at least partially a code presented on the licence disc holder, an identify number of the driver and/or passengers and the vehicle registration. Most preferably, the security key is transmittable via a wireless telecommunications network. In a particularly preferred embodiment, the main section and the first folding section are spaced by a bridging member, the first folding line being located on a common boundary of the main section and the bridging member such that in use and once folded, the first folding section and the main section are concentric. More preferably, the main section and the first folding section are circular in shape.

According to a second aspect of the invention, there is provided a licence disc holder including: a sheet-like body having a first surface and a second opposing surface, the second opposing surface being divided by a frangible line into a remaining section and a peel-away section for in use, and after being peeled away, exposing a primary adhesive securing area; the primary adhesive securing area being defined substantially between an outer boundary of the licence disc holder and a boundary of the frangible line, wherein the boundary of the frangible line is smaller than the diameter of a licence disc thereby to adhesively secure edges of the licence disc to the primary adhesive securing area and substantially over the remaining section, and further wherein the outer boundary of the licence disc holder is greater than the diameter of the licence disc for adhering the primary adhesive securing area to a windscreen of a vehicle thereby to adhesively secure the licence disc holder to the windscreen and capture the licence disc there between; a pouch for storing one or more objects and/or information therein, the pouch being defined in use between the licence disc and licence disc holder and substantially within the adhesively secured edges of the licence disc; and a pull away formation being that portion of the remaining area located at and/or near a boundary length common to the remaining area and the outer boundary of the licence disc holder, the pull away formation being adhesively unsecured to the windscreen and accessible to a user's fingers for gripping and pulling the licence disc holder, or at least a part thereof, from the windscreen to access the objects and/or information stored in the pouch.

Typically, the first surface and at least the remaining section of the second opposing surface comprise primary and secondary indicia receiving areas respectively, wherein the indicia presented on the primary and second indicia receiving areas appear right- way-up with respect to one another.

Generally, the indicia presented on the secondary indicia receiving area is personal and/or medical details of a regular driver and/or passengers of the vehicle, or indicia prompting the user to manually insert relevant personal and/or medical details of the driver and/or passengers of the vehicle, the personal and/or medical details being concealable by the licence disc adhesively secured thereover in use.

The indicia presented on the secondary indicia receiving area may include informative and/or instructional indicia. The indicia presented on the primary indicia receiving area is preferably, informative, instructional, advertising and/or branding indicia. Furthermore, the indicia may include, or is alternatively in the form of machine readable code. Typically, the indicia at least partially corresponds to information uploaded onto an electronic database by the user via a website or application on an electronic device, protected by a username and password, but accessible to emergency services personal in the event of the driver and/or passengers of the vehicle being incapacitated.

Generally, the information uploaded onto the electronic database is accessible to and interrogatable by emergency services personal through a security key transmittable to the electronic database and/or location at which the electronic database is stored. Preferably, the security key is from a group including at least partially a code presented on the licence disc holder, an identify number of the driver and/or passengers and the vehicle registration. Most preferably, the security key is transmittable via a wireless telecommunications network.

The first surface and the remaining section may be concentric. Preferably, the first surface and the remaining section are circular in shape.

Where the indicia is instructional, it may be located at or near the peel-away sections and the first fold line directing the user how to configure the licence disc holder. Alternatively, the instructional indicia is an instruction, such as a message not to tow the vehicle, readable through the windscreen of the vehicle.

The licence disc holder may further include any one or more electronic devices from a group of electronic devices including a microchip, a light source, an electronic toll road registering device, a panic button and/or an event sensing device.

The microchip may be programmable to contain information including the identity of the driver, for example inclusive of a photograph of the driver and/or regular passengers, and traffic violations. Typically, the electronic devices are powered by a power source. The power source may be built into the licence disc holder, that of the vehicle to which the licence disc holder is in use applied or a solar energy power source. The light source may be an emergency light source providing passing travelers with a visual distress signal.

Generally, the light source is capable of being triggered by the panic button and/or the event sensing device. In a particularly preferred embodiment, the licence disc holder includes a transmitter capable of being triggered by the panic button and/or the event sensing device and adapted to transmit a wireless distress signal and/or global position (GPS co-ordinates) of the vehicle to a remote control center for the purposes of dispatching emergency response services.

