Compact or convenient transaction cards

• US 7,124,955 B2
• Filed: 05/12/2003
• Issued: 10/24/2006
• Est. Priority Date: 01/28/2003
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Liberty Peak Ventures, LLC (Dominion Harbor Enterprises, LLC)
• Original Assignee: American Express Travel Related Services Company, Inc. (American Express Company)
• Inventors: Gandel, Priscilla, Webb, Lisa Ann Morrill, Lasch, Ellen
• Primary Examiner(s): Le, Thien M.
• Application Number:
  US10/436,343
• Publication Number:
  US 20040144846A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,261 Days
• Field of Search: 235/492, 235/491, 235/493, 235/380, 235/441, 235/486, 235/487, 235/375, 235/382, 235/381, 283/56.107, 283/106, 283/108, 283/48.1, 439/325, 439/669, 439/668
• US Class Current: 235/487
• CPC Class Codes: A45C 11/182 Credit card holders
• CPC Class Codes: A45C 11/324 with pivoting keys A45C11/325 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: A45C 11/328 comprising a sliding mechanism
• CPC Class Codes: A45C 15/06 with illuminating devices
• CPC Class Codes: G06K 19/02 characterised by the selection of materials, e.g. to avoid wear during transport through the machine
• CPC Class Codes: G06K 19/041 Constructional details G06K19/06 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: G06K 19/06196 Constructional details
• CPC Class Codes: G06K 19/0719 at least one of the integrated circuit chips comprising an arrangement for application selection, e.g. an acceleration sensor or a set of radio buttons application selection on smart cards using pure software control, see G07F7/10

Abstract

Compact or convenient transaction cards comprising protective sleeves for full-sized and smaller-sized cards, cut lines and rotatable means for forming “fanned” cards, rollable cards, collapsible cards, cards having hinges or axes for rotating parts to form full-sized cards from smaller-sized cards, housings for having lights and sounds emanating therefrom, and the like are provided.

Claims

1. A transaction card comprising:

a first section and a second section wherein said first section is connected to said second section via a rotatable element wherein said first section rotates with respect to said second section between a first position and a second position;

wherein said rotatable element comprises an arm having a first end and a second end wherein the first end of the arm is rotatably attached to the first section and the second end of the arm is rotatably attached to the second section.

2. The transaction card of claim 1 where the first section is rotatable relative to the first section via rotation around the first end and second end of the arm.

3. The transaction card of claim 1 wherein the first section is rotatable around a first axis point on the first end of the arm, and the second section is rotatable around a second axis point on the second end of the arm.

4. A transaction card comprising:

a main card portion wherein said main card portion is flexible and is rollable into a tube; and

a plurality of scores in a face of the main card portion wherein said plurality of scores are disposed transversely across the face of the transaction card.

5. The transaction card of claim 4 further comprising:

a recordable medium on a surface of said transaction card.

6. The transaction card of claim 5 wherein said recordable medium comprises a magnetic stripe.

7. The transaction card of claim 5 wherein said recordable medium is a magnetic stripe disposed longitudinally across the face of said transaction card.

8. The transaction card of claim 7 wherein said plurality of scores are not disposed across the surface of said magnetic stripe.

9. The transaction card of claim 5 wherein the recordable medium is a microchip.