Package assembly for monetary payment cards and related method

A payment card package assembly, comprising:

• a payment card having a card number thereon;
• a security label having a first portion covering at least a portion of the card number, and having a second portion extending beyond the perimeter of the payment card, wherein the first portion of the security label is adhered to the payment card so that the security label will remain with the payment card after removal of the payment card from the package assembly;
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• a blister pack defining a pocket having a primary portion that contains the payment card and the first portion of the security label, and having a smaller secondary portion that projects from the primary portion and contains the second portion of the security label.

A payment card package assembly, comprising:

• a front panel having a front side, a rear side and a cutout therethrough from the rear side to the front side;
• a first blister pack component comprising a surrounding flange and a pocket, the flange located toward the rear side of the front panel, and the pocket protruding through the cutout of the front panel;
• a payment card positioned within the pocket, the payment card having a security label applied thereto to cover a card number on a front side of the payment card, the security label including a free portion that extends beyond a perimeter of the card;
• wherein the pocket has a primary portion and a secondary portion, the primary portion holding the payment card, the secondary portion aligned with the free portion of the security label such that the free portion extends into the secondary portion and blocks viewing of warning indicia that is located within the payment card package assembly behind and in alignment with the free portion of the security label.

A payment card package assembly, comprising:

• a payment card having a card number thereon;
• a security label having a first portion covering at least a portion of the card number, and having a second portion extending beyond a perimeter of the payment card;
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• a blister pack defining a pocket having a primary portion that contains the payment card and the first portion of the security label, and having a smaller secondary portion that projects from the primary portion and contains the second portion of the security label, wherein the blister pack has a front component defining the pocket, and has a rear component that extends into the pocket to position the payment card and the second portion of the security label toward the front component, wherein the rear component extends a first distance into the primary portion of the pocket and extends a greater distance into the secondary portion of the pocket, wherein the primary portion of the pocket has a substantially rectangular periphery with opposite sides and opposite ends, and the secondary portion of the pocket projects from either an end of the primary portion or a side of the primary portion;
• a front panel with a cutout through which the pocket protrudes;
• an intermediate panel adhered to a rear side of the front panel, the blister pack having peripheral flanges sandwiched between the front panel and the intermediate panel, the rear intermediate panel having a cutout through which a rear protrusion of the rear component extends;
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• a rear panel pivotally interconnected with at least one of the front panel or the intermediate panel along a pivot line, wherein the rear panel and the rear protrusion have releasable interlocking latching features to releasably hold the rear panel adjacent the intermediate panel.