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US 11,455,506 B1Granted
Transaction card with foldable living hinge
AssigneeCapital One Services, LLC
InventorsTyler Maiman, Kathryn Tikoian, Bryant Yee
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Abstract
Provided are foldable transaction cards with a living hinge. In some approaches, a transaction card may include a body including a first main side opposite a second main side, wherein an identification chip is coupled to the body, and wherein a living hinge connects a first section of the body and a second section of the body. The living hinge may extend between the first and second main sides of the body, wherein the first and second sections of the body are pivotable about the living hinge between a stowed configuration and a deployed configuration.
Claims17
A transaction card, comprising:
- a body including a first main side opposite a second main side, wherein an identification chip is coupled to the body;
- and
- a living hinge connecting a first section of the body and a second section of the body, wherein the living hinge extends between the first and second main sides of the body, wherein the first and second sections of the body are pivotable about the living hinge between a stowed configuration and a deployed configuration, and wherein the living hinge comprises:
- a middle layer between the first main side and the second main side, wherein a first surface of the middle layer defines a first indentation extending towards the second main side, and wherein a second surface of the middle layer defines a second indentation extending towards the first main side;
- and
- a stiffening feature extending from the first section or the second section of the body, wherein the middle layer overlaps the stiffening feature.
3 more elements
A transaction card, comprising:
- a body including a first main side opposite a second main side, wherein an identification chip is coupled to the first main side of the body;
- and
- a living hinge connecting a first section of the body and a second section of the body, wherein the living hinge extends between the first and second main sides of the body, wherein the first and second sections of the body are pivotable about the living hinge between a stowed configuration and a deployed configuration, wherein in the deployed configuration the first and second sections of the body are coplanar with one another;
- and wherein the living hinge comprises:
- a middle layer between the first main side and the second main side, wherein a first surface of the middle layer defines a first indentation extending towards the second main side, and wherein a second surface of the middle layer defines a second indentation extending towards the first main side;
- and
- a stiffening feature extending from the first section or the second section of the body, wherein the middle layer overlaps the stiffening feature.
4 more elements
A transaction card, comprising:
- a body including a first main side opposite a second main side, wherein an identification chip is coupled to the first main side of the body;
- and
- a living hinge between a first section of the body and a second section of the body, the living hinge including a first indentation in the first main side and a second indentation in the second main side, wherein the first and second indentations extend towards one another, wherein the first and second indentations are separated by a middle layer extending between the first and second sections of the body, wherein the middle layer is between the first main side and the second main side, wherein the first and second sections of the body are pivotable about the living hinge between a stowed configuration and a deployed configuration in which the first and second sections of the body are coplanar with one another, wherein the living hinge further comprises a stiffening feature extending from the first section or the second section of the body, and wherein the stiffening feature and the middle layer overlap one another.
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