Veri mag pack

• US 5,842,629 A
• Filed: 08/09/1996
• Issued: 12/01/1998
• Est. Priority Date: 08/09/1996
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Sprague Licensing Company
• Original Assignee: Sprague Licensing Company
• Inventors: Sprague, Steven W., Sprague, William R.
• Primary Examiner(s): Gehman, Bryon P.
• Application Number:
  US08/694,597
• Time in Patent Office: 844 Days
• Field of Search: 283/901, 283/81, 283/101, 229/69, 229/92.1, 229/92.8, 229/92.9, 229/71, 229/72, 229/92.3, 206/449
• US Class Current: 229/71
• CPC Class Codes: B42D 25/20 characterised by a particular use or purpose
• CPC Class Codes: B42D 25/22 for use in combination with accessories specially adapted for information-bearing cards
• CPC Class Codes: B42D 25/346 Perforations
• CPC Class Codes: B42D 25/47 using adhesives
• CPC Class Codes: B65D 27/04 with apertures or windows for viewing contents
• CPC Class Codes: G06K 19/073 Special arrangements for circuits, e.g. for protecting identification code in memory protection against unauthorised use of computer memory G06F12/14
• CPC Class Codes: Y10S 283/901 Concealed data

Abstract

The invention is a "VERI MAG PACK," a package that protects the magnetic stripe and PIN of a data card from unauthorized access from manufacture to the point of sale while allowing the retail sales clerk to have quick, easy access to the magnetic stripe at the time of sale. When the bottom perforated portion of the packet is removed, without destroying the integrity of the packet, the magnetic stripe is revealed to the sales person to swipe through a magnetic card reader to verify, activate, and register the card. The PIN remains inside the packet and not accessible to the sales person. Only the customer will see the PIN. The PIN and data card instructions are accessible when the perforated top and right sides of the packet are removed by the customer.

Claims

1. A data card display pack for displaying and viewing a data card having confidential data on its back side, the display pack comprising an opaque back for covering the confidential data on the back of the data card and the front of the display pack having a diecut transparent cellophane window that permits viewing of the front of the data card, the display pack comprising:

a package constructed of a one-piece ten to twenty point board that is printed with a four-color exterior-forming first side and a one-color interior-forming second side, the board being folded, sealed and perforated to form the package having a four-color exterior front and back, a one-color interior, a top, left and right sides and a bottom;

a data card with a magnetic stripe of encoded data and a confidential personal identification number (PIN) printed on the back side of the data card, and nonconfidential data printed on the front side of the data card, the card being located for the front side to be viewed through the diecut transparent cellophane window disposed in the front of the package;

an adhesive that seals the data card in the diecut transparent cellophane window and the interior of the package, with additional adhesive also disposed at the top, right side and bottom of the package to seal the folded board to form the package, a line of perforations at each of the top, right side and bottom of the package, the bottom line of perforations intersecting the diecut transparent cellophane window to provide a quick release feature that exposes a portion of the data card and the magnetic stripe for verification and activation of the encoded data while the data card remains adhesively secured in the display pack and covering the confidential PIN on the back of the data card, further separation of the perforations at the top and right side permits the package to unfold to reveal a printed interior of one of telephone rates, instructions for use, and advertisements.

2. The data card display pack of claim 1, further including a diecut hanger hole provided for retail display.

3. A data card display pack for displaying and viewing a data card having confidential data on its back side, the display pack comprising an opaque back for covering the confidential data on the back of the data card and the front of the display pack having a diecut transparent window that permits viewing of the front of the data card, the display pack comprising:

a package constructed of board with an exterior-forming first side and an interior-forming second side, the board being folded sealed and perforated to form the package having an exterior front and back, an interior, a top, left and right sides and a bottom;

a data card with a magnetic stripe of encoded data and a confidential personal identification number (PIN) printed on the back side of the data card, and nonconfidential data printed on the front side of the data card, the card being located for the front side to be viewed through the diecut transparent window disposed in the front of the package;

an adhesive that seals the data card in the diecut transparent window and the interior of the package, with additional adhesive also disposed at the top, right side and bottom of the package to seal the folded board to form the package, a line of perforations at each of the top, right side and bottom of the package, the bottom line of perforations intersecting the diecut transparent window to provide a quick release feature that exposes a portion of the data card and the magnetic stripe for verification and activation of the encoded data while the data card remains adhesively secured in the display pack and covering the confidential PIN on the back of the data card, further separation of the perforations at the top and right side permits the package to unfold to reveal a printed interior.

4. The data card display pack of claim 3, further including a diecut hanger hole provided for retail display.