Credit card holder
First Claim
1. The combination of an envelope and at least one card having raised identifying characters embossed thereon, said envelope comprising:
- a front panel and a back panel, each having a bottom, a top and two side edges;
the bottom and side edges of said panels being integrally joined and the top edges being open for placement of the card therein;
a tamper strip located in said envelope; and
means for securing said tamper strip to at least one of said panels for disposition between the embossed characters and said at least one panel, said tamper strip absorbing the impression of the characters on the card when pressure is applied onto the card through said envelope to thereby prevent access to said identifying characters.
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Abstract
A tamper-proof and/or tamper-evident bag or envelope is provided for transporting of credit cards or debit cards which have raised identifying characters. The bag or envelope includes a tamper strip, a front panel, and a back panel drawing together at the lateral edges of the panels. In use the card is inserted into the bag or envelope with its characters disposed behind the tamper strip and covered by the tamper strip. The inside of the rear panel is then sealed to the outside of the front panel by an improved closure system which utilizes improved folding means and an adhesive strip. The tamper strip may be a thick panel such as a sheet of semi-rigid foam or thickened plastic material to prevent transfer of an impression of the raised characters through a mailing envelope and/or may transmit a warning impression in response to an attempted transfer.
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18 Claims
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1. The combination of an envelope and at least one card having raised identifying characters embossed thereon, said envelope comprising:
- a front panel and a back panel, each having a bottom, a top and two side edges;
the bottom and side edges of said panels being integrally joined and the top edges being open for placement of the card therein; a tamper strip located in said envelope; and means for securing said tamper strip to at least one of said panels for disposition between the embossed characters and said at least one panel, said tamper strip absorbing the impression of the characters on the card when pressure is applied onto the card through said envelope to thereby prevent access to said identifying characters. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
- a front panel and a back panel, each having a bottom, a top and two side edges;
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18. An envelope for enclosing a card having identifying characters, said bag comprising:
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a tamper strip comprising a plastic foam of sufficient rigidity and thickness to comprise means for preventing transfer of an impression of the characters therethrough;
a sheet folded around said strip, said sheet comprising;a mid-panel disposed behind said tamper strip, a first fold, around an edge of said tamper strip, said first fold joining said mid-panel to a front outer panel of said sheet, a second fold, around another edge of said tamper strip, said second fold joining the front outer panel to a back outer panel, said sheet having two lateral edges; the sheet and the tamper strip comprising similar plastic polymers joinable to each other in a single sealing operation;
a seal joining the front outer panel to the tamper strip to the inner panel to the back outer panel at the lateral edges of the sheet in a single operation;said first fold and said back panel defining a card receiving opening; said panels, and seals comprising means for locating the card with its characters disposed behind and facing the tamper strip; sealing means for joining an inside of said back panel to an outside of said front panel and sealing the card substantially in its location; said sealing means comprising an adhesive band for closing the bag; a removable cover strip protecting the adhesive strip from premature adhesion; the back panel further comprising means delineating a folding area for a third fold in the sheet on the back panel to facilitate closing the bag or envelope.
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