Gift card holder

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9460580-B1
Application number	US-84193310-A
Country	US
Kind code	B1
Filing date	Jul 22, 2010
Priority date	Jul 24, 2009
Publication date	Oct 4, 2016
Grant date	Oct 4, 2016

Abstract

A gift card holder including a carrier panel for holding a removably attached gift card and a flap attached forward of the carrier panel to cover and obscure the gift card when the holder is presented for sale. The flap may include decorative elements or information and may include additional flaps or pages to form a greeting card or booklet.

First claim

Having thus described the invention, what is claimed as new and desired to be secured by Letters Patent is:

1. A gift card holder comprising:
a relatively planar carrier panel, said carrier panel including means for holding a gift card to a forward surface of said carrier panel,
a removable presentation portion attached to said carrier panel and folded over a portion of said forward surface, said presentation portion comprising a front flap hingedly engaged to a rear flap, said presentation portion obscuring said gift card from view when said gift card is attached to said forward portion, said presentation portion including means for receiving and holding said gift card within said presentation portion, following removal of said gift card from said forward surface, said presentation portion removable from said carrier panel
wherein the front flap and the rear flap of the presentation portion are hingedly engaged at a first fold; and
wherein the carrier panel is hingedly engaged to the presentation portion by a second fold and wherein the first and second folds are perpendicular to one another.

2. The gift card holder of claim 1 wherein said presentation portion includes a pocket for receiving and holding said gift card.

3. The gift card holder of claim 2 wherein said presentation portion includes a pocket for receiving and holding said gift card after activation or loading of said gift card.

4. The gift card holder of claim 1 wherein said means for receiving and holding said gift card within said presentation portion comprises a pocket within said front flap.

5. A gift card holder comprising:
a relatively planar carrier panel having a forward surface,
a presentation portion comprising a front flap hingedly engaged to a rear flap; where the presentation portion is removeably engaged to said carrier panel and obscuring a portion of said forward surface,
a gift card attached to said forward surface whereby said presentation portion overlies said gift card, said gift card including a bar code on a rearward surface thereof, said presentation portion including means for receiving and holding said gift card within said presentation portion,
a window in said carrier panel in alignment with said bar code, whereby said bar code may be viewed through said window
wherein the front flap and the rear flap of the presentation portion are hingedly engaged at a first fold; and
wherein the carrier panel is hingedly engaged to the presentation portion by a second fold and wherein the first and second folds are perpendicular to one another.

6. The gift card holder of claim 5 wherein said carrier panel includes a hang tag portion, said presentation portion removable from said hang tag portion along a line of perforations therebetween.

7. The gift card holder of claim 5 wherein said front flap comprises an inner wall and an outer wall, said front flap including a slot and defining a pocket for receiving and holding said gift card between said inner wall and said outer wall.

8. A gift card holder comprising:
a relatively planar carrier panel having a forward surface,
a presentation portion comprising a front flap hingedly engaged to a rear flap; where the presentation portion is removeably engaged to said carrier panel and obscuring a portion of said forward surface, said presentation portion including means for receiving and holding said gift card within said presentation portion,
a gift card attached to said forward surface whereby said presentation portion overlies said gift card, said gift card including a magnetic strip on a rearward surface thereof,
a crease formed in said carrier panel to overlie said rearward surface along a line above said magnetic strip whereby said carrier panel may be bent away from said gift card at said crease to thereby expose said magnetic strip
wherein the front flap and the rear flap of the presentation portion are hingedly engaged at a first fold; and
wherein the carrier panel is hingedly engaged to the presentation portion by a second fold and wherein the first and second folds are perpendicular to one another.

9. The gift card holder of claim 8 wherein said presentation portion includes means for receiving and holding said gift card within said presentation portion.

10. The gift card holder of claim 8 wherein said carrier panel includes a hang tag portion, said presentation portion removable from said hang tag portion along a line of perforations therebetween.

11. The gift card holder of claim 8 wherein said presentation portion comprises a hinged front flap and rear flap, said front flap including a pocket for receiving and holding said gift card.

Assignees

• Glass Brett R
• Glass Nicole E
• Gift Card Impressions Llc

Inventors

• Glass Brett R
• Glass Nicole E

Classifications

• G07F7/1008 Primary

  Active credit-cards provided with means to personalise their use, e.g. with PIN-introduction/comparison system · CPC title

• B65D73/0028 Primary

  by means of adhesive, heat-seal or the like · CPC title

• B65D73/0078

  the articles being retained or enclosed in a folded-over or doubled card (B65D75/20 takes precedence) · CPC title