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US 8,540,160 B2Granted
Card carrier having extended transaction card
AssigneeApple Inc.
InventorsPhilip J. Luongo, Jr., Ted Biskupski
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Abstract
A transaction card carrier is disclosed. The transaction card carrier may include a transaction card having substantially the same width as the transaction card carrier. The transaction card may also be secured on the transaction card carrier such that at least one scan bar positioned on the back surface of the transaction card is visible and accessible without manipulating the transaction card carrier.
Claims21
A transaction card carrier, comprising:
- a holder having a first width, a top edge, a bottom edge, and a recessed portion extending to the bottom edge of the holder;
- a transaction card having a front surface, a back surface, and second width, the back surface of the transaction card mounted on the holder and configured to be positioned within the recessed portion;
- and
- at least one scan bar positioned on the back surface of the transaction card;
- wherein, when the transaction card is mounted on the holder within the recessed portion, the at least one scan bar extends beyond the bottom edge of the holder, and
- wherein the first width is substantially the same as the second width.
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A method of manufacturing a transaction card carrier, comprising:
- providing a transaction card panel having a first width and a bottom edge, the first width between a first edge and a second edge;
- providing a transaction card having a front surface and a back surface, the back surface including at least a scan bar;
- forming a recessed portion at a bottom portion of the transaction card panel, the recessed portion extending beyond the bottom edge;
- and
- securing the transaction card on the transaction card panel within the recessed portion such that at least the one scan bar on a back surface of the transaction card extends beyond the bottom edge of the transaction card panel.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.