The event sensing device may be from a group of sensing devices including an accelerometer for detecting an accident set to trigger on sensing a g-force greater than a predetermined g-force and a speed sensor measuring the speed of the vehicle for detecting a possible theft or hijacking set to trigger on sensing a speed greater than a predetermined speed.

Jointly with, or as an alternative to any one or more of the electronic devices, the licence disc holder may also include a radio frequency identification (RFID) chip preprogrammed with information relating to the driver of the vehicle. The RFID chip may be passive or active.

The sheet-like body is typically made from a die cut vinyl sheet blank. Preferably, the indicia receiving areas comprise a matt finish thereby to facilitate application of print or written indicia thereon thereby to restrict smudging and/or the easy removal of indicia there from.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

The invention will now be described in more detail, by way of example only, with reference to the accompanying drawings in which: Figure 1A is a front view of a first embodiment of the licence disc holder according to the present invention prior to being folded into an "in use" configuration; is a rear view of the licence disc holder of figure 1 A prior to being folded into an "in use" configuration; is a front view of the licence disc holder of figure 1 A after having being folded into an "in use" configuration; is a rear view of the licence disc holder of figure 1A after having being folded into an "in use" configuration; is a perspective view of the licence disc holder of figure 1A mounted in use on the windscreen of a vehicle; is a front view of the licence disc holder of figure 1A illustrating a licence disc being adhesively secured thereto; is a rear view of the licence disc holder of figure 1 with a licence disc adhesively secured thereto;

Figures 5A is a front view of a second embodiment of the licence disc holder according to the present invention; and

Figures 5B is a rear view of the licence disc holder of figure 5A.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

A licence disc holder according to a preferred embodiment of the invention is designated generally in the accompanying figures with reference numeral 10. The licence disc holder 10 comprises a sheet-like body 12 having a main section 14 divided from a first folding section 16 by a first fold line 20. Figures A and 1 C show front and rear views respectively of the licence disc holder 10 prior to being folded into an "in use" configuration. The first folding section 16 is foldable about the first folding line 18 so as to lie over and against the main section 14 as shown Figures 1 B and 1 D illustrating front and rear views respectively of the licence disc holder 10 after being folded into the "in use" configuration.

With specific reference to figure 1C, the licence disc holder 10 comprises a primary adhesive securing area 20 defined on the main section 14 substantially between an outer boundary 14A of the main section 14 and the outer boundary 16A of the first folding section 16. In the preferred embodiment illustrated in the accompanying figures, and specifically to figure 3 and figure 4, the outer boundary 16A of the first folding section 16 is smaller than the diameter of a licence disc 100 thereby to adhesively secure at least the edges of the licence disc 100 to the primary adhesive securing area 20 and substantially over the first folding section 16.

The outer boundary 14A of the main section 14 is preferably greater than the diameter of the licence disc 100 for adhering the primary adhesive securing area 20 to a windscreen 102 of a vehicle 104 thereby to adhesively secure the licence disc holder 10 to the windscreen 102 and capture the licence disc 100 there between as illustrated in figure 2.

A pouch 22 is formed between the main section 14 and the licence disc 100 adhesively secured thereto, for storing one or more objects and/or information therein. In the illustrated embodiment, the pouch 22 substantially stores the first folding section 16 and the indicia 24 presented thereon, the indicia 24 being personal and/or medical details of a regular driver and/or passengers of the vehicle, or indicia prompting the user to manually insert relevant personal and/or medical details of the driver and/or passengers of the vehicle. It will be appreciated that as a result of the first folding section 16 being stored within the pouch 22, the personal and/or medical details indicia 24 is conceal from view within the pouch 22.

The licence disc holder 0 further includes a pull away formation 26 being that portion of the folded-over first folding section 16 located at and/or near the first fold line 18, the pull away formation 16 being adhesively unsecured to the windscreen 102 and accessible to a user's fingers for gripping and pulling the licence disc holder 10, or at least a part thereof, from the windscreen 102 to access the personal and/or medical details indicia 24 stored in the pouch 22. It will be appreciated that the sheet-like body 12 comprises a first surface 28 and a second opposing surface 30, with the first surface 28 being adapted to receive the personal and/or medical details indicia 24 and instructional, informational, advertising and/or branding indicia 32 thereon. The second popping surface 30 is typically coated with an adhesive layer covered temporarily by a peel-away section (not shown), which in use, and after being peeled away, exposes the adhesive layer for adhering the first folding section 16 thereto and as a result, defining the primary adhesive securing area 20 between the outer boundaries 14A.16A of the main section 14 and the first folding section 16 respectively. It will be appreciated that from a cost point of view, it is beneficial to print the indicia 24,32 only on one side. As such, and to ensure that the indicia 24,32 reads right-way- up in the "in use" configuration illustrated in figures 1 C and 1 D, the indicia 24,32 presented on sections of the first surface 28 separated by the first fold line 18 must be printed up-side-down with respect to one another as illustrated in figure 1A.

