Carrier card arrangement with removable envelope
First Claim
1. A carrier card arrangement, the carrier card arrangement being arranged to carry a transaction card, the carrier card arrangement comprising:
- a carrier portion, the carrier portion including a first surface and a second surface, the first surface being on an opposite side of the carrier portion from the second surface, wherein the carrier portion further includes an edge; and
an envelope portion, the envelope portion being integral with the edge of the carrier portion, the edge being at least partially defined by at least one perforation, wherein the envelope portion includes a third surface that at least partially abuts the second surface, the envelope having a housing sized to accommodate and store the transaction card when detached from the carrier portion,wherein the transaction card is mounted to the first surface of the carrier portion such that the transaction card is visible on the first surface of the carrier portion and the envelope is visible on the second surface of the carrier portion.
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Abstract
Methods and apparatus for providing a carrier card on which a transaction card is mounted and to which an envelope is integrally but detachably attached are described. According to one aspect, a carrier card arrangement that is suitable for carrying a transaction card includes a carrier portion and an envelope portion that is integrally formed with an edge of the carrier portion. The edge of the carrier portion is at least partially defined by at least one perforation. The carrier portion includes a first surface that is on an opposite side of the carrier portion from a second surface. The envelope portion has a third surface that at least partially abuts the second surface, and is sized to accommodate the transaction card.
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23 Claims
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1. A carrier card arrangement, the carrier card arrangement being arranged to carry a transaction card, the carrier card arrangement comprising:
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a carrier portion, the carrier portion including a first surface and a second surface, the first surface being on an opposite side of the carrier portion from the second surface, wherein the carrier portion further includes an edge; and an envelope portion, the envelope portion being integral with the edge of the carrier portion, the edge being at least partially defined by at least one perforation, wherein the envelope portion includes a third surface that at least partially abuts the second surface, the envelope having a housing sized to accommodate and store the transaction card when detached from the carrier portion, wherein the transaction card is mounted to the first surface of the carrier portion such that the transaction card is visible on the first surface of the carrier portion and the envelope is visible on the second surface of the carrier portion. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A card package comprising:
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a carrier card arrangement, the carrier card arrangement including a carrier card and an envelope, the carrier card having a front surface, the envelope and the carrier card being integrally formed and sharing an edge, wherein the edge includes at least one perforation to removably detach the envelope from the carrier card; and a transaction card, the transaction card being mounted at least partially on the front surface of the carrier card, wherein the envelope is removably attached to a rear surface of the carrier card and only visible when the carrier card arrangement is viewed from the rear surface, and wherein the envelope includes a housing sized to accommodate and store the transaction card. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. A method of forming a carrier card arrangement, the method comprising:
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obtaining a single sheet of material; defining a carrier card portion on the single sheet of material, the carrier card portion configured to removably mount a transaction card on a first surface using an adhesive element; defining an envelope portion on the single sheet of material, wherein the carrier card portion and the envelope portion share a common perforated edge; manipulating the single sheet of material to create a carrier card from the carrier card portion and to create an envelope from the envelope portion; forming the envelope portion to include a housing sized to receive and store the transaction card; and folding and securing the formed envelope portion to a second surface of the carrier card portion such that the envelope portion is visible only when viewed from the second surface of the carrier card portion. - View Dependent Claims (21, 22, 23)
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Specification