Card with removable reusable element

• US 5,531,482 A
• Filed: 03/28/1995
• Issued: 07/02/1996
• Est. Priority Date: 09/10/1993
• Status: Expired due to Term

• Current Assignee: Abnote USA Incorporated (American Banknote Corporation)
• Original Assignee: Arthur Blank & Company Incorporated (American Banknote Corporation)
• Inventors: Blank, Eric
• Primary Examiner(s): HAN, FRANCES CHIN
• Application Number:
  US08/411,382
• Time in Patent Office: 462 Days
• Field of Search: 283/51, 283/61, 283/62, 283/71, 283/81, 283/101, 283/105, 283/904, 283/67, 281/2, 281/5, 462/2, 462/5, 462/6, 156/249, 156/344, 156/230, 428/42, 428/43, 40/299, 40/630, 40/638
• US Class Current: 283/67
• CPC Class Codes: B42D 15/0053 Forms specially designed for commercial use, e.g. bills, receipts, offer or order sheets, coupons
• CPC Class Codes: B42D 2033/44 combined with other objects
• CPC Class Codes: B42D 25/00 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 Class Codes: B42D 25/20 characterised by a particular use or purpose
• CPC Class Codes: B42D 25/21 for multiple purposes
• CPC Class Codes: B42D 25/22 for use in combination with accessories specially adapted for information-bearing cards
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 20/342 Cards defining paid or billed services or quantities
• CPC Class Codes: G07F 7/025 by means, e.g. cards, providing billing information at the time of purchase, e.g. identification of seller or purchaser, quantity of goods delivered or to be delivered
• CPC Class Codes: G07G 1/0036 Checkout procedures
• CPC Class Codes: Y10S 283/904 Credit card
• CPC Class Codes: Y10T 156/11 Methods of delaminating, per se; i.e. , separating at bonding face
• CPC Class Codes: Y10T 156/1195 Delaminating from release surface
• CPC Class Codes: Y10T 428/1486 Ornamental, decorative, pattern, or indicia
• CPC Class Codes: Y10T 428/1495 Adhesive is on removable layer
• CPC Class Codes: Y10T 428/15 Sheet, web, or layer weakened to permit separation through thickness

Abstract

A transactional control system, a promotional system, and a redemption system including a set of a card and a removable and reusable label. The removable and reusable label having a first side printed with indicia thereon, and a second side coated with a reusable adhesive layer suitable for affixing the label to either a first or a second planar side of the card. The label, printed with a registration indicia thereon, can be removed from the transaction card without leaving residue on the card and can be affixed to a registration form for registration of a holder of the transaction card. Alternatively, the label printed with a redeemable coupon indicia thereon, can be removed from a promotion card and affixed to a transaction receipt for associating a particular transaction with the redeemable coupon. In another embodiment the label is printed and scored to form individually removable segments which can be removed from the redemption card and redeemed.

Claims

1. A transaction card control system, comprising:

a plurality of individuated, non-interconnected transaction cards, wherein each of said transaction cards has

a) two opposing planar sides, at least one side having first indicia thereon, said first indicia allowing for matching of a transaction with an issuee of the transaction card, being unique to the transaction card upon which it resides, and distinguishing said transaction card from all other similar transaction cards of said plurality of transaction car;

b) at least one removable and reusable label having two opposing planar sides, a first side having unique second indicia thereon which corresponds to said first indicia of said card, and a second side having a reusable adhesive layer suitable for affixing the label to either planar side of the transaction card, the adhesive allowing the label to be removed leaving substantially no residue on either side of said transaction card.

2. The transactional control system as claimed in claim 1, further comprising:

a receiving element for receiving the removable and reusable label upon removal of the label from the transaction card.

3. The transactional control system as claimed in claim 2, wherein the unique second indicia printed on the first side of the label comprises one of the following:

an alphanumeric code, a bar code, a letter, a symbol, or a combination of any of an alphanumeric code, a bar code, a letter, and a symbol.

4. The transactional control system of claim 3, wherein the label, transaction card and receiving element are used as a registration vehicle, and wherein:

the receiving element is a form; and

the label is removed from the transaction card and affixed to the form for registration of the transaction card.

5. The transactional control system of claim 4 wherein:

the second indicia on the first side of the label comprises unique registration indicia which comprises an alphanumeric code, a bar code, a letter, a symbol or a combination of any of an alphanumeric code, a bar code, a letter and a symbol; and

the first indicia on the transaction card comprises unique registration indicia which comprises an alphanumeric code, a bar code, a letter, a symbol or a combination of any of an alphanumeric code, a bar code, a letter and a symbol.

6. The system of claims 1, 3 or 4, wherein the label comprises a plastic material.

7. The system of claims 1, 3 or 4, wherein the label comprises a paper material.

8. A method for registration of a transaction card that is one of a plurality of individuated, non-interconnected similar transaction cards, said transaction card including two opposing planar sides, at least one of said sides having first indicia thereon, said first indicia allowing for matching of a transaction with an issuee of the transaction card, being unique to the transaction card upon which it resides, and distinguishing said transaction card from all other, similar transaction cards of said plurality of transaction cards, said transaction card further including a removable and reusable label affixed to either of the planar sides, said label having two opposing planar sides, a first side of the label printed with unique second indicia thereon which corresponds to said first indicia of said card and a second side having a reusable adhesive layer, the method comprising:

providing the transaction card, the label affixed thereto, and a first registration form that is one of a plurality of essentially identical forms;

removing the label with said unique second indicia printed thereon from the transaction card; and

affixing said label to the first registration form thereby imparting to the first form indicia that is unique to the first form and that distinguishes the first form from all others of the plurality of forms.

9. A method as claimed in claim 8, wherein the step of providing transaction cards further comprises the step of providing a plurality of sequentially numbered transaction cards, the method comprising issuing sequentially numbered transaction cards to individuals in numerical order, and registering said transaction cards on site.

10. A method as claimed in claim 8, further comprising issuing a transaction card to an individual, recording information relating to the individual on the registration form, and matching transactions carried out with the card to the information relating to the individual.

11. A method as claimed in claim 8, the method involving registration of a transaction card including a unique second indicia that comprises one of the following:

an alphanumeric code, a bar code, a letter, a symbol, or a combination of any of an alphanumeric code, a bar code, a letter, and a symbol.

12. A method as claimed in claim 11, the method involving registration of a transaction card including a unique first indicia that comprises one of the following:

on an alphanumeric code, a bar code, a letter, a symbol or a combination of any of an alphanumeric code, a bar code, a letter and a symbol.

13. A method as claimed in claims 8, 11, or 12, the method involving registration of a transaction card including a label that comprises a plastic material.

14. A method as claimed in claims 8, 11, or 12, the method involving registration of a transaction card including a label comprises a paper material.