Greeting card carrier for data scanable card and method of using the same
AssigneeWard Kraft, Inc.
InventorWilliam Noland Waldron
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Abstract
A combination greeting card carrier and scanable card is provided which permits the scanable card to be pivoted between an initial position where the scanable card is displayed and has a scanable area thereon extending from the perimeter of the card in a first position and a second position where the scanable card is concealed. A hinge member pivotally connects the scanable card to the greeting card carrier. The greeting card carrier may include a recess in a front panel thereof to permit the scanable card to lay flat in its initial presentation. The greeting card carrier may include indicia conveying a preprinted desired sentiment which corresponds to the goods or services made available to the recipient when using the scanable card.
Claims6
A combination greeting card carrier and scanable card comprising:
- a greeting card carrier including a front panel and a rear panel having a perimeter pivotally interconnected along a hinge line;
- a scanable card including a scanable area configured for reading by a scanner and at least one edge;
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- a hinge member pivotally connecting the scanable card to one of the front panel and rear panel and positioned for positioning the scanable card to allow pivoting of the scanable card relative to the greeting card carrier between a first extended position with said at least one edge and said scanable area positioned beyond said rear panel perimeter and a second concealed position with the at least one edge and said scanable area positioned within said perimeter of said rear panel and covered by said front panel.
A method of transferring a gift comprising the steps of:
- providing a combination greeting card carrier and scanable card pivotally coupled to the greeting card by a hinge member, said scanable card having a scanable area encoded in with account information redeemable for other goods or services, said greeting card including a front panel and a rear panel connected along a hinge line;
- scaning said scanable area to activate an account at a remote location;
- pivoting said scanable card relative to said greeting card carrier while coupled to said hinge member to conceal the scanable card within the greeting card carrier between the front panel and the rear panel;
- and
- opening said greeting card carrier by pivoting said front panel relative to said rear panel to reveal said scanable card.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.