Wallet card package

• US 5,791,474 A
• Filed: 10/15/1996
• Issued: 08/11/1998
• Est. Priority Date: 10/15/1996
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Barry Fiala, Moore North America Incorporated (RR Donnelley & Sons Company)
• Original Assignee: Display Pack Incorporated
• Inventors: Hansen, Roger P.
• Primary Examiner(s): Sewell, Paul T.
• Assistant Examiner(s): STASHICK, ANTHONY D
• Application Number:
  US08/730,133
• Time in Patent Office: 665 Days
• Field of Search: 235/486, 206/449, 206/450, 206/451, 206/454, 206/37, 206/38, 206/39, 283/62, 283/65
• US Class Current: 206/449
• CPC Class Codes: A45C 11/182 Credit card holders
• CPC Class Codes: B65D 73/0071 the tag-like element being doubled-over to engage the upper part of the article
• CPC Class Codes: G06K 19/02 characterised by the selection of materials, e.g. to avoid wear during transport through the machine

Abstract

A wallet card package having a wallet card secured between front and rear panels by a layer of peelable adhesive. The upper portion of the wallet card is sandwiched between the front and rear panels at the bottom of the package. A layer of peelable adhesive secures the upper portion of the card to the front and/or rear panels. The lower portion of the card extends from the bottom of the package and includes a magnetic strip that is accessible without removing the card from the package. The front panel may define a window permitting viewing of the upper portion.

Claims

1. A wallet card package for packaging a wallet card during sale of the wallet card to customers comprising:

an opaque front panel;

an opaque rear panel, said rear panel attached to said front panel;

a wallet card having a first portion, a second portion, and a magnetic strip along said second portion, said first portion disposed between said front panel and said rear panel, said second portion protruding from between said panels, whereby said magnetic strip is accessible without opening the package or removing said card from the package; and

an adhesive disposed between said first portion of said card and at least one of said front panel and said rear panel, said adhesive having a high shear strength and a low peel strength, whereby said adhesive resists separation of said card from the package when said panels are closed about said card while permitting easy peeling of said card from said package when said panels are separated.

2. The package of claim 1 wherein said front panel and said rear panel each include a bottom edge, said card protruding from between said panels.

3. The package of claim 2 wherein said front panel and said rear panel each include a top edge, said front panel and said rear panel integrally connected at said top edges along a fold line.

4. The package of claim 3 wherein at least one of said front panel and said rear panel defines a window adjacent said upper portion of said card, said window permitting viewing of said upper portion of said card.

9. The package of claim 1 wherein at least one of said front panel and said rear panel extends substantially beyond an edge of said wallet card to provide a surface for displaying printed material regarding said wallet card.

10. The package of claim 1 wherein at least one of said front panel and said rear panel extends substantially beyond an edge of said wallet card and provides a means for suspending said package from a display hook.

11. The package of claim 1 wherein at least one of said front panel and said rear panels provides a means for suspending said package from a display hook.

5. A wallet card package for packaging a wallet card during sale of the wallet card to customers comprising:

an opaque front panel having a surface area, a rear major surface, a top edge, a side edge, and a bottom edge;

an opaque rear panel having a surface area, a front major surface, a top edge, a side edge, and a bottom edge; and

a wallet card having a surface area, an upper portion, a bottom portion, and a magnetic strip along said bottom portion, said upper portion disposed between said rear major surface of said front panel and said front major surface of said rear panel, said bottom portion protruding beyond said bottom edges, whereby said magnetic strip is accessible without opening the package or removing said card from the package, said surface area of at least one of said front panel and said rear panel being at least twice as great as said surface area of said card whereby said one of said panels extends beyond an edge of said wallet card; and

a peelable adhesive disposed between said upper portion of said card and at least one of said rear major surface of said front panel and said front major surface of said rear panel, whereby said peelable adhesive resists separation of said card from the package when said panels are closed about said card.

6. The package of claim 5 wherein at least one of said front panel and said rear panel defines a window adjacent said upper portion of said card, said window permitting viewing of said upper portion of said card.

7. A wallet card package for packaging a wallet card during sale of the wallet card to customers comprising:

adjacent, opaque front and rear panels interconnected along a fold line;

a wallet card having an upper portion disposed between said front and rear panels and a lower portion extending from between said panels, said lower portion including identification means for uniquely identifying said card; and

a layer of peelable adhesive disposed between said upper portion of said card and at least one of said front panel and said rear panel, said peelable adhesive resisting separation of said card from the package.

8. The package of claim 7 wherein at least one of said front panel and said rear panel defines a window adjacent said upper portion of said card, said window permitting viewing of said upper portion of said card.