Apparatuses and methods for financial transaction card displays

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9907374-B2
Application number	US-201414200934-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Mar 7, 2014
Priority date	Mar 7, 2014
Publication date	Mar 6, 2018
Grant date	Mar 6, 2018

Abstract

This disclosure includes displays for financial transaction cards, and related methods. Some embodiments of the disclosed displays include an upper hanging tab configured to be releasably coupled to a financial transaction card; a lower enclosure detachably coupled to the hanging tab and defining an opening; and a card holder movably disposed within the enclosure and accessible through the opening, the card holder configured to be releasably coupled to a financial transaction card. In some of the disclosed displays, at least one surface of the enclosure comprises a sandpaper texture.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. A display for a financial transaction card, the display comprising:
an upper hanging tab configured to be releasably coupled to a financial transaction card;
a lower enclosure detachably coupled to the hanging tab, the lower enclosure comprising a back panel, a front panel, and a flap,
wherein the front panel is partially joined to the back panel to form an envelope having an opening,
wherein the flap is movable between open and closed positions to selectively cover the opening,
wherein the front panel includes a slot configured to releasably receive a portion of the flap to retain the flap in the closed position, wherein the portion of the flap comprises a sandpaper texture, and wherein a width of the portion of the flap does not exceed a width of the slot; and

a card holder movably disposed within the enclosure and accessible through the opening, the card holder configured to be releasably coupled to a financial transaction card.

2. The display of claim 1 , where the hanging tab is configured to be releasably coupled to the financial transaction card such that at least one identifying feature of the financial transaction card is accessible.

3. The display of claim 1 , where the hanging tab is coupled to the enclosure by an adhesive.

4. The display of claim 1 , where the hanging tab is coupled to the enclosure along a perforated seam.

5. The display of claim 1 , comprising a ribbon or string disposed around the enclosure.

6. The display of claim 5 , further comprising a gift tag coupled to the ribbon or string.

7. The display of claim 1 , where at least one surface of the flap comprises a sandpaper texture.

8. The display of claim 1 , where the card holder comprises a tab configured to extend out of the opening when the card holder is disposed in the enclosure to facilitate removal of the card holder from the enclosure.

9. The display of claim 1 , where the card holder comprises a recess configured to removably receive the financial transaction card.

10. The display of claim 9 , where the recess comprises a surface configured to receive ink from a writing utensil.

11. The display of claim 9 , where the recess comprises a hole configured to facilitate removal of the financial transaction card from the card holder.

12. The display of claim 1 , where the card holder comprises an adhesive configured to releasably couple the financial transaction card to the card holder.

13. The display of claim 1 , further comprising a financial transaction card releasably secured to the hanging tab by an adhesive.

14. The display of claim 1 , wherein the flap is substantially triangular.

15. The display of claim 1 , wherein the front panel and the back panel are substantially rectangular, and wherein the front panel is affixed to the back panel along three sides.

16. An apparatus comprising:
an enclosure, the enclosure comprising a back panel, a front panel, and a flap,
wherein the front panel is partially joined to the back panel to form an envelope having an opening,
wherein the flap is movable between open and closed positions to selectively cover the opening,
wherein the front panel includes a slot configured to releasably receive a portion of the flap to retain the flap in the closed position, wherein the portion of the flap comprises a sandpaper texture, and wherein a width of the portion of the flap does not exceed a width of the slot; and
a slot configured to releasably receive a portion of the flap to retain the flap in the closed position; and

a card holder movably disposed within the enclosure and accessible through the opening, the card holder configured to be releasably coupled to a financial transaction card.

17. The apparatus of claim 16 , where the card holder comprises a recess configured to receive the financial transaction card, and the apparatus further comprises:
a financial transaction card removably received within the recess of the card holder.

18. A display for a financial transaction card, the display comprising:
an upper hanging tab;
a financial transaction card releasably secured to a first side of the hanging tab by an adhesive;
a lower enclosure (i) detachably coupled to the first side of the hanging tab or (ii) coupled to the hanging tab along a perforated seam, the lower enclosure comprising a back panel, a front panel, and a flap,
wherein the front panel is partially joined to the back panel to form an envelope having an opening,
wherein the flap is movable between open and closed positions to selectively cover the opening,
wherein the front panel includes a slot configured to releasably receive a portion of the flap to retain the flap in the closed position, wherein the portion of the flap comprises a sandpaper texture, and wherein a width of the portion of the flap does not exceed a width of the slot; and

a card holder movably disposed within the enclosure and accessible through the opening, the card holder configured to be releasably coupled to a financial transaction card.

19. The display of claim 18 , wherein the lower enclosure does not overlap with the financial transaction card on the hanging tab.

20. The display of claim 18 , wherein the tab defines an opening through which a feature of the financial transaction card is visible.

Assignees

• Home Depot Product Authority Llc

Inventors

• Canaday Jessica
• Flynn Nichole A

Classifications

• B65D73/0028

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

• A45C11/182 Primary

  Credit card holders · CPC title

• Y10T29/49815

  Disassembling · CPC title