Transaction product with movable member

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9412104-B2
Application number	US-201314137371-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Dec 20, 2013
Priority date	Dec 28, 2012
Publication date	Aug 9, 2016
Grant date	Aug 9, 2016

Abstract

A transaction product includes a primary member, an auxiliary member, and a machine-readable account identifier. The primary member defines a first panel and a second panel, the first panel defines two or more embossed sections defining interior ledge segments that define a track therebetween, and the first and second panels are coupled to one another such that the track is interposed between the first and second panels. The auxiliary member is interposed between the first and second panels, is partially positioned within the track, and is configured to move within the track in one or more of a first direction and a second direction. Movement of the auxiliary member is limited by interaction between the auxiliary member and the interior ledge segments of the two or more embossed sections. The machine-readable account identifier links the primary member to an account or record and is secured to the primary member.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A transaction product comprising:
a primary member defining a first panel and a second panel, wherein:
the first panel and the second panel are each substantially planar,
the first panel defines two or more embossed sections defining interior ledge segments facing one another to define a track therebetween, and
the first panel and the second panel are coupled to one another such that the track is interposed between the first panel and the second panel;

an auxiliary member interposed between the first panel and the second panel and at least partially positioned within the track, wherein:
the auxiliary member is configured to move within the track in one or more of a first direction and a second direction relative to the primary member, and
movement of the auxiliary member is limited in each of the one or more of the first direction and the second direction by interaction between the auxiliary member and the interior ledge segments of the two or more embossed sections; and

a machine-readable account identifier linking the primary member to an account or record, the machine-readable account identifier being secured to the primary member.

2. The transaction product of claim 1 , wherein the account identifier is a bar code connected to the primary member.

3. The transaction product of claim 1 , wherein the account identifier includes at least one of a bar code, a magnetic strip, a smart chip and a radio frequency identification (RFID) device.

4. The transaction product of claim 1 , wherein the first panel and the second panel are adhered to each other.

5. The transaction product of claim 4 , wherein the first panel and the second panel are free from being directly adhered to one another within the track.

6. The transaction product of claim 1 , wherein the interior ledge segments are each sized to have a thickness greater than a thickness of the auxiliary member.

7. The transaction product of claim 1 , wherein each of the first direction and the second direction are in a plane substantially parallel to the first panel of the primary member.

8. The transaction product of claim 1 , wherein the first panel is formed as a single piece of material.

9. The transaction product of claim 8 , wherein indentations are formed in a back surface of the first panel in shapes and positions corresponding with each of the two or more embossed sections.

10. The transaction product of claim 1 , wherein the primary member is formed as a single piece of material with a fold line separating and directly bordering each of the first panel and the second panel.

11. The transaction product of claim 1 , wherein the track is a first track, the two or more embossed sections also include at least two stop ledge segments extending in a direction substantially perpendicularly to the interior ledge segments to define a second track between the stop ledge segments, the first track limits movement of the auxiliary member in the first direction, and the second track limits movement of the auxiliary member in the second direction.

12. The transaction product of claim 11 , wherein the first direction is substantially perpendicular to the second direction, movement of the auxiliary member is limited in a third direction by the first panel and the second panel, and the third direction is substantially perpendicular to each of the first direction and the second direction.

13. The transaction product of claim 11 , wherein the auxiliary member includes a depending tab extending away from a remainder of the auxiliary member, and only the depending tab of the auxiliary member is positioned within the second track.

14. The transaction product of claim 1 , further comprising a coded member secured to the primary member, wherein:
the account identifier is included on the coded member, and
the coded member is formed separately from the primary member.

15. The transaction product of claim 14 , wherein indentations are formed in a back surface of the first panel in shapes and positions corresponding with each of the two or more embossed sections, and the coded member is secured to the back surface of the first panel in a manner covering the indentations.

16. The transaction product of claim 1 , wherein the second panel of the primary member defines an aperture exposing an intermediate portion of the auxiliary member positioned between the first panel and the second panel, and the intermediate portion of the auxiliary member including indicia such that movement of the auxiliary member relative to the primary member moves the indicia within the aperture of the primary member.

17. An interactive product comprising:
a slidable member defining a first surface and a second surface opposite the first surface;
means for substantially covering the first surface of the slidable member, including:
means for limiting movement of the slidable member in a first direction while allowing movement of the slidable member in a second direction, and
means for limiting movement of the slidable member in the second direction to decrease inadvertent removal of the slidable member from the means for substantially covering the first surface of the slidable member, wherein the means for substantially covering the first surface is formed as a single piece of material, and each of the means for limiting are formed in an interior of the means for substantially covering the first surface spaced from an outer perimeter of the means for substantially covering the first surface;

means for substantially covering the second surface of the slidable member; and
means for coupling the means for substantially covering the first surface and the means for coupling the means for substantially covering the second surface to one another in a manner enclosing the means for limiting movement of the slidable member in the first direction, the means for limiting movement of the slidable member in the second direction, and a portion of the slidable member.

18. The interactive product of claim 17 , further comprising:
means for substantially covering an exterior surface of the means for substantially covering the first surface of the slidable member opposite the slidable member, the means for covering the exterior surface including means for linking the stored-value product with at least one of an account and a record having a value associated therewith such that the stored-value product can be used as payment toward one of a use and a purchase of one or more of goods and services.

19. A method of forming an interactive device, the method comprising:
providing a primary member defining a first panel and a second panel, each of the first panel and the second panel defining an interior surface and an exterior surface;
using an embossing machine to emboss the primary member to form offset interior surfaces surrounded by interior ledges in the first panel, the interior ledges defining a first track between opposing substantially linear segments of the interior ledges;
placing an auxiliary member on the first panel, the auxiliary member including an intermediate portion fully maintained in the first track and a side portion extending from the intermediate portion beyond an outer edge of the first panel such that the auxiliary member is slidable in a first direction within the first track and has movement in a second direction substantially impeded by the opposing substantially linear segments of the interior ledges defining first track, the first direction being substantially perpendicular to the second direc

Assignees

• Target Brands Inc

Inventors

• Rider Sage C
• Ledsinger David
• Halbur Ted C
• Engeseth Megan B
• Emery Cynthia
• Esposito Michael
• Boyer David

Classifications

• G06Q20/20

  Point-of-sale [POS] network systems · CPC title

• G06Q20/349

  Rechargeable cards · CPC title

• G06Q20/346

  Cards serving only as information carrier of service · CPC title

• Y10T29/49826

  Assembling or joining · CPC title

• G07F7/086

  by passive credit-cards adapted therefor, e.g. constructive particularities to avoid counterfeiting, e.g. by inclusion of a physical or chemical security-layer (for security documents G07D7/00; for the reading of record-carriers in general G06K7/00; for the design of coded credit-cards G06K19/10) · CPC title