Sealed cards and methods of producing the same

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9302500-B2
Application number	US-201414466725-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Aug 22, 2014
Priority date	Sep 3, 2008
Publication date	Apr 5, 2016
Grant date	Apr 5, 2016

Abstract

Sealed cards and methods for producing the same are described. An example apparatus includes a first layer including a first side and a second side. The apparatus also includes a second layer an inner portion and an outer portion. The second side of the first layer is coupled to the inner portion of the second layer, the first side covers the inner portion of the second layer, and the first side is to be coupled to a surface to conceal the second layer by the first layer until removal thereof.

First claim

We claim:

1. An apparatus, comprising:
a first layer, including:
a first side; and
a second side; and

a second layer, including:
an inner portion; and
an outer portion, the first side of the first layer is coupled to the inner portion of the second layer, the first side covers the inner portion of the second layer, and the first side is to be coupled to a surface to conceal the second layer by the first layer until removal thereof;

a first indicia on the inner portion of the second layer and a second indicia on the outer portion of the second layer, the first indicia corresponding to the second indicia.

2. The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the inner portion includes a first face and the outer portion includes a first face and the first and second indicia are disposed on the respective first faces of the inner portion and the outer portion.

3. The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the first side of first layer includes a release label portion.

4. The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the second layer includes a card including at least one of warranty information, instructional information, membership information, sensitive information, confidential information, identification information, or discount information.

5. An apparatus, comprising:
a first layer, including:
a first side; and
a second side; and

a second layer, including:
an inner portion; and
an outer portion, the first side of the first layer is coupled to the inner portion of the second layer, the first side covers the inner portion of the second layer, and the first side is to be coupled to a surface to conceal the second layer by the first layer until removal thereof, wherein the first side includes adhesive to enable the first side to be coupled to the surface.

6. The apparatus of claim 5 , further including instructions on the first layer to remove the first layer to expose the second layer.

7. The apparatus of claim 5 , wherein first and second indicia are disposed on a first face of the respective ones of the inner portion and the outer portion.

8. The apparatus of claim 5 , wherein the first side includes a release label portion.

9. The apparatus of claim 5 , further including indicia on at least one of a first side or a second side of the inner portion.

10. The apparatus of claim 5 , wherein the second layer includes a card including at least one of warranty information, instructional information, membership information, sensitive information, confidential information, identification information, or discount information.

11. An apparatus, comprising:
a first portion of a first layer of a web of sealed card assemblies;
a second portion of the first layer coupled to a first portion of a second layer, and covering the first portion of the second layer, the first portion of the first layer to be coupled to a first surface to conceal the first portion of the second layer by the first and second portions of the first layer until removal thereof;
a third portion of the first layer; and
a fourth portion of the first layer coupled to a second portion of the second layer, and covering the second portion of the second layer, the third portion of the first layer to be coupled to a second surface to conceal the second portion of the second layer by the third and fourth portions of the first layer until removal thereof;
a first indicia on a first side of the first portion of the second layer and a second indicia on a second side of the first portion of the second layer, the first indicia corresponding to the second indicia.

12. The apparatus of claim 11 , wherein the first side includes an inner portion of the second portion and the second side includes an outer portion of the second portion.

13. The apparatus of claim 11 , wherein the second layer includes a card including at least one of warranty information, instructional information, membership information, sensitive information, confidential information, identification information, or discount information.

14. The apparatus of claim 11 , wherein the first portion of the first layer includes a release label portion.

15. An apparatus of, comprising:
a first portion of a first layer of a web of sealed card assemblies;
a second portion of the first layer coupled to a first portion of a second layer, and covering the first portion of the second layer, the first portion of the first layer to be coupled to a first surface to conceal the first portion of the second layer by the first and second portions of the first layer until removal thereof;
a third portion of the first layer; and
a fourth portion of the first layer coupled to a second portion of the second layer, and covering the second portion of the second layer, the third portion of the first layer to be coupled to a second surface to conceal the second portion of the second layer by the third and fourth portions of the first layer until removal thereof, wherein the first portion of the first layer includes adhesive to enable the first portion to be coupled to the surface.

16. The apparatus of claim 15 , wherein the first portion of the first layer includes a release label portion.

17. The apparatus of claim 16 , further including indicia on at least one of a first or a second of the first portion of the second portion.

18. The apparatus of claim 15 , wherein the second layer includes a card including at least one of warranty information, instructional information, membership information, sensitive information, confidential information, identification information or discount information.

19. The apparatus of claim 15 , further including a first indicia on a first side of the first portion of the second layer and a second indicia on a second side of the first portion of the second layer, the first indicia corresponding to the second indicia.

Assignees

• R R Donnelley & Sons
• Donnelley & Sons Co

Inventors

• Pagones James Harrison
• Lemens Martin E

Classifications

• B42D25/00

  Information-bearing cards or sheet-like structures characterised by identification or security features; Manufacture thereof (printing processes to produce identification or security features B41M3/14) · CPC title

• B41J3/60 Primary

  for printing on both faces of the printing material · CPC title

• B42D15/025

  with peel-away layer hiding information (tickets for lottos or bingo games A63F3/065) · CPC title

• B42D25/485

  by electronic processing means · CPC title

• B41J3/407 Primary

  for marking on special material · CPC title