Transaction card and envelope assembly
AssigneeArthur Blank & Company, Inc.
InventorsEric Blank, David A. Jacobs
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Abstract
A transaction card assembly and method for forming a transaction card assembly. The transaction card assembly may include one or more transaction cards that is separably attached to an envelope. The envelope may be fully formed and ready for use and attached at its outer surface to the transaction card assembly. The envelope pocket may be sized to accommodate all or a portion of the transaction card assembly, e.g., a single CR-80 size transaction card. The envelope may support the attached card, e.g., from hanger at a point-of-sale display. A message portion may be removably attached to the envelope and be arranged for placement in the envelope pocket.
Claims44
A transaction card and envelope assembly comprising:
- at least a first transaction card having a first machine readable feature that is useable in a transaction involving the first transaction card, the first machine readable feature including information representing a first account associated with the first transaction card;
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- an envelope having a pocket and an outer surface that is exposed when the envelope is closed, the envelope being constructed and arranged to receive at least a portion of the first transaction card in the pocket and to be closed with the portion of the first transaction card in the pocket;
- wherein the first transaction card is removably attached to the outer surface of the envelope to allow a user to remove at least a portion of the first transaction card from the outer surface of the envelope and place the portion of the first transaction card in the pocket.
A transaction card and envelope assembly comprising:
- a transaction card assembly having at least one transaction card removably attached to a second portion, the at least one transaction card having a first machine readable feature that is useable in a transaction involving the transaction card, the first machine readable feature including information representing an account associated with the transaction card;
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- an envelope having a pocket and an outer surface that is exposed when the envelope is closed, the envelope being constructed and arranged to receive at least a portion of the transaction card in the pocket and to be closed with the portion of the transaction card in the pocket;
- wherein the transaction card assembly is removably attached to the envelope , and the pocket of the envelope has a size that is smaller than a size of the transaction card assembly.
A transaction card and envelope assembly comprising:
- a transaction card assembly having at least one transaction card removably attached to a second portion, the at least one transaction card having a first machine readable feature that is useable in a transaction involving the transaction card, the first machine readable feature including information representing an account associated with the transaction card;
- an envelope having a pocket and an outer surface that is exposed when the envelope is closed, the envelope being constructed and arranged to receive at least a portion of the transaction card in the pocket and to be closed with the portion of the transaction card in the pocket;
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- a message portion removably attached to the envelope, the message portion constructed and arranged to be removed from the envelope and placed in the pocket.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.