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US 8,132,734 B2Granted
Financial transaction card with storage chamber
AssigneeTarget Brands, Inc.
InventorsKarie Lazarowicz, Lizbeth Otremba, Erin M. Borkowski, Timothy P. Clegg, Primoz Samardzija
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Abstract
A financial transaction card includes a housing and an account identifier. The housing includes a soft and pliable material and defines a chamber configured to maintain at least one item. The account identifier is disposed on an exterior surface of the housing. The account identifier is configured to link the housing to a financial account or a financial record. Other embodiments of financial transaction cards, financial transaction card assemblies, and associated methods are also disclosed.
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A financial transaction card comprising:
- a housing defining a purse including a soft and pliable material and defining a storage chamber configured to maintain at least one item;
- and
- an account identifier disposed on an exterior surface of the housing and configured to link the financial transaction card to a financial account or a financial record, wherein the account identifier is the only information from the financial transaction card used to facilitate payment for a purchase using value from the financial account or the financial record,
- wherein:
- the housing is one of translucent and transparent and includes indicia on a first side of the housing,
- the indicia on the first side of the housing are at least partially visible through a second side of the housing, and
- the second side is positioned opposite the first side.
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A financial transaction card comprising:
- a housing being a purse and including a soft and pliable material and defining a storage chamber configured to maintain at least one item;
- an account identifier disposed on an exterior surface of the housing and configured to link the financial transaction card to a financial account or a financial record;
- at least one strap coupled to the housing such that the housing can be carried by a bearer of the financial transaction card grasping the strap;
- wherein:
- the at least one strap is elongated and each end of the at least one strap is coupled with the housing such that the at least one strap extends outwardly from within the storage chamber,
- the at least one strap is one of transparent and translucent,
- the housing is one of translucent and transparent and includes indicia on a first side of the housing,
- the indicia on the first side of the housing are at least partially visible through a second side of the housing, and
- the second side is positioned opposite the first side.
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A stored-value card comprising:
- means for containing one or more items within a cavity, the means for containing comprising a purse including a housing that is one of translucent and transparent and includes indicia on a first side of the housing, the indicia on the first side of the housing are at least partially visible through a second side of the housing, and the second side is positioned opposite the first side;
- and
- means for linking a financial account or a financial record to the means for containing such that the means for containing functions as a financial transaction card separately from any of the one or more items within the cavity;
- and
- means for hanging the stored-value card, wherein the means for hanging the stored-value card is attached to the means for containing.
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A stored-value card comprising:
- a first portion of the stored-value card, wherein the first portion defines a front side and a back side opposite the front side, the back side defining an exterior surface opposite the front side, and the first portion is a purse, is formed substantially entirely of a soft and pliable material, is one of translucent and transparent, and includes indicia on the front side of the first portion that are at least partially visible through the back side of the front portion;
- an account identifier statically connected to the exterior surface of the back side defined by the first portion on the soft and pliable material, the account identifier being machine readable and linked to a financial account or record such that the stored-value card is configured to facilitate payment toward one or more of goods and services from the financial account or record via the account identifier;
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- a strap defining a first end and a second end opposite the first end, wherein the first end and the second end of the strap are each attached to the first portion such that a length of the strap extending between the first end and the second end is spaced from the first portion to allow the strap to function as a handle for the first portion.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.