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Model-hold stored value card

US7445157B2 · kind B2 · utility

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14Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateJan 26, 2007
Grant dateNov 4, 2008
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Expiry dateJan 26, 2027

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
  • CPC primaryA45C13/08
  • WIPO fieldOther consumer goods
  • WIPO sectorOther fields

Abstract

A stored value card device comprises a scaled down model car having an upper body molded into a promotional object model such as a car in association with car accessory products. The model car may be a still model as well as an animated version with the assistance of an electric motor connected to the wheels and a remote controlled driving circuit installed inside the model. The model body is provided at its lower side a card dock and has a partially flat surface at its side and/or top surfaces to provide the viewers with the card identification as well as other information on the stored data. The card dock has an outer plate formed with a large rectangular opening and four perpendicular sidewalls and an inner plate in a two-tiered structure to form a pair of parallel guide slots between the two plates of the dock.

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