Simplified data package assembly

• US 6,543,809 B1
• Filed: 02/21/2002
• Issued: 04/08/2003
• Est. Priority Date: 02/21/2002
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Travel Tags Incorporated (IGH Solutions Incorporated)
• Original Assignee: Western Graphics And Data, Inc.
• Inventors: Kistner, Erin E., Klure, Brian
• Primary Examiner(s): Wellington, A. L.
• Assistant Examiner(s): Henderson, Mark T.
• Application Number:
  US10/081,115
• Time in Patent Office: 411 Days
• Field of Search: 283/61, 283/74, 283/98, 283/101, 283/105, 283/106, 283/901, 283/904, 283/81, 283/57, 403/06, 403/12, 206/454, 206/38, 206/39, 206/782, 206/451, 206/775, 206/459.2
• US Class Current: 283/57
• CPC Class Codes: B42D 15/00 Printed matter of special format or style not otherwise provided for
• 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: Y10S 283/901 Concealed data
• CPC Class Codes: Y10S 283/904 Credit card

Abstract

A data package assembly comprises a substrate which includes a panel portion and a data card portion detachable from each other. The data card portion has an exposed face and a concealed face on opposite sides of the substrate, with personal identifying indicia on the concealed face correlated with a prepaid account. The data card portion is folded into an overlapping relationship with the panel portion so that the panel portion faces the concealed face of the data card portion and thereby conceals the personal identifying indicia without requiring folding of the panel portion. The data card portion is detachably retained in overlapping relationship with the panel portion, at least a major portion of the exposed face of the data card portion being visibly exposed.

Claims

1. A data package assembly comprising:

(a) a substrate which includes a panel portion and a data card portion, said panel portion and data card portion being detachable from each other;

(b) said data card portion having an exposed face and a concealed face on opposite sides of said substrate, and personal identifying indicia on said concealed face correlated with a prepaid account;

(c) said data card portion being folded into an overlapping relationship with said panel portion so that said panel portion faces said concealed face of said data card portion and thereby conceals said personal identifying indicia without requiring folding of said panel portion;

(d) said data card portion being detachably retained in said overlapping relationship with said panel portion by an adhesive interconnecting said panel portion with said concealed face of said data card portion so as to prevent said data card portion from unfolding from said overlapping relationship, at least a major portion of said exposed face of said data card portion being visibly exposed.

2. The data package assembly of claim 1 wherein said personal identifying indicia are further concealed by a scratch-off surface on said concealed face of said data card portion covering said personal identifying indicia.

3. The data package assembly of claim 1 wherein said prepaid account is selectively activatable, further including activation indicia correlated with said account in an exposed location on said panel portion.

4. The data package assembly of claim 1 wherein said prepaid account is selectively activatable, further including activation indicia correlated with said account in an exposed location on said data card portion.

5. The data package assembly of claim 1 wherein said panel portion has two parts folded into mutually facing relationship.

6. The data package assembly of claim 1 wherein said panel portion and said data card portion are detachable from each other along a line of weakness in said substrate.

7. The data package assembly of claim 1 wherein said data card portion is smaller than said panel portion.

8. The data package assembly of claim 6 wherein said data card portion is folded into said overlapping relationship along said line of weakness.