Gift card assembly and method
US7007853B2 · kind B2 · utility
Inventors
Key dates
| Filing date | Jun 6, 2005 |
| Grant date | Mar 7, 2006 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 12, 2025 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB42D15/0053
- WIPO fieldOther consumer goods
- WIPO sectorOther fields
Abstract
A gift card system includes a gift card imprinted with indicia identifying the issuer, an adhesively coated security label permanently adhered to the card and imprinted on one surface with the value of the gift, and a gift record for recording information concerning the gift including the date of issuance and the value thereof. A recording sheet providing the gift record and the opposite surface of the substrate and the face of the recording sheet have cooperating interactive coatings thereon to imprint the recording sheet. A second security label is substantially permanently adhered on the first security label and imprinted with a reduced value to reflect a partial charge against the value on the first mentioned security label.
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