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.
Claims21
1-20. (canceled)
A transaction card, comprising:
- a housing component forming a cavity defined by walls of the housing component;
- a data storage component disposed within the cavity;
- and
- an inlay component comprising a first inlay surface formed of a fabric material and including visible information opposite a second inlay surface joined to the housing component.
A transaction card, comprising:
- a housing component forming a cavity defined by walls of the housing component;
- a data storage component disposed within the cavity;
- a fabric surface including visible information thereon;
- and
- a backer layer supporting the fabric surface and having greater rigidity than the fabric surface,
- wherein the backer layer is disposed within the cavity such that the fabric surface is visible.
A transaction card, comprising:
- a housing component forming a cavity defined by walls of the housing component;
- a data storage component disposed within the cavity;
- and
- a fabric surface including visible information on a first side and a hot melt layer on a second side opposite the first side,
- wherein the fabric surface is disposed within the cavity such that the hot melt layer is joined to the housing component.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.