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US 10,949,728 B2Granted
Two piece transaction card having fabric inlay
AssigneeCapital One Services, LLC
InventorOm J Suthar
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Abstract
Disclosed embodiments generally relate to a transaction card with a fabric inlay. The transaction card may include a housing component having a first housing surface opposite a second housing surface and an inlay component having a first inlay surface opposite a second inlay surface. The inlay and housing may be joined along the second inlay surface and the first housing surface. In addition, the first inlay surface may include a fabric material and a backer layer configured to support the fabric material of the first inlay surface.
Claims20
A transaction card, comprising:
- a housing component having a first housing surface opposite a second housing surface and forming a cavity defined by walls of the housing component;
- and
- an inlay component having a first inlay surface opposite a second inlay surface, the inlay and housing being joined such that the inlay component is disposed within the cavity, the first inlay surface comprising;
- a fabric material;
- and
- a backer layer configured to support the fabric material of the first inlay surface;
- wherein a space is defined by the walls of the housing component, the first housing surface, and the second inlay surface.
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A transaction card, comprising:
- a housing component having a first housing surface opposite a second housing surface forming a cavity defined by walls of the housing component;
- a fabric surface including visible information thereon;
- a backer layer supporting the fabric surface and having greater rigidity than the fabric surface, the backer layer having a backer layer surface opposite the fabric surface such that the fabric surface is visible;
- a data storage component disposed within a space defined by the walls of the housing component, the first housing surface, and the backer layer surface.
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A transaction card, comprising:
- a housing component having a first housing surface opposite a second housing surface and forming a cavity defined by walls of the housing component;
- and
- an inlay component having a first inlay surface opposite a second inlay surface, the inlay and housing being joined such that the inlay component is disposed within the cavity, the first inlay surface comprising;
- a fabric material;
- and
- a backer layer configured to support the fabric material of the first inlay surface;
- a communication device disposed within a space defined by the walls of the housing component, the first housing surface, and the second inlay surface;
- a microchip accessible through an aperture located on the inlay component;
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- a magnetic strip disposed on the second housing surface.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.