Preferably, the licence disc holder 0 is part of emergency system/scheme and at least the personal and/or medical details indicia 24 corresponds to information uploaded onto an electronic database by a user via a website or application on an electronic device. It will be appreciated that the personal and/or medical details indicia 24 will be protected by a username and password, accessible to emergency services personal in the event of the driver and/or passengers of the vehicle being incapacitated. It will be appreciated that the informational indicia may include a notification to the emergency services personal that the driver and/or passengers are members of the emergency system/scheme and as such, may acquire their information electronically from the electronic database without having to access the information in the pouch 22.

It is envisaged that the personal and/or medical information uploaded onto the electronic database will be accessible to and interrogatable by emergency services personal through a security key transmittable to the electronic database and/or location at which the electronic database is stored. Typically, the security key is from a group including at least partially a code presented on the licence disc holder, an identify number of the driver and/or passengers and the vehicle registration. Preferably, the security key is transmittable via a wireless telecommunications network.

The main section 14 and the first folding section 16 are spaced by a bridging member, which in the illustrated embodiment is the pull away formation 26 doubling as the bridging member, the bridging member extending between the main section 14 and the first folding section 16 such that a common boundary is defined between the main section 14 and the pull away formation 26. Typically, the common boundary is the first folding line 18 and the bridging member is configured with respect to the main section 14 and the first folding section 16 such that in the folded "in use" configuration, the first folding section 16 lies concentrically over the main section 14. Preferably, the main section 14 and the first folding section 16 are circular in shape.

Figure 5A and 5B illustrate an alternative embodiment of the licence disc holder 210 having a sheet-like body 212 with a first surface 228 and a second opposing surface 230, the second opposing surface 230 being divided by a frangible line 234 into a remaining section 236 and a peel-away section (not shown) for in use, and after being peeled away, exposing a primary adhesive securing area 220. It will be appreciated that the frangible line 234 may be formed through a kiss-cut type process.

The primary adhesive securing area 220 is defined substantially between an outer boundary of the licence disc holder 21 OA and the frangible line 234. The frangible line 234, and more specifically its diameter, is smaller than the diameter of a licence disc 00 thereby to adhesively secure at the edges of the licence disc 100 to the primary adhesive securing area 220 and substantially over the remaining section 236 and the indicia 224 thereon. The outer boundary 210A of the licence disc holder 210 is greater than the diameter of the licence disc 100 for adhering the primary adhesive securing area 220 to a windscreen 102 of a vehicle 104 thereby to adhesively secure the licence disc holder 210 to the windscreen 102 and capture the licence disc 100 there between. It will be appreciated that, and as is the case with the preferred embodiment of the licence disc holder 10, a pouch (not shown) will in use be formed between the licence disc 100 and licence disc holder 210. Furthermore, the licence disc holder 210 includes a pull away formation 226, being that portion of the remaining section 236 located at and/or near a boundary length 238 common to the remaining section 236 and the outer boundary 21 OA of the licence disc holder 210. The pull away formation 226 is adhesively unsecured to the windscreen 102 and accessible to a user's fingers for gripping and pulling the licence disc holder 210, or at least a part thereof, from the windscreen 102 to access the indicia 224 presented on the remaining section 236.

Although the invention has been described above with reference to preferred embodiments, it will be appreciated that many modifications or variations of the invention are possible without departing from the spirit or scope of the invention.

For example, the personal and/or medical details indicia or indicia prompting the user to manually insert relevant personal and/or medical details of the driver and/or passengers of the vehicle may be concealable by the folding over of the first folding section over the main section in use. Furthermore, the first folding section may be foldable over the main section in such a manner that at least portions of the personal and/or medical details indicia remain viewable.