Methods and Apparatus for Prepaid Card Packaging
AssigneeOberthur Technologies of America Corp.
InventorDavid Garland Abell
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Abstract
Techniques for providing cost effective and tamper evident prepaid card packaging are described. By forming a cutout in a panel of the prepaid card packaging, covering the cutout with a material such as red glassine, and aligning an activation bar code or other indicia on the card with the cutout when mounting the card within the packaging, the security of the activation indicia can be better maintained. After purchase, the bar code can be scanned through the red glassine but prior to purchase, the red glassine prevents photocopying.
Claims14
A tamper evident card carrier comprising:
- a bi-panel having a fold line with a first panel to one side of the fold line and a second panel to the other side of the fold line, the first panel having an area reserved for a product literature insert on an inside face and the second panel having an area reserved for a card located within a region on an inside face;
- a glue area extending inward from the edges of the second panel, wherein a cutout strip is formed in the second panel;
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- material covers the cutout with optical properties which allow bar code scanning therethrough, but prevents photocopying therethrough.
A method for making a tamper evident card carrier comprising:
- forming a bi-panel having a fold line with a first panel to one side of the fold line and a second panel to the other side of the fold line, the first panel having a cutout and an area reserved for a product literature insert on an inside face and the second panel having an area reserved for a card located within a region on an inside face;
- establishing a glue area extending inward from the edges of the second panel;
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- covering the cutout with a material with optical properties which allow barcode scanning therethrough, but prevent photocopying therethrough.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.