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US 7,070,095 B1Granted
Foldable transaction cards and methods of making the same
AssigneeAmerican Express Travel Related Services Company, Inc.
InventorsPriscilla Gandel, Ellen Lasch, Lisa Ann Morrill Webb
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Abstract
Transaction cards are provided, wherein said foldable transaction cards have internal hinge material disposed within the foldable transaction card and fold lines for folding the transaction cards. In addition, foldable transaction card systems are provided, whereby transaction cards, having the internal hinge material, are provided within housings, cases or carriers. Moreover, methods of making foldable transaction cards are provided.
Claims6
A transaction card comprising:
- a first section and a second section wherein the first section of the transaction card comprises a first layer and a second layer;
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- an internal hinge material disposed between the first section and the second section, wherein the internal hinge comprises an elastomeric material and a first portion of the elastomeric material is disposed between the first layer and the second layer of the first section of the transaction card.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.