Stored value card and carrier assembly with tamper evident label

• US 20170323191A1
• Filed: 05/03/2017
• Published: 11/09/2017
• Est. Priority Date: 05/03/2016
• Status: Active Application

• Current Assignee: Travel Tags Incorporated (IGH Solutions Incorporated)
• Original Assignee: Travel Tags Incorporated (IGH Solutions Incorporated)
• Inventors: Pascua, Shelle B., Bartles, Deborah, Tomczyk, John
• Granted Patent: US 10,275,698 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• CPC Class Codes: B65D 73/0078 the articles being retained or enclosed in a folded-over or doubled card B65D75/20 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: G06K 19/06028 using bar codes
• CPC Class Codes: G06K 19/07381 with deactivation or otherwise incapacitation of at least a part of the circuit upon detected tampering
• CPC Class Codes: G06K 19/07722 the record carrier being multilayered, e.g. laminated sheets flat articles in general, see B32B37/00
• CPC Class Codes: G06K 19/18 Constructional details

Abstract

A stored value card and carrier assembly including a carrier formed from one or more panels, at least one stored value card sandwiched and sealed within the carrier, and a label removably adhered or coupled to the card and adhered or coupled to an interior of the carrier such that the bond to the carrier or card is greater than the bond to the other of the card or carrier. The label includes at least a portion of activation indicia, such as a barcode, either printed or otherwise applied thereon. Upon removal of the card from the carrier, the label remains coupled to one of the carrier or the card, whichever bond is greater, rending any remaining activation indicia on the other of the stored value card or carrier unreadable.

Claims

1. A stored value card and carrier assembly, the assembly comprising:

a carrier;

a stored value card; and

a tamper evident label, a first surface of the label being adhered to the stored value card, and a second opposite surface being adhered to the carrier,

wherein the label includes at least a portion of activation indicia, the activation indicia being readable to activate the stored value card, and

wherein removal of the stored value card from the carrier causes the label to remain coupled to one of the carrier or the card, rendering any remaining activation indicia on the other of the stored value card or carrier unreadable.