Wallet card package with pouch
US6640974B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Oct 9, 2001 |
| Grant date | Nov 4, 2003 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 13, 2021 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB65D73/0085
- WIPO fieldHandling
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A wallet card package having a card that is removably secured to the package so that it can be removed for activation and a pouch for rejoining the removed card with the package following activation. The card is preferably secured to the package by a peelable adhesive that permits the card to be readily removed from the package. The package preferably includes front and rear panels that cooperatively define a pouch for receiving the card after it has been removed. The present invention also discloses a method for packaging and activating a wallet card including the steps of (1) providing a wallet card having a machine-readable activation code, (2) removably securing the card to the package with the activation code being inaccessible for reading, (3) removing the card from the package, (4) reading the activation code from the card, and (5) rejoining the card to the package by inserting it into the pouch.